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Eur J Pharmacol. 1998 Sep 25;358(1):9-18.
Effect of fluoxetine on extracellular 5-hydroxytryptamine in rat brain. Role of 5-HT autoreceptors.
Hervas I, Artigas F.
Department of Neurochemistry, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomedicas de Barcelona, CSIC (IDIBAPS), Spain.
Using microdialysis, we examined the effects of the antidepressant drug fluoxetine on 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) output in rat brain. Fluoxetine (1, 3 and 10 mg/kg i.p.) dose dependently increased 5-HT output in the dorsal and median raphe nuclei and four forebrain areas. Maximal elevations were noted in the raphe nuclei. At 1 and 3 mg/kg, fluoxetine elicited minor or no increases of 5-HT output in the forebrain. When citalopram was present in the perfusion fluid, fluoxetine (10 mg/kg) reduced 5-HT output, an effect reversed by the administration of the selective 5-HT1A receptor antagonist inverted question markN-[2-(4-(2-methoxyphenyl)-1-piperazinyl) ethyl]-N-(2-pyridyl) cyclohexane carboxamide.3HCl inverted question mark (WAY 100635). This reduction was more marked in the frontal cortex than in the dorsal hippocampus. Consistent with this, WAY 100635 potentiated the effect of 3 and 10 mg/kg fluoxetine more in the frontal cortex than in the dorsal hippocampus. The administration of a combination of WAY 100635 (0.3 mg/kg s.c.) and the 5-HT1B/1D receptor antagonist inverted question markN-[4-methoxy-3-(4-methyl-1-piperazinyl)phenyl]-2'-methyl-4'-(5-methyl-1 ,2,4-oxadiazol-3-yl),[1,1-biphenyl]-4-carboxiamide inverted question mark (GR 127935; 5 mg/kg s.c.) potentiated the effect of 3 mg/kg fluoxetine to an extent similar to that of WAY 100635 alone in both areas. These results suggest that somatodendritic 5-HT1A receptors offset the effect of fluoxetine in the frontal cortex but not (or to a lesser extent) in the dorsal hippocampus. GR 127935 may have a partial antagonistic action at terminal 5-HT autoreceptors in vivo.
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Brain Res Mol Brain Res. 1998 Nov 20;62(2):150-7.
Cocaine and fluoxetine induce the expression of the hVH-5 gene encoding a MAP kinase phosphatase.
Thiriet N, Humblot N, Burgun C, Aunis D, Zwiller J.
INSERM U338, Centre de Neurochimie, 5 rue Blaise Pascal, 67084, Strasbourg, France.
A novel class of immediate early genes that encode enzymes of the MAP kinase phosphatase family has recently been described. These enzymes are dual-specificity protein phosphatases and some show tissue-specific distribution, like the hVH-5 gene (homologue of vaccinia virus H1 phosphatase gene clone 5), which is expressed predominantly in the adult brain. In this paper, we investigated whether the hVH-5 gene is induced by psychostimulants in rat brain, as has been demonstrated for immediate early genes encoding transcription factors. Using in situ hybridization, we found that i.p. injection of cocaine, amphetamine and caffeine induced hVH-5 mRNA expression within 40 min in the nucleus accumbens (NAc), caudate putamen, frontal cortex and hippocampus, with a maximal effect in the NAc. The cocaine-induced hVH-5 gene induction involves the serotonergic system, since it was abolished in the NAc by lesioning serotonergic raphe projections with 5,7-dihydroxytryptamine. Moreover, the effect of cocaine was fully mimicked by the selective serotonin uptake inhibitor fluoxetine. In contrast to what has been described for c-fos and egr-1 immediate early genes, we found that hVH-5 mRNA expression in the NAc and hippocampus was as significant after repeated cocaine injections for 10 days as after a single injection. The considerable and prolonged induction of the MAP kinase phosphatase hVH-5 gene by psychostimulant drugs in postmitotic brain cells, particularly in the NAc, could indicate that MAP kinase substrates are involved in the reinforcing properties of drugs of abuse. Copyright 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.
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J Clin Psychiatry. 1998;59 Suppl 14:19-25.
The measurement of retardation in depression.
Dantchev N, Widlocher DJ.
Groupe Hospitalier de la Salpetriere, Paris, France.
The description of clinical features helps to distinguish between depressive illness and nondepressive psychic pain and enables the clinician to decide whether prescription of an antidepressant is beneficial. Psychomotor retardation is probably a central feature of depression, and this review discusses the methods available for measuring it. The Salpetriere Retardation Rating Scale (SRRS) specifically measures psychomotor retardation; the scale and applications are described. Means of measuring motor and speech activity and an experimental approach for understanding the process underlying psychomotor retardation are reviewed. Comparison of the SRRS and other rating scale scores demonstrates that retardation is related to depression severity and therapeutic change and is a good criterion for prediction of therapeutic effect. The SRRS has been used to show that selective antidepressants target specific clinical dimensions of depression depending on the patient subgroup treated. Measures of motor and speech activity are sensitive to therapeutic response. Choice Reaction Time and Simple Reaction Time tasks are particularly suited for examining psychomotor retardation because they test the decision process while avoiding motivation and attention interference. Psychomotor retardation is a constant and probably central feature of depression. Means available for measuring it can be used to assess the effects of antidepressants on specific clinical dimensions.
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