Abstract
Background: The disruption of prepulse inhibition of acoustic startle (PPI) is an animal model for some aspects of schizophrenia. Phencyclidine causes psychotomimetic symptoms in human and disrupts PPI in animals, however, the mechanism underlying this disruption remains unclear. The present experiment tested the hypothesis that serotonin 2A receptor blocking property of drugs reverses the phencyclidine-induced PPI disruption. Methods: The ED 50 value of spiperone, haloperidol, chlorpromazine, clozapine, risperidone, olanzapine, seroquel, pipamperone, mianserin, or desipramine to reverse the phencyclidine- or apomorphine-induced PPI disruption in rats was determined. Then the correlation between the ED50 value and the affinity for the serotonin 2A, 2C, dopamine D 2, or α-1 receptor of each drug was examined. Results: The ED 50 value of the drugs to reverse the phencyclidine-induced PPI disruption was significantly correlated with the affinity for the serotonin 2A receptor, but not for the dopamine D 2, serotonin 2C, or α-1 receptor of each drug. In contrast, the ED 50 value of the drugs to reverse the apomorphine-induced PPI disruption was significantly correlated with the affinity for the dopamine D 2 receptor, but not for the serotonin 2A receptor. Conclusions: An activation of serotonin 2A receptors would mediate the phencyclidine-induced PPI disruption.
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