In vivo effects of serotonergic agents on alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone secretion.

Abstract:

:We used an in vivo pharmacological approach to investigate the potential influence of serotonin (5-HT) on peptide release from the intermediate lobe (IL) of the rat pituitary. Plasma levels of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) as well as the ultrastructural appearance of IL cells were used as indicators of IL secretory activity. Plasma beta-endorphin levels were also measured to assess the effectiveness of 5-HT-acting drugs. Intraperitoneal administration of 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, the synthetic precursor of 5-HT, dramatically elevated the content of 5-HT in the neurointermediate lobe but did not alter plasma titers of alpha-MSH. Treatment with the 5-HT reuptake blocker fluoxetine elevated plasma levels of beta-endorphin but not alpha-MSH. Administration of the 5-HT1/5-HT2 agonist MK-212 produced an elevation in both plasma alpha-MSH and beta-endorphin levels. Quantitative morphometry of IL cells at the ultrastructural level revealed that MK-212 treatment selectively causes depletion of electron-lucent but not electron-dense secretory granules from the cytoplasm of IL cells. Pretreatment with the selective D2 dopamine agonist apomorphine blocked MK-212-induced release of alpha-MSH but not beta-endorphin. Our results show that manipulation of 5-HT synthesis/reuptake does not affect release of alpha-MSH, but that direct activation of 5-HT receptors with the nonselective agonist MK-212 stimulates alpha-MSH release. The ability of apomorphine to block MK-212-induced release of alpha-MSH suggests a direct antagonism between dopaminergic and serotonergic regulation of alpha-MSH release.

journal_name

Neuroendocrinology

journal_title

Neuroendocrinology

authors

Carr JA,Saland LC,Samora A,Benavidez S,Krobert K

doi

10.1159/000125968

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1991-12-01 00:00:00

pages

616-22

issue

6

eissn

0028-3835

issn

1423-0194

journal_volume

54

pub_type

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