Gonadectomy changes the pituitary-adrenocortical response in mice to 5-HT1A receptor agonists. 1991

T Matsuda, and Y Nakano, and T Kanda, and H Iwata, and A Baba
Department of Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Osaka University, Japan.

The effects of 5-HT1A receptor agonists such as 8-hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin (8-OH-DPAT), BP-554 and buspirone on the serum corticosterone level were significantly more pronounced in female than in male mice. A similar sex difference was observed for the effect of 8-OH-DPAT on the plasma ACTH level. Pretreatment with proadifen, an inhibitor of microsomal drug-metabolizing enzymes, did not affect the sex difference in the effect of 8-OH-DPAT. The corticosterone response to 8-OH-DPAT in female mice was attenuated by ovariectomy. The effect of 8-OH-DPAT in ovariectomized mice was enhanced by chronic estradiol and the enhancement was blocked by testosterone. In male mice the corticosterone response to 8-OH-DPAT increased at 5 weeks after castration but had not changed at 2 weeks. Chronic estradiol enhanced the corticosterone response to 8-OH-DPAT in castrated mice. There was no difference between sexes in [3H]8-OH-DPAT binding to membranes and in the contents of 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid in the hypothalamus. Accumulation of 5-hydroxytryptophan after decarboxylase inhibition in the hypothalamus was however greater in female than in male mice.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007980 Levodopa The naturally occurring form of DIHYDROXYPHENYLALANINE and the immediate precursor of DOPAMINE. Unlike dopamine itself, it can be taken orally and crosses the blood-brain barrier. It is rapidly taken up by dopaminergic neurons and converted to DOPAMINE. It is used for the treatment of PARKINSONIAN DISORDERS and is usually given with agents that inhibit its conversion to dopamine outside of the central nervous system. L-Dopa,3-Hydroxy-L-tyrosine,Dopaflex,Dopar,L-3,4-Dihydroxyphenylalanine,Larodopa,Levopa,3 Hydroxy L tyrosine,L 3,4 Dihydroxyphenylalanine,L Dopa
D008297 Male Males
D010052 Ovariectomy The surgical removal of one or both ovaries. Castration, Female,Oophorectomy,Bilateral Ovariectomy,Bilateral Ovariectomies,Castrations, Female,Female Castration,Female Castrations,Oophorectomies,Ovariectomies,Ovariectomies, Bilateral,Ovariectomy, Bilateral
D010913 Pituitary-Adrenal System The interactions between the anterior pituitary and adrenal glands, in which corticotropin (ACTH) stimulates the adrenal cortex and adrenal cortical hormones suppress the production of corticotropin by the anterior pituitary. Pituitary Adrenal System,Pituitary-Adrenal Systems,System, Pituitary-Adrenal,Systems, Pituitary-Adrenal
D011985 Receptors, Serotonin Cell-surface proteins that bind SEROTONIN and trigger intracellular changes which influence the behavior of cells. Several types of serotonin receptors have been recognized which differ in their pharmacology, molecular biology, and mode of action. 5-HT Receptor,5-HT Receptors,5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptor,5-Hydroxytryptamine Receptors,Receptors, Tryptamine,Serotonin Receptor,Serotonin Receptors,Tryptamine Receptor,Tryptamine Receptors,Receptors, 5-HT,Receptors, 5-Hydroxytryptamine,5 HT Receptor,5 HT Receptors,5 Hydroxytryptamine Receptor,5 Hydroxytryptamine Receptors,Receptor, 5-HT,Receptor, 5-Hydroxytryptamine,Receptor, Serotonin,Receptor, Tryptamine,Receptors, 5 HT,Receptors, 5 Hydroxytryptamine
D001923 Brain Chemistry Changes in the amounts of various chemicals (neurotransmitters, receptors, enzymes, and other metabolites) specific to the area of the central nervous system contained within the head. These are monitored over time, during sensory stimulation, or under different disease states. Chemistry, Brain,Brain Chemistries,Chemistries, Brain
D003345 Corticosterone An adrenocortical steroid that has modest but significant activities as a mineralocorticoid and a glucocorticoid. (From Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p1437)
D005260 Female Females
D006066 Gonads The gamete-producing glands, OVARY or TESTIS. Gonad
D006916 5-Hydroxytryptophan The immediate precursor in the biosynthesis of SEROTONIN from tryptophan. It is used as an antiepileptic and antidepressant. 5-HTP,Hydroxytryptophan,Oxitriptan,Oxytryptophan,Tryptophan, 5-Hydroxy-,5 Hydroxytryptophan,5-Hydroxy- Tryptophan,Tryptophan, 5 Hydroxy

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