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Regulação Leucêmica da Expressão Gênica/efeitos dos fármacos , Hidrocortisona/farmacologia , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/imunologia , Proteínas de Neoplasias/imunologia , Receptores Acoplados a Proteínas G/imunologia , Receptores de Peptídeos/imunologia , Regulação Leucêmica da Expressão Gênica/imunologia , Humanos , Leucemia Mieloide Aguda/patologia , Células THP-1RESUMO
The ionotropic serotonin subtype-3 (5-HT3) receptor has emerged as a potential therapeutic target in the treatment of alcohol abuse and alcoholism because selective pharmacological antagonists reduce alcohol consumption in preclinical and clinical models. 5-HT binds to the extracellular N-terminus of the 5-HT(3A) receptor subunit but receptor activation is also enhanced by distinct allosteric sites, which indicates the presence of other receptor subunits. It is not known if specific molecular subunits of the 5-HT3 receptor modulate alcohol drinking. To address this issue, we characterized acute locomotor response to alcohol and alcohol consumption in a two-bottle home-cage procedure by congenic C57BL/6J mice with a targeted deletion of the 5-HT(3A) receptor subunit gene. 5-HT(3A)-null mice did not differ from wild-type littermate controls on measures of spontaneous locomotor activity, habituation to a novel environment, or locomotor response to ethanol (0, 0.5, 1, or 2 g/kg). Moreover, null mice did not differ from controls on measures of ethanol (2-10%) intake and preference during or after a two-bottle home-cage sucrose fading procedure. Systemic administration of the 5-HT3 antagonist LY-278,584 (0-10 mg/kg) decreased intake of both sweetened (2% sucrose+10% ethanol) and unsweetened (10% ethanol) ethanol in wild-type mice only. These findings indicate that reduction of alcohol drinking produced by 5-HT3 antagonism is dependent on the presence of 5-HT(3A)-containing receptors.
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Consumo de Bebidas Alcoólicas/psicologia , Receptores 5-HT3 de Serotonina/efeitos dos fármacos , Antagonistas da Serotonina/farmacologia , Animais , Relação Dose-Resposta a Droga , Indazóis/farmacologia , Camundongos , Camundongos Endogâmicos C57BL , Camundongos Knockout , Atividade Motora/efeitos dos fármacos , Receptores 5-HT3 de Serotonina/genética , Edulcorantes/farmacologia , Paladar/efeitos dos fármacos , Tropanos/farmacologiaRESUMO
Anxiety disorders are the most common psychiatric disorders. Typical medications used to treat patients are benzodiazepines or antidepressants that target serotonin (5-HT) activity. The ionotropic 5-HT(3) receptor has emerged as a potential therapeutic target because selective antagonist compounds reduce anxiety in rodents, primates, and humans. 5-HT binds to the extracellular N-terminus of the 5-HT(3A) receptor subunit, but receptor activation is also enhanced by distinct allosteric sites. It is not known if specific molecular subunits of the 5-HT(3) receptor modulate anxiety. To address this issue, we characterized anxiety-like behavior of mice with a targeted deletion of the 5-HT(3A) receptor subunit gene in the light/dark box, elevated plus maze, and novelty interaction animal models of anxiety. 5-HT(3A) null mice exhibited an anxiolytic behavioral phenotype that was highly correlated across behavioral measures. This evidence indicates that the 5-HT(3A) molecular subunit influences anxiety-like behavior. Pharmacotherapy that targets specifically the 5-HT(3A) receptor subunit may provide a novel treatment for anxiety disorders.