Modulation by 5-HT2A Receptors of Aggressive Behavior in Isolated Mice
Open Access
- 1 January 2002
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier in The Japanese Journal of Pharmacology
- Vol. 89 (1), 89-92
- https://doi.org/10.1254/jjp.89.89
Abstract
The present study examines whether isolation-rearing affects sensitivity of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)2A receptors and the functional interaction between 5-HTIA and 5-HT2A receptors in mice. The 5-HT2A-receptor agonist (+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane hydrochloride (DOI)-induced head twitch response was significantly greater in isolated mice than in grouped mice. DOI increased isolation-induced aggressive behavior, and the 5-HT2A-receptor antagonist ritanserin decreased it. The 5-HTIA-receptor agonist (S)-5-[3-[(1,4-benzodioxan-2-ylmethyl)amino]propoxy]-1,3-benzodioxole HCl (MKC-242) inhibited the DOI-enhanced aggressive behavior. MKC-242 inhibited DOI-induced head twitch response. These findings suggest that 5-HT2A receptors play a role in aggressive behavior in isolated mice and imply that the antiaggressive effect of MKC-242 may be mediated partly by the inhibition of 5-HT2A-receptor function.Keywords
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