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The effects of MDL 73005EF (8-[2-(2,3-dihydro-1,4-benzodioxin-2-yl)methylamino]-8- azaspiro[4,5]decan-7,9-dione methyl sulphonate), a novel selective 5-HT1A receptor ligand with putative anxiolytic properties, were explored using models of central pre- and postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptor function in the male rat. MDL 73005EF dose dependently decreased the hippocampal 5-HT output measured by in vivo microdialysis in chloral hydrate-anaesthetised rats and this response was antagonised by the 5-HT1A/B receptor antagonist, pindolol. Local administration of MDL 73005EF had no effect on the hippocampal 5-HT output. MDL 73005EF failed to alter basal plasma adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) levels but, in common with pindolol, attenuated the ACTH response to the 5-HT1A receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT). In contrast to 8-OH-DPAT, MDL 73005EF significantly increased plasma prolactin but apparently not through a 5-HT receptor-mediated mechanism. The results indicate that MDL 73005EF possesses mixed 5-HT1A receptor agonist/antagonist properties, acting as an agonist at presynaptic 5-HT1A receptors controlling 5-HT release and as an antagonist at postsynaptic 5-HT1A receptors mediating ACTH release.

Type

Journal article

Journal

Eur J Pharmacol

Publication Date

04/12/1990

Volume

191

Pages

391 - 400

Keywords

8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Animals, Central Nervous System, Dialysis, Dioxins, Fenfluramine, Hippocampus, Male, Neurosecretory Systems, Pindolol, Prolactin, Rats, Rats, Inbred Strains, Receptors, Serotonin, Serotonin, Serotonin Antagonists, Spiro Compounds, Synapses, Tetrahydronaphthalenes