PMID- 16206181 OWN - NLM STAT- MEDLINE DCOM- 20060118 LR - 20181201 IS - 0887-4476 (Print) IS - 0887-4476 (Linking) VI - 58 IP - 4 DP - 2005 Dec 15 TI - 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA) enhances the release of acetylcholine by 5-HT4 and D1 receptor mechanisms in the rat prefrontal cortex. PG - 229-35 AB - 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), an amphetamine analog, has been shown recently to increase the release of acetylcholine (ACh) in the prefrontal cortex (PFC). The present study further characterizes the stimulatory effect of MDMA on cortical ACh release and examines the role of serotonin (5-HT) and dopamine (DA) receptors in this response. The extracellular concentration of ACh was increased dose-dependently and similarly by the (+) and (-) enantiomers of MDMA (5 and 20 mg/kg, i.p.). The systemic administration of the 5-HT(4) antagonist SDZ 205,557 (1 mg/kg, i.p.), but not the 5-HT(2A/2B/2C) antagonist LY-53,857 (3 mg/kg, i.p.), significantly decreased cortical ACh release induced by MDMA. The MDMA-induced increase in the extracellular concentration of ACh also was significantly blunted in rats treated with the D(1) receptor antagonist SCH 23390 (0.5 mg/kg, i.p.). The extent to which the coadministration of SDZ 205,557 and SCH 23390 suppressed the MDMA-induced release of ACh in the PFC was no greater than that produced by either antagonist alone. These results suggest that the 5-HT(4) and D(1) receptor subtypes contribute to the mechanism by which MDMA increases ACh release in the PFC. CI - Copyright 2005 Wiley-Liss, Inc. FAU - Nair, Sunila G AU - Nair SG AD - College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati, OH 45267, USA. FAU - Gudelsky, Gary A AU - Gudelsky GA LA - eng GR - DA 07427/DA/NIDA NIH HHS/United States PT - Journal Article PT - Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural PL - United States TA - Synapse JT - Synapse (New York, N.Y.) JID - 8806914 RN - 0 (Dopamine Antagonists) RN - 0 (Ergolines) RN - 0 (Hallucinogens) RN - 0 (Receptors, Dopamine D1) RN - 0 (Serotonin Antagonists) RN - 0 (para-Aminobenzoates) RN - 137196-67-9 (2-methoxy-4-amino-5-chlorobenzoic acid 2-(diethylamino)ethyl ester) RN - 158165-40-3 (Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4) RN - KE1SEN21RM (N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine) RN - L37TVX7U5M (LY 53857) RN - N9YNS0M02X (Acetylcholine) RN - TL2TJE8QTX (4-Aminobenzoic Acid) SB - IM MH - 4-Aminobenzoic Acid/pharmacology MH - Acetylcholine/*metabolism MH - Animals MH - Dopamine Antagonists/pharmacology MH - Dose-Response Relationship, Drug MH - Ergolines/pharmacology MH - Hallucinogens/*pharmacology MH - Male MH - Microdialysis MH - N-Methyl-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine/*pharmacology MH - Prefrontal Cortex/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Rats MH - Rats, Sprague-Dawley MH - Receptors, Dopamine D1/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT4/drug effects/*metabolism MH - Serotonin Antagonists/pharmacology MH - para-Aminobenzoates EDAT- 2005/10/06 09:00 MHDA- 2006/01/19 09:00 CRDT- 2005/10/06 09:00 PHST- 2005/10/06 09:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2006/01/19 09:00 [medline] PHST- 2005/10/06 09:00 [entrez] AID - 10.1002/syn.20202 [doi] PST - ppublish SO - Synapse. 2005 Dec 15;58(4):229-35. doi: 10.1002/syn.20202.