ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
Motor activity
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Reserpine-induced hypothermia
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Chronic clenbuterol
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Tolerance
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Facilitation
;
Central 5,7-DHT lesions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Acute clenbuterol, a beta-adrenergic stimulant, decreases motility and antagonizes reserpine-induced hypothermia in mice. After repeated treatment with clenbuterol, the hypomotility disappears (tolerance) but the antagonism of reserpine-induced hypothermia increases (facilitation). To investigate the function of serotonin in tolerance and facilitation, lesions of the serotonergic system were performed by intracerebroventricular administration of the neurotoxin 5,7 dihydroxytryptamine (5,7-DHT). After lesions of the serotonergic system, the tolerance to clenbuterol-induced hypomotility persists, but the facilitation of the antagonism by clenbuterol of reserpine-induced hypothermia disappears. Thus, the serotonergic nerve terminals must be intact for the latter but not the former response to occur. Since the reversal of reserpine-induced hypothermia in animals is predictive of antidepressant effects in man, it is suggested that the therapeutic action of clenbuterol in depressed patients may be mediated through the serotonergic system.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00216017
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