Serotoninergic mechanisms of immunomodulation under different psychoemotional states: I. A role of 5-HT 1A receptor subtype.

The present study demonstrates the involvement of serotonin (5-HT) receptors of the 5-HT 1A type in immunoinhibitory effect of 5-HTergic system of the brain. A selective agonist of 5-HT 1A receptors 8-OH-DPAT (1 mg/kg) induces the immunosuppression, whereas 5-HT 1A blockade with WAY-100635 (1 mg/kg) resulted in immunostimulation. It is also shown that immunomodulating effects of the drugs were dependent on psychoemotional status of animals acquired aggressive or submissive behavior under social conflict conditions.

Interstitial purine metabolites in hearts with LV remodeling.

The myocardial ATP concentration is significantly decreased in failing hearts, which may be related to the progressive loss of the myocardial total adenine nucleotide pool. The total myocardial interstitial purine metabolites (IPM) in the dialysate of interstitial fluid could reflect the tissue ATP depletion. In rats, postmyocardial infarction (MI) left ventricular (LV) remodeling was induced by ligation of the coronary artery.