The CB1 receptor antagonist SR141716A selectively increases monoaminergic neurotransmission in the medial prefrontal cortex: implications for therapeutic actions
ET Tzavara, RJ Davis, KW Perry, X Li… - British journal of …, 2003 - Wiley Online Library
ET Tzavara, RJ Davis, KW Perry, X Li, C Salhoff, FP Bymaster, JM Witkin, GG Nomikos
British journal of pharmacology, 2003•Wiley Online LibraryIn order to explore potential therapeutic implications of cannabinoid antagonists, the effects
of the prototypical cannabinoid antagonist SR141716A on monoamine efflux from the
medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens of the rat were investigated by in vivo
microdialysis. SR141716A moderately increased serotonin efflux and concentrations of its
metabolite 5‐HIAA, both in the medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens, and
increased norepinephrine, dopamine and their metabolites in the medial prefrontal cortex. In …
of the prototypical cannabinoid antagonist SR141716A on monoamine efflux from the
medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens of the rat were investigated by in vivo
microdialysis. SR141716A moderately increased serotonin efflux and concentrations of its
metabolite 5‐HIAA, both in the medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens, and
increased norepinephrine, dopamine and their metabolites in the medial prefrontal cortex. In …
- In order to explore potential therapeutic implications of cannabinoid antagonists, the effects of the prototypical cannabinoid antagonist SR141716A on monoamine efflux from the medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens of the rat were investigated by in vivo microdialysis.
- SR141716A moderately increased serotonin efflux and concentrations of its metabolite 5‐HIAA, both in the medial prefrontal cortex and the nucleus accumbens, and increased norepinephrine, dopamine and their metabolites in the medial prefrontal cortex. In contrast, it had no effect on norepinephrine, dopamine and their metabolites in the nucleus accumbens.
- At the same doses, SR141716A increased acetylcholine efflux in the medial prefrontal cortex, in agreement with previous studies; contrary to the effects in cortex, SR141716A had no effect on acetylcholine efflux in the nucleus accumbens.
- The efficacy of SR141716A in the psychostimulant‐induced hyperlocomotion and the forced swimming paradigms was also explored in mice. SR141716A attenuated phenylcyclidine‐ and d‐amphetamine‐induced hyperlocomotion, without affecting locomotor activity when administered alone, and decreased immobility in the forced swimming test.
- These results suggest that the cortical selectivity in the release of catecholamines, dopamine in particular, induced by the cannabinoid antagonist SR141716A, its procholinergic properties, together with its mild stimulatory effects on serotonin and norepinephrine efflux make similar compounds unique candidates for the treatment of psychosis, affective and cognitive disorders.
British Journal of Pharmacology (2003) 138, 544–553. doi:10.1038/sj.bjp.0705100
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