Endogenous serotonin system does not participate in the withdrawal opiate, but its inhibition by stimulation 5-HT1A receptor increases the effectiveness of the clonidine in rats / El sistema endógeno de serotonina no participa en la abstinencia opiácea...
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https://doi.org/10.21134/haaj.v3i1.150Keywords:
Opiáceo, abstinencia, morfina, serotonina, clonidina, 5-HT1A.Abstract
El objetivo del estudio fue discernir el papel del sistema endógeno de serotonina en la abstinencia opiácea, tanto en su vertiente somática como emocional, así como su posible interacción con los efectos de la clonidina. Con tal fin, se empleó un protocolo basado en la lesión casi total de los principales centros serotoninérgicos del mesencéfalo, y también se bloqueó la actividad serotoninérgica mediante 8-hidroxi-dipropilaminotetralina (8-OHDPAT), agonista 5-HT1A. Los resultados indicaron que el sistema serotoninérgico no se encuentra involucrado en el síndrome somático de abstinencia y que la clonidina mantuvo su eficacia en el síndrome somático tras la depleción de serotonina. Los resultados también mostraron que el sistema de serotonina tampoco se encuentra involucrado en el síndrome emocional en la rata, evaluado mediante la aversión condicionada tras naloxona. Sin embargo, la eficacia antiaversiva de la clonidina se vio incrementada casi 10 veces tras la depleción casi completa de serotonina cerebral. Además, la inhibición farmacológica del sistema serotonérgico con 8-OHDPAT indujo efectos similares a la depleción serotoninérgica respecto a la eficacia antiaversiva de la clonidina. Por tanto, el uso combinado de compuestos agonistas del receptor 5-HT1A y clonidina podría ser eficaz para el tratamiento del síndrome de abstinencia opiáceo.
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The aim of the study was to discern the role of the endogenous serotonin system in opiate withdrawal, in both somatic and emotional aspects, along with its possible interaction with clonidine effects. To this end, a protocol based on near complete lesion of main serotonergic brain centers was carried out, and serotonin neurotransmission was also blocked by 8-hydroxy-dipropylaminotetraline (8-OHDPAT), 5- HT1A receptor agonist. The findings revealed that the serotonin system is not involved in somatic abstinence, and clonidine efficacy was not affected after serotonin depletion. The findings also revealed that the serotonin system is not involved in the emotional aspect of opiate abstinence, as measured through conditioned place aversion in rats. However, antiaversive clonidine efficacy was enhanced near 10 times following serotonin depletion. Moreover, 8-OHDPAT treatment induced similar effects on antiaversive clonidine efficacy to those found after serotonin depletion. Hence, the combined use of 5-HT1A receptor agonists and clonidine could be of value for treatment of opiate withdrawal syndrome.
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