%0 Journal Article %A Prem N Yadav %A Wes Kroeze %A Martilias Farrell %A Bryan L Roth %T ANTAGONIST FUNCTIONAL SELECTIVITY: 5-HT2A SEROTONIN RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS DIFFERENTIALLY REGULATE 5-HT2A RECEPTOR PROTEIN LEVEL IN VIVO %D 2011 %R 10.1124/jpet.111.183780 %J Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics %P jpet.111.183780 %X Dysregulation of the serotonin2A (5-HT2A) receptor is implicated in both the etiology and treatment of schizophrenia. Although the essential role of 5-HT2A receptors in atypical antipsychotic drug actions is widely accepted, the contribution of 5-HT2A down-regulation to their efficacy is not known. We hypothesized that down-regulation of cortical 5-HT2A receptors contributes to the therapeutic action of atypical antipsychotic drugs. To test this hypothesis, we assessed the effect of chronically administered antipsychotics (clozapine, olanzapine, and haloperidol), and several 5-HT2A antagonists (ketanserin, altanserin, M100907, M11939, SR46349B and pimavanserin), on the phencyclidine (PCP)-induced hyperlocomotor response and cortical 5-HT2A receptor levels in C57BL/6J mice. Clozapine and olanzapine, but not haloperidol, induced receptor down-regulation and attenuated PCP-induced locomotor responses. Of the selective 5-HT2A antagonists tested, only ketanserin caused significant receptor protein down-regulation, whereas SR46349B up-regulated 5-HT2A receptors and potentiated PCP-hyperlocomotion; the other 5-HT2A receptor antagonists were without effect. The significance of these findings with respect to atypical antipsychotic drug action is discussed. %U https://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/jpet/early/2011/07/07/jpet.111.183780.full.pdf