Abstract
The drug effects of tryptamine and 5-hydroxytryptopham (5-HTP) in the rabbit were compared following monoamine oxidase inhibition and various drug pretreatments. Both agents evoked hyperthermia and behavioural excitation; tryptamine but not 5-HTP also produced forepaw clonic activity. Serotoninergic receptor blockers abolished the effects of 5-HTP but only weakly influenced tryptamine responses. Both tryptamine and 5-HTP effects were potentiated by fluoxetine. Methergoline, a putative tryptaminergic receptor blocker, antagonized tryptamine-induced hyperthermia and forepaw clonus but did not influence 5-HTP responses. It is postulated that while 5-HTP produces its effects through a serotoninergic mechanism, some of the responses to tryptamine result from activation of a specific tryptamine-sensitive mechanism.
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