Enhancement of the anti-immobility action of antidepressants by a selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist in the forced swimming test in mice

Eur J Pharmacol. 2007 Jan 19;555(1):43-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ejphar.2006.10.001. Epub 2006 Oct 17.

Abstract

Using the forced swimming test in mice, we examined the effect of the following antidepressants: citalopram, imipramine, desipramine and moclobemide (which are characterized by different mechanisms of action), administered in combination with the selective 5-HT7 receptor antagonist (2R)-1-[(3-hydroxyphenyl)sulfonyl]-2-[2-(4-methyl-1-piperidinyl)ethyl]-pyrrolidine (SB 269970). All those drugs were given in doses which did not shorten the immobility time of mice. Citalopram (1.25 mg/kg), imipramine (10 mg/kg), desipramine (5 mg/kg) or moclobemide (10 mg/kg) administered jointly with SB 269970 (5 mg/kg), produced a significant antidepressant-like effect. None of the compounds studied, given alone or in combination, increased the spontaneous locomotor activity of mice. The obtained results indicate that blockade of 5-HT7 receptors may facilitate the anti-immobility effect of antidepressants in mice.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Animals
  • Antidepressive Agents / pharmacology*
  • Citalopram / pharmacology
  • Desipramine / pharmacology
  • Drug Interactions
  • Imipramine / pharmacology
  • Male
  • Mice
  • Moclobemide / pharmacology
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Motor Activity / drug effects*
  • Phenols / pharmacology*
  • Receptors, Serotonin / metabolism*
  • Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors / pharmacology
  • Serotonin Antagonists / pharmacology*
  • Sulfonamides / pharmacology*
  • Swimming

Substances

  • Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
  • Antidepressive Agents
  • Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
  • Phenols
  • Receptors, Serotonin
  • SB 269970
  • Serotonin Antagonists
  • Serotonin Uptake Inhibitors
  • Sulfonamides
  • serotonin 7 receptor
  • Citalopram
  • Imipramine
  • Moclobemide
  • Desipramine