The physiological function of 5-HT(7) receptors is not yet fully determined. This study was designed to characterize the involvement of 5-HT(7) receptor in rat body temperature regulation and in adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and corticosterone secretion. In the first part of our study, acute administration of SB-269970 (0.1-1 mg/kg, i.p.), a potent and selective 5-HT(7) receptors antagonist, dose-dependently prevented 5-HT(1A/7) receptor agonist 8-OH-DPAT (0.1 mg/kg, s.c.)-induced hypothermia and when the 5-HT(1A) receptor antagonist WAY-100,635 was co-injected with SB-269970, a reduction of the latter hypothermia was obtained in an additive manner. In contrast, 1 mg/kg (i.p.) of SB-269970 failed to prevent 8-OH-DPAT (0.5 mg/kg, s.c.)-induced increase of ACTH and corticosterone plasma levels. In conclusion, the present results unveil an additive effect of both 5-HT(1A) and 5-HT(7) receptors in core body temperature regulation.
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J Recept Signal Transduct Res
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Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Medicine, Ataturk University, Erzurum, Turkey.
Serotonin (5-HT) is a neurotransmitter found throughout the human body that regulates many physiological events arising from the brain and central nervous system (CNS), such as sleep and appetite. However, it has many other functions in systems outside. In addition to the routine expression of 5-HT7 receptors in CNS regions, such as the pituitary gland, spinal cord, and hippocampus, many studies have reported the expression of these receptors in pathological conditions outside.
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Laboratório de Neurobiologia Do Estresse e da Depressão, Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil.
Serotonin (5-HT) has long been involved in response to stress and its effect may be, in part, mediated by 5-HT1a and 5-HT7 receptor subtypes in different brain structures. Both pre- and post-synaptic activation of 5-HT1a receptor, respectively, in the rat median raphe nucleus (MnRN) and hippocampus, lead to adaptation to acute inescapable stressors such as restraint and forced swim. 5-HT7 receptor (5HT7r), a stimulatory G-protein coupled receptor, has also been investigated as a possible candidate for mediating stress response.
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Department of Management, Bar-Ilan University, Ramat Gan, 5290002, Israel.
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Cellular Neurophysiology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany.
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Department of Histology and Embryology, Faculty of Medicine, Istanbul Beykent University, Istanbul, Turkey. Electronic address:
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