Effect of sumatriptan on external pancreatic secretion and its interaction with endogenous norepinephrine in the rat. Biogenic amine activity in response to fluoxetine and desipramine in differentially reared rhesus monkeys. Reduction of fat and protein intakes but not carbohydrate intake following acute and chronic fluoxetine in female rats. Rx drugs

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Pancreas. 1999 Jul;19(1):56-61.
Effect of sumatriptan on external pancreatic secretion and its interaction with endogenous norepinephrine in the rat.

Nagain-Domaine C, Presset O, Chariot J, Roze C.

INSERM U410, Faculte de Medecine Xavier Bichat, Paris, France.

We reported previously that blocking norepinephrine reuptake by nisoxetine could modulate external pancreatic secretion in the rat. We report in this study the interaction of serotonin (5-HT) with endogenous catecholamines by using sumatriptan, an agonist of 5-HT1 receptors, in combination with nisoxetine. Urethane-anesthetized male Wistar rats were fitted with an acute pancreatic fistula. Nisoxetine (0.3 mg/kg, i.v.) and sumatriptan (0.1-1 mg/kg, s.c.) were administered alone or in combination. Pancreatic secretion was measured under stimulation by 2-deoxy-D-glucose (2DG; 75 mg/kg, i.v.), by vagal electrical stimulation (4 V, 2 ms, 10 Hz), or by acetylcholine (60-1,800 microg/kg.h). (i) 2DG: Nisoxetine alone inhibited 2DG-induced pancreatic secretion (p < 0.01). Sumatriptan alone also produced a dose-related inhibition of 2DG-induced pancreatic secretion (p < 0.01). When sumatriptan and nisoxetine were combined, protein response to 2DG remained inhibited, whereas water and electrolyte secretion was restored. (ii) Vagal stimulation: Nisoxetine did not modify water and electrolyte output in response to vagal electrical stimulation (VES), whereas it inhibited protein response by 75%. Sumatriptan alone strongly inhibited pancreatic response to VES (p < 0.01). When nisoxetine and sumatriptan were combined, the protein response to VES remained inhibited, whereas water and electrolyte response to VES was restored. (iii) Acetylcholine: Nisoxetine and sumatriptan alone or combined did not modify pancreatic response to acetylcholine. These results indicate that noradrenergic and serotonergic agents can indirectly affect pancreatic secretion through a modulation of the vagal cholinergic pathway. Nisoxetine and sumatriptan interact negatively on hydroelectrolytic pancreatic secretion, whereas they inhibit the secretion of enzymes both alone and in combination.

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Biol Psychiatry. 1999 Jul 15;46(2):221-8.
Biogenic amine activity in response to fluoxetine and desipramine in differentially reared rhesus monkeys.

Clarke AS, Ebert MH, Schmidt DE, McKinney WT, Kraemer GW.

Asher Center for the Study and Treatment of Depressive Disorders, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Northwestern University Medical School, Chicago, IL 60611-3008, USA.

BACKGROUND: It has been hypothesized that adverse early experience may be a mechanism by which children become vulnerable to later psychopathology via alteration of neurochemical or hormonal systems associated with such disorders. Such effects may in turn affect later responses to pharmacologic agents that act on these systems. METHODS: In this study, 18 mother-reared (MR) and 18 peer-reared (PR) rhesus monkeys experienced six 1-week separations from cagemates interspersed with 1-week reunions, while housed in like-reared groups of 3. Within rearing groups, equal numbers of animals received either fluoxetine (2 mg/kg), desipramine (5 mg/kg) or placebo delivered daily beginning 4 weeks before the first separation. Levels of norepinephrine (NE), the NE metabolite MHPG, the dopamine metabolites DOPAC and HVA, and the serotonin metabolite 5HIAA were measured in CSF samples collected approximately every 2 to 3 weeks during these procedures. RESULTS: Following treatment, DMI increased NE and decreased MHPG in the DMI-treated groups, while 5HIAA was decreased in the fluoxetine-treated groups following treatment. The increase in NE was followed by a sharp decline over the course of treatment, which was accompanied by an increase in MHPG. The rearing groups did not show a differential response to the drug treatments, and the separation manipulation itself had few effects. The mother-reared group showed higher levels of NE and DOPAC over all samples and higher levels of HVA in most samples. CONCLUSIONS: These rearing effects on biogenic amine activity were observed even in the presence of pharmacologic treatments that effectively altered the activity of these systems, and are consistent with previous findings from the same subject. The higher NE values observed in mother-reared infants over separations and reunions may have been due to higher basal levels of NE than peer-reared monkeys or to greater responsiveness to the stress of repeated social disruption or both. These findings agree with other primate studies showing that rearing differences persist beyond the infancy period and add to growing evidence of the important influence of the early social environment on neurobiologic development in primates.

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Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 1999 Jul;63(3):377-85.
Reduction of fat and protein intakes but not carbohydrate intake following acute and chronic fluoxetine in female rats.

Heisler LK, Kanarek RB, Homoleski B.

Department of Psychology, Tufts University, Medford, MA 02155, USA.

Fluoxetine hydrochloride, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, leads to reductions in food intake and body weight and is under investigation as a possible treatment for obesity. Additionally, it has been suggested that fluoxetine administration could lead to a selective suppression in carbohydrate consumption. Because women more often than men seek weight reduction treatment, the present study examined the acute and chronic effects of fluoxetine on food intake, macronutrient selection, body weight, estrous cycle, and motor activity in female rats. Female Long-Evans rats were provided with separate sources of protein, fat and carbohydrate, and nutrient intakes were recorded following single (5.0, 10.0, and 20.0 mg/kg, IP) and chronic daily (10 mg/kg for 28 days) injections of fluoxetine. Acute and chronic administration of fluoxetine significantly reduced total caloric intake when compared to vehicle treatment. Moreover, fluoxetine significantly suppressed fat and protein intakes, but not carbohydrate intake following both acute and chronic drug administration. Animals chronically treated with fluoxetine gained significantly less weight than animals treated with vehicle. Chronic fluoxetine treatment did not significantly alter estrous cycle. However, in both fluoxetine- and vehicle-treated animals, total caloric intake, and carbohydrate and protein intakes were reduced and fat intake was increased when estrogen levels were high. Fluoxetine significantly reduced motor activity up to 4 h postinjection, and increased motor activity 24 h postinjection.

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