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Using in vivo microdialysis in the freely moving rat we have examined the effects of 5-HT(6) receptor antagonism on the neurochemical outcome of antidepressant treatment. Acute administration of both desipramine (10 mg/kg s.c.) and venlafaxine (10 mg/kg s.c.) produced a 2 fold increase in extracellular noradrenaline (NA) but no change in frontal cortex dopamine (DaA), 5-HT or glutamate. Fluoxetine (20 mg/kg s.c.) produced no change in extracellular levels of any of the neurotransmitters examined. SB-271046 produced a 3 fold increase in extracellular glutamate. Combination treatment of SB-271046 with each antidepressant produced no change in the antidepressant-induced changes in NA, DA or 5-HT. In contrast, both fluoxetine and venlafaxine attenuated the SB-271046-induced increase in extracellular glutamate, suggesting that 5-HT and possibly NA may be having an inhibitory action on the excitatory pathways enhanced by 5-HT(6) receptor blockade. Furthermore, these data indicate that the neurochemical effects induced by NA and/or 5-HT reuptake inhibitors are not enhanced by 5-HT(6) receptor blockade indicating that 5-HT(6) receptor antagonists are unlikely to augment the therapeutic efficacy of these types of antidepressants.
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Nat Neurosci. 1999 Jul;2(7):605-10.
Ionic interactions in the Drosophila serotonin transporter identify it as a serotonin channel.
Petersen CI, DeFelice LJ.
Department of Pharmacology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6600, USA.
Serotonin transporters (SERTs) are targets for drugs such as Prozac that increase serotonin (5HT) levels by blocking 5HT reuptake. Although SERTs saturate in the micromolar range, synaptic 5HT may exceed 1 mM. To examine SERT's response to high 5HT concentrations, we expressed Drosophila SERT (dSERT) in Xenopus oocytes and found that transport continued to increase with concentration up to 0.3 mM 5HT. As 5HT is a monovalent cation, its entry through an ion channel in SERT might explain uptake at high concentrations. We therefore investigated dSERT using traditional ion channel methods, including mole-fraction experiments under voltage clamp. We propose that SERTs may function as 5HT-permeable channels, and that this mechanism may be important for clearance of the neurotransmitter at high concentrations.
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Mayo Clin Proc. 1999 Jul;74(7):692-4.
Acute hepatitis due to fluoxetine therapy.
Cai Q, Benson MA, Talbot TJ, Devadas G, Swanson HJ, Olson JL, Kirchner JP.
Department of General Internal Medicine, Marshfield Clinic, Wis. 54449, USA.
Fluoxetine-induced hepatotoxicity is generally considered of minimal clinical importance and is not well recognized. Asymptomatic increases in liver enzyme values have been observed in 0.5% of patients who take long-term fluoxetine therapy. This report details 2 cases of acute hepatitis believed to be caused by fluoxetine. Three cases of acute hepatitis caused by fluoxetine have been reported previously. The mechanism of fluoxetine-induced hepatotoxicity is unknown. Although routine monitoring of liver function may not be cost-effective, physicians should be alert to the possibility of fluoxetine-associated hepatitis and consider early discontinuation of the drug if this condition is suspected.
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