Effect of D-fenfluramine on serotonin release in brains of anaesthetized rats.

Brain Research
B Laferrere, R J Wurtman

Abstract

Using in vivo microdialysis of brains of anaesthetized rats, we have examined the acute and chronic effects of D-fenfluramine on the release of serotonin (5-HT) and 5-HIAA within the frontal cortex, the lateral hypothalamus and the nucleus accumbens. A single dose of the drug (10 mg/kg) stimulated 5-HT release by 331-810% and decreased 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) release by 30%, within all 3 brain areas. These changes were maximal 30 min after drug administration, and values returned to baseline after 120 min. Among animals receiving D-fenfluramine (3 or 10 mg/kg, i.p.) daily for 8 days and examined 24 h after the last dose, the basal release of 5-HT from frontal cortex was unaffected. However, the levels of 5-HT in this region, and its evoked release after a subsequent dose of D-fenfluramine (10 mg/kg), were significantly reduced in animals that had received the larger chronic dose. 5-HT release was restored to normal if such rats were given tryptophan (100 mg/kg, i.p.) 1 h prior to the acute D-fenfluramine dose; moreover, 5-HT release from, and levels in, frontal cortex also returned to normal without additional treatment after a 28-day washout period. These observations suggest that the chronic administration of D-fe...Continue Reading

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