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The effect of dexamethasone, a selective GR agonist, on hippocampal, 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression and 5-HT1A binding was examined using in situ hybridization histochemistry and in vitro receptor autoradiography. One week after adrenalectomy, both 5-HTIA receptor mRNA expression and 5-HT1A binding were increased throughout the hippocampus. Administration of dexamethasone at the time of adrenalectomy significantly attenuated the increases in 5-HT1A mRNA expression in all hippocampal subfields (p < . 05, Fisher Test), although 5-HT1A mRNA levels remained significantly higher than sham levels in all subfields with the exception of CA1. However, 5-HT1A binding levels were responsive to dexamethasone administration only within particular hippocampal subfields, CA1, and dentate gyrus. We conclude that GR occupation negatively regulates 5-HT1A receptor mRNA expression within the hippocampus and that 5-HT1A receptor sites are most sensitive to modulation in those hippocampal subfields expressing higher levels of GR receptors.
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Chalmers, D., López, J., Vázquez, D. et al. Regulation of Hippocampal 5-HT1A Receptor Gene Expression by Dexamethasone. Neuropsychopharmacol 10, 215–222 (1994). https://doi.org/10.1038/npp.1994.24
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