The effect of the non-selective 5-HT2C receptor agonist trifluoromethyl-phenylpiperazine (TFMPP, 0.75, 1.5 and 3.0 microg) and the preferential 5-HT2C agonist 6-chloro-2(1-piperazinyl)pyrazine (MK-212, 0.1, 0.3 and 1.0 microg) microinjected into the ventral or dorsal hippocampus was investigated in anxiety measures of rats exposed to the elevated plus-maze test. Ventral hippocampal (VH) microinjections of the 0.75 or 1.5 microg doses of TFMPP reduced open-arm exploration without affecting the number of closed-arm entries, indicating a selective anxiogenic profile. The highest dose (3.0 microg) reduced open- and closed-arm entries, suggesting interference in locomotor activity. The 0.1 microg dose of MK-212 also caused a selective anxiogenic effect when microinjected into the ventral hippocampus, without disturbing locomotor activity. Microinjections of the two higher doses of MK-212 (0.3 or 1.0 microg) into the ventral hippocampus led to a decrease of exploration in both arms of the maze. In contrast to the anxiogenic effect observed in the VH, neither TFMPP nor MK-212 significantly changed anxiety measures when microinjected into the dorsal hippocampus. These results suggest that activation of 5-HT2C postsynaptic receptors located in the ventral, but not in the dorsal, hippocampus play an important role in anxiety triggered by the elevated plus-maze test.
MK-212 increases anxiety and decreases locomotor activity. The anxiogenic-like profile of 5-HT2 receptor activation is prevented by the blockade of 5-HT2 receptors within the BLA, which does not have an effect by itself upon basal anxiety levels triggered by the EPM.
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O efeito de microinjeções intra-amigdalóides do antagonista 5-HT2A/2C de receptores serotoninérgicos RP 62203 (1,0; 2,5; 5,0 mg) foi investigado em medidas tradicionais e etológicas (esquadrinhar, espreitar e explorações da extremidade) de ansiedade de ratos no labirinto em cruz elevado. A dose de 5,0 mg aumentou as porcentagens de entrada e de tempo nos braços abertos, sem alterar no número de entradas nos braços fechados. As categorias esquadrinhar, espreitar e explorações da extremidade também foram alteradas pela droga. As doses de 2,5 e 5,0 mg aumentaram o tempo gasto em esquadrinhar e diminuíram o tempo gasto em espreitar. O número de explorações da extremidade também foi aumentado pela injeção da droga na dose de 5,0 mg. Este padrão comportamental sugere um efeito ansiolítico do RP 62203. A participação dos receptores 5-HT2A/2C da amígdala na regulação desse efeito é discutida.
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