ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
l-tryptophan
;
Quipazine
;
Clomipramine
;
Methysergide
;
Methamphetamine
;
Stereotyped behavior
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Pretreatment with l-tryptophan, a precursor of serotonin, was found to decrease the intensity of stereotyped behavior induced by methamphetamine, while methysergide, a serotonin antagonist, was found to increase the intensity of methamphetamine-induced stereotyped behavior. These results suggest that the intensity of methamphetamine-induced stereotypy depends on the balance between central dopaminergic and serotonergic systems and that the central serotonergic system may have an opposing, tonic effect upon central dopaminergic systems involved in the mediation of stereotypy. In contrast to l-tryptophan, however, pretreatment with quipazine, a serotonin agonist, and clomipramine, a selective, serotonin neuronal uptake blocker, was found to potentiate the stereotyped behavior induced by methamphetamine. The probable mechanisms by which quipazine and clomipramine might have potentiated the methamphetamine-induced stereotypy are discussed.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00427514
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