REGIONAL BRAIN EXPRESSION OF SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER MESSENGER-RNA AND ITS REGULATION BY REUPTAKE INHIBITING ANTIDEPRESSANTS

被引:208
作者
LESCH, KP [1 ]
AULAKH, CS [1 ]
WOLOZIN, BL [1 ]
TOLLIVER, TJ [1 ]
HILL, JL [1 ]
MURPHY, DL [1 ]
机构
[1] NIMH,CTR CLIN,CLIN SCI LAB,NEUROPHARMACOL SECT,BETHESDA,MD 20892
来源
MOLECULAR BRAIN RESEARCH | 1993年 / 17卷 / 1-2期
关键词
SEROTONIN TRANSPORTER MESSENGER RNA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REGIONAL BRAIN EXPRESSION; ANTIDEPRESSANT DRUG;
D O I
10.1016/0169-328X(93)90069-2
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Regional expression and antidepressant drug-induced regulation of mRNA encoding the serotonin (5-HT) transporter were studied in rat brain. While 5-HT transporter mRNA is abundantly expressed in the midbrain raphe complex, lower concentrations were also found in frontal cortex, hippocampus, and neostriatum using a combination of reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR), Southern hybridization, and sequence analysis. Long-term administration of antidepressants which inhibit 5-HT reuptake, but not monoamine oxidase inhibitors or 5-HT receptor agonists, decrease 5-HT transporter mRNA steady-state concentrations. Based on these observations, we conclude that (1) mRNA coding for the 5-HT transporter is present in several brain areas associated with ascending HT pathways, and (2) chronic treatment with reuptake inhibiting antidepressants may be associated with regulation of the 5-HT transporter at the level of gene expression which may contribute to the neuroadaptive mechanisms that likely underlie their therapeutic efficacy.
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