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We used the formalin test to clarify the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) recepto
r subtypes involved in the modulation of spinal nociceptive transmission in
rats. Intrathecal administration of a 5-HT1A receptor agonist, 8-hydroxy-2
-(di-n-propylamino)-tetraline (8-OH-DPAT; 1. 10, and 30 mug), or a 5-HT1B r
eceptor agonist, 1. 4-dihydro-3-(1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)-5H-pyrr
ol (3, 2-b) pyridin-5-one (CP 93129; 1 and 10 mug), produced no significant
change in the number of flinches. A 5-HT, receptor agonist, (+/-)-2, 5-dim
ethoxy-4-iodoamphetamine (DOI; 10, 30, and 100 mug), and a 5-HT, receptor a
gonist, 2-methyl-5-HT (100 and 300 pg), produced dose-dependent decreases i
n the number of flinches in phases 1 (1 to 6 thin) and 2 (10 to 61 min) of
the test. The antinociceptive effects of DOI and 2-methyl-5-HT were antagon
ized by intrathecal pretreatment with a 5-HT, receptor antagonist, ketanser
in, and a 5-HT3 receptor antagonist, 3-tropanyl-3, 5-dichlorobenzoate (MDL-
72222), respectively. These results suggest that 5-HT, and 5-HT, receptors
in the spinal cord mediate antinociception to chemical stimuli. (C) 2001 Pu
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