Blockade of dopamine, but not noradrenaline, transporters produces hyperthermia in rats that lack serotonin transporters.

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European Journal of Pharmacology, 629, 1-3, (2010), pp. 7-11ISSN
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Cognitive Neuroscience
Physiology
Psychoneuropharmacology
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European Journal of Pharmacology
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vol. 629
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iss. 1-3
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p. 7
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p. 11
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DCN 2: Functional Neurogenomics; IGMD 9: Renal disorder; NCMLS 5: Membrane transport and intracellular motilityAbstract
To investigate whether life-long disturbed serotonin neurotransmission may result in adaptive changes of dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems, effects of drugs on stress-induced hyperthermia were studied in serotonin transporter knockout rats. The noradrenalin transporter blocker atomoxetine was more effective in reducing stress-induced hyperthermia, induced by an injection, in serotonin transporter (SERT) knockout (SERT(-/-)) rats compared to SERT(+/+) rats. The dopamine transporter blocker GBR12909 increased the core body temperature in SERT(-/-) rats, and had no effect on the SERT(+/+) rats. Finally, the noradrenalin transporter together with dopamine transporter blocker bupropion was more effective in decreasing the stress of an injection in SERT(-/-) rats than in SERT(+/+) rats. These data suggest that the sensitivity of dopamine and noradrenalin receptors is changed in serotonin transporter knockout rats. The lack of the serotonin transporter in SERT(-/-) rats might reflect humans with a life-long disturbed serotonin system, making this rat a good model to study possible changes in dopaminergic and noradrenergic systems in psychiatric disorders.
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