[Effects of Oxymatrine on the expression of tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase-1 and alpha-smooth muscle actin in the livers of rats with hepatic fibrosis].
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Qian Li
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[Side effect of mifepristone in combination with misoprostol for medical abortion].
OBJECTIVE: To assess the safety of mifepristone in combination with misoprotol for medical abortion. METHOD: Literatures on the safety of medical abortion were searched in 9 databases worldwide and 9 Chinese medical journals. RESULTS: A total of 101 articles and 1364 women were collected. Severe side effects including allergic or hemorrhagic shock, arrhythmia, convulsion and newborn deformities were observed in 115 cases. A total of 1015 cases appeared vaginal bleeding, mild or moderate allergic reaction. Systematic review found the relative risks (95% confidence interval, CI) of bleeding, abdominal pain, fever and dizziness in the medical abortion population were 3.27 (1.14 - 9.38), 1.63 (1.14 - 2.34), 1.58 (1.03 - 2.44) and 1.36 (1.06 - 1.75), respectively. These were higher in the medical abortion population than that in the surgical abortion population. In addition, the duration of bleeding caused by medical abortion was longer than that caused by surgical abortion. Its weighted mean difference was 6.49 and 95% CI was 6.08 - 7.80. CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of side effects caused by this medical abortion was low. However, attention should be paid in clinical practice to the rare, but severe adverse events caused by this treatment. It is necessary to establish a comprehensive nationwide reporting system for these adverse events.
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[Preliminary study on extensive amplification of human dendritic cells differentiated from cord blood CD34+ progenitor cells by two-step culture].
OBJECTIVE: To Explore a two-step culture system to generate a large number of dendritic cells (DC) differentiated from cord blood (CB) CD(34)(+) cells. METHODS: Enriched CB CD(34)(+) cells with immunoadsorption were primarily cultured in the presence of stem cell factor (SCF), Flt-3 ligand (FL), thrombopoietin (Tpo) and interleukin-3 (IL-3) for 7 (group I), 10 (group II) or 14 days (group III) respectively, and then further cultured with GM-CSF, IL-4 and TNF-alpha for 5 - 8 days to induce DC. The expansion and cell function were evaluated by flow cytometry (FCM) and mix-lymphocyte reaction (MLR), and detection of IL-12 in the supernatant by using ELISA. RESULTS: The total nucleated cells with 53.39 +/- 20.59-, 307.17 +/- 119.59- and 1117.25 +/- 335.49-folds expansion could be respectively obtained after 7 - 14 days of expansion culture. After DC induction, CD(1a)(+) cells were 21.40 +/- 16.70-, 143.2 +/- 60.35- and 150.8 +/- 42.16-fold increase as compared to the initial nucleated cells. Comparing with that in group I, the CD(1a)(+) cells were much more in groups II and III; but there was no difference between the latter two groups (P > 0.05). The cultured cells in the three groups showed almost the same allo-stimulatory capability and IL-12 excretion when the second culture duration maintained 8 days, while the capability and excretion were greatly decreased when the duration shortened to 5 days (P < 0.05). CONCLUSION: A plenty of functionally mature DC could be obtained from the CD(34)(+) cells in the two-step culture system of 7 - 10 days HSC expansion followed by 8 days DC induction.
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Short-term ex vivo expansion sustains the homing-related properties of umbilical cord blood hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells.
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The homing of stem cells to the bone marrow microenvironment following transplantation is a specific movement eventually leading to the stem cells lodging in specialized niches of hematopoiesis. The present study was designed to develop an ex vivo expansion system capable of preserving the homing potential of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC). DESIGN AND METHODS: Umbilical cord blood (UCB) CD34+ cells were expanded in QBSF-60 serum-free medium with a simple early-acting combination of cytokines and were re-selected from the expanded products at different time points. The homing-related characteristics and expansion rate of CD34+ cells were simultaneously examined. RESULTS: It was observed that the number of HSPC increased significantly under our expansion protocol. The expression of CD49d, CD44, CD11a and CD49e on expanded CD34+ cells increased or remained at the same levels as those on freshly isolated CD34+ UCB cells, while the expression of CD54 on expanded CD34+ cells was lower during the second week of culture than at the start. The spontaneous and SDF-1-induced adhesion of CD34+ cells was increased during the first 10 days of culture, with the adhesion rates reaching peak levels (62.8 12.8% and 90.5 11.7% for spontaneous and induced adhesion, respectively) on day 10. Neither spontaneous nor SDF-1-induced migration had changed significantly by day 7. INTERPRETATION AND CONCLUSIONS: These data demonstrate that, although ex vivo expansion may alter cell properties, our one-week expansion protocol can preserve most of the homing-related characteristics and activities of UCB HSPC.
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[Protective effects of shark hepatic stimulator substance against acute hepatic injury induced by acetaminophen in mice].
AIM: To investigate the protective effects of shark hepatic stimulator substance (sHSS) against acute hepatic injury induced by acetaminophen (AAP) in mice. METHODS: Acute hepatic injury model of Balb/c mice was induced by a single intraperitoneal injection of AAP (200 mg.kg-1, i.p.). Serum ALT and AST activities were analyzed. The changes of microstructure and ultrastructure of hepatocyte were observed under optical and electronic microscope. The hepatocyte apoptosis was analyzed by flow cytometer and the expression level of Fas mRNA was determined by RT-PCR. RESULTS: The activities of serum ALT and AST were significantly decreased and both necrosis and inflammatory infiltration were improved in the mice treated with sHSS 3.0 and 1.5 mg.kg-1. sHSS (3.0 mg.kg-1) prevented the ultrastructural changes of hepatocytes caused by AAP, decreased the percentage of apoptotic cells, and downregulated the expression level of Fas mRNA. CONCLUSION: sHSS protected hepatocytes from AAP-induced injury, which might be associated with its protection of the mitochondria and inhibition of apoptosis and expression of Fas mRNA in hepatocytes.
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[Changes of the migration ability of the cord blood CD(34)(+) cells during short-term ex vivo expansion].
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of ex vivo expansion on the migration ability and the CXCR4 expression of umbilical cord blood (CB) hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (HSPC). METHODS: CD(34)(+) cells isolated from fresh CB samples were cultured in a serum-free and stroma-free culture system. On day 7, 10 and 14, CD(34)(+) cells were re-selected from the expanded cells, and the expression of CXCR4 and the transmigration ability of these CD(34)(+) cells were evaluated respectively and compared with those of the precultured fresh CD(34)(+) cells. RESULTS: (1) SDF-1 induced a higher migration percentage of fresh or expanded CB CD(34)(+) cells than that of uninduced ones. (2) Both of the uninduced and SDF-1-induced migrations were slightly reduced in the first week and then much more reduced in the second week expansion (P < 0.05). (3) The number of the CD(34)(+)CXCR4(+) cells were significantly increased during the culture period, but there was a downtrend of CXCR4 expression on CD(34)(+) subset; the expression levels on day 10 and 14 were lower than that on day 0. CONCLUSIONS: The expanded HSPC would sustain the chemotactic activity during one-week-culture, but with further extended culture time their intrinsic homing potential would be partly impaired.
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[Correlations of circulating lipoproteins to cytokines and their effects on prognosis in patients with SIRS].
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[The expression of CD133 in acute leukemia and its clinical significance].
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the expression of CD133 and its clinical significance in acute leukemia (AL) patients. METHODS: The expression of CD133 and CD133 mRNA in leukemic blasts from 76 AL patients were detected by three-color flow-cytometry and hemi-quantitative RT-PCR respectively. RESULTS: (1) CD133 mRNA expression was highly correlated with CD133 expression in both of normal donors and AL patients groups. The expression of CD133 in AL patients was significantly higher than that in control group (P < 0.01). (2) The positive rates of CD133 and CD133 mRNA in AL group were 42.1% (32/76) and 46.1% (35/76) respectively. There was no significant difference in CD133 expression between AML-M(3) and normal control, AML and ALL, as well as T-ALL and B-ALL. The expression of CD133 in AML-M(4) were significantly higher than those in other AML subtypes (81.8% vs 43.7% and 81.8% vs 46.9% at CD133 and CD133 mRNA level, respectively, P < 0.01). (3) The expression of CD133 in AML was significantly correlated with the expression of CD34 and HLA-DR (P < 0.001). (4) The expression of CD133 had no relationship with the clinical prognostic factors such as cytogenetic or molecular aberrations, WBC counts, LDH, mdr1 expression and age. (5) There was a trend toward lower CR rate in CD133(+) cases, but only CD34/CD133(+) double positive cases had significant lower CR rate than that of negative ones (44.4% vs 71.4%, P < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS: AL had significantly higher CD133 expression compared to normal control. The detection of CD133 expression might help to identify AL type and predict therapeutic outcomes. Co-expression of CD133/CD34 might convey adverse prognosis of AL.
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[Application of 99mTc(V)-dimercaptosuccinic acid imaging in detecting neck metastases in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the applicability of 99mTc(V) -dimercaptosuccinic acid (99mTc (V) -DMSA) imaging in detecting neck metastases in patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma. METHODS: Single photon emission computer tomography (SPECT) scintigraphy with 99mTc(V) -DMSA was performed on 32 patients with primary squamous cell carcinoma in oral cavity. The coronal aspect of SPECT image was chosen, the region of interest (ROI) of the affected neck was drawn, and the radioactivity uptake value of the ROI was given by the computer to compare with the contralateral neck. The results of 99mTc(V) -DMSA were compared with postoperative pathological studies. For false positive lymph nodes, semi-continuous slice was carried out for pathology examination. RESULTS: The sensitivity, specificity and accuracy of 99mTc(V) -DMSA imaging for detecting metastatic lymph nodes were 75.0%, 90.0% and 84.4% respectively. The ROI values of the affected neck are higher than that of the contralateral part in the 9 positive patients (t = 8.128, P = 0.000 04). Metastasis was not found in the enlarged lymph nodes of the false positive patients. CONCLUSIONS: 99mTc(V) -DMSA SPECT imaging has fairly high affinity with metastatic lymph nodes in the neck especially in the cN0 patients and is helpful for designing proper neck dissection.
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[Measurement of glomerular filtration rate with renal dynamic imaging: comparison with two-sample method].
OBJECTIVE: To compare the estimation of glomerular filtration rate (GFR) by renal dynamic imaging with that estimated by two-sample method and evaluate the reliability of measurement of GFR by renal dynamic imaging. METHODS: The study was performed in 54 patients (33 males and 21 females; aged 15 to 82 years) with primary or secondary chronic nephrosis. The patients were intravenously bolus injected with 185 MBq /1mL of (99)Tc(m)-DTPA 20 min after drinking 300 mL of water. Renal dynamic imaging was performed and the image was processed according to standard procedure (Gates' method) to obtain GFR. 3 mL of blood was withdrawn 2 h and 4 h postinjection, respectively, and radioactivity of 1mL plasma was measured. GFR was calculated by the formula of two-sample method. The correlation of GFRs measured by renal dynamic imaging and by two-sample method was analyzed using regression analysis. The correlations of GFRs determined by the two methods with urea and creatinine were also measured. RESULTS: The GFR measured by renal dynamic imaging was slightly lower than that measured by two-sample method. Excellent correlation was obtained by two methods with r= 0.881 5 and P<0.01. The linear regression equation was GFR (renal dynamic imaging method)=0.661 4GFR (two-sample method) +21.89. The related lines of GFRs measured by the two methods with urea or creatinine were similar, which indicated the two methods were similar in identifying the changes in renal function. GFRs measured by the two methods showed good agreement for most of patients except three patients who were too thin or too fat. CONCLUSION: Generally, GFR obtained by renal dynamic imaging is reliable for identifying the changes in renal function and correlated well with GFR obtained by two-sample method. But great error may be obtained with specific individuals, such as too thin or too fat subjects.
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[Synthesis and spectroscopy of Dawson molybdovanadophosphoric acid charge-transfer complexes].
A series of organic-inorganic charge-transfer complexes formed by (E)-N-butyl-4-(2-(4-dimethylaminophenyl)ethenyl)pyridinium bromide with Dawson molybdovanadophosphorate have been synthesized and characterized by elemental analyses, thermogravimetric analyses, UV-Vis, IR and X ray photoelectron spectroscopy. IR spectrum confirms the presence of the same type of stacks and presence of the hemicyanine cation and the molybdovanadophosphorate anion in the title complexes. The results show that 6:1 supramolecular complexes are formed between the hemicyanine cations and the heteropoly anions, and the charge transfer occurs from the hemicyanine cations to the heteropoly anions. The interaction between the hemicyanine cations and the heteropoly anions in the solid powder is stronger than in the fluid solution. The compounds reported in this paper are interesting as catalysts and nonlinear optical materials.
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Pharmacological and genetic characterization of two selective serotonin transporter ligands: 2-[2-(dimethylaminomethylphenylthio)]-5-fluoromethylphenylamine (AFM) and 3-amino-4-[2-(dimethylaminomethyl-phenylthio)]benzonitrile (DASB).
The expression and function of the serotonin transporter (SERT) is important in the regulation of mood and emotion. Determination of SERT alterations in physiological and pathological states is essential for understanding the role of SERT in mood regulation, and in the etiology and therapy of psychiatric disorders. Two SERT ligands, AFM ([(3)H]2-[2-(dimethylaminomethylphenylthio)]-5-fluoromethylphenylamine) and DASB ([(3)H]3-amino-4-[2-(dimethylaminomethylphenylthio)]benzonitrile), have recently been developed for positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. The aim of the present study was to determine the selectivity of these compounds for SERT. Autoradiography of AFM or DASB binding was compared in the brains of mice with genetically normal, diminished, or absent SERT. In addition, the pharmacodynamic profile of [(3)H]AFM was examined in the mouse brain. The distribution of [(3)H]AFM and [(3)H]DASB binding in the normal brains was consistent with that of previously studied serotonin reuptake inhibitors. Both ligands had negligible binding in the brain of SERT knockout mice, and binding was reduced approximately 50% in heterozygote SERT mice. The K(d) of [(3)H]AFM binding in the cortex and midbrain was 1.6 and 1.0 nM, respectively. Competition studies showed that [(3)H]AFM has very low affinity for norepinephrine and dopamine transporters as well as 5-HT receptors, including 5-HT(1A), 5-HT(1B), 5-HT(2A), and 5-HT(2C) receptors. In addition, fenfluramine showed a low capability to compete with [(3)H]AFM. The present results suggest that both AFM and DASB are highly selective SERT ligands potentially suitable for use in human PET studies of SERT.
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Specific oligobodies against human brain acetylcholinesterase.
In order to develop the specific oligobodies against human brain acetylcholinesterase (AChE) and distinguishes between human erythrocyte and brain AChEs, we applied the strategy of 'target switching' to obtain the specific polyclonal and monoclonal oligobodies. The specificity between human brain AChE and other ChEs was identified by Western blotting, dot blotting and enzyme protein binding assay (EPBA). The results showed that the oligobodies against the human brain AChE specifically immunoreacted with the human brain AChE and Torpedo AChE, not showing significant binding to AChE from human erythrocyte and butyrylcholinesterase (BChE) from human serum.
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Electrophysiological effects of capsaicin on guinea pig papillary muscles.
The cardiac electrophysiological effects of capsaicin (CAP) were examined in guinea pig papillary muscles using intracellular microelectrode technique. The results obtained are as follows: (1) the duration of action potential (APD) in normal papillary muscles was decreased by CAP (30, 60, 120 micromol/L) in a concentration-dependent manner; (2) in partially depolarized papillary muscles, 60 micromol/L CAP not only reduced APD, but also decreased the amplitude of action potential, overshoot and maximal velocity of phase 0 depolarization; (3) pretreatment with L-type Ca(2+) channel agonist Bay K8644 (0.5 micromol/L) could completely block the effects of CAP (60 micromol/L); (4) pretreatment with ruthenium red (20 micromol/L), a vanilloid receptor (VR) blocker, did not affect the actions of capsaicin on papillary muscles. All these results suggest that the effects of CAP on papillary muscles are likely due to a decrease in calcium influx which is not mediated by VR.
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[The effects of the short-term ex vivo expansion on the adhesion characteristics and chemotactic function of expanded ex vivo CD34(+) cells].
OBJECTIVE: To study the effect of ex vivo expansion on the adhesion activities and chemotactic function of umbilical cord blood (UCB) hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells (HSPCs). METHODS: CD34(+) cells isolated from fresh UCB samples were cultured in serum-free and stroma-free culture system. After 7, 10 and 14 days' culture, CD34(+) cells were re-selected from the expanded products. Stromal cell- derived factor-1 (SDF-1) 100 ng/ml was added into the experimental CD34(+) cells and the absorbance at 570 nm of all groups was examined. 20 micro g/ml fibronectin (Fn) was added and the spontaneous adhesion between CD34(+) and FN was detected by MTT method. The homing-related functions including expression of homing-related adhesion molecules (CAM), adhesion activity and chemotactic function of the re-selected CD34(+) cells were evaluated and compared with those of the initial fresh CD34(+) cells. RESULTS: (1) The expression of CD49d, CD44, CD11a and CD49e on expanded CD34(+) cells increased or sustained the same levels as those of the fresh isolated UCB CD34(+) cells, while the expression of CD62L, CD54 and CD31 on expanded CD34(+) cells declined during the culture. (2) The spontaneous adhesion between CD34(+) and FN and SDF-1-induced adhesion continuously increased in the course of the first 10-day culture. The spontaneous adhesion rate and SDF-1-induced adhesion rate on day 0, day 7 and day 10 were 28% and 63%, 60% and 70%, 63% and 90% respectively. (3) The migration efficiency of re-selected CD34(+) cells on day 7 was almost the same compared to that of fresh CD34(+) cells. CONCLUSION: The expanded HSPCs sustain most of the homing-related characteristics and activities during one-week culture while extended culture may partly impair their intrinsic homing potential.
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Galanin GAL-R1 receptor null mutant mice display increased anxiety-like behavior specific to the elevated plus-maze.
The neuropeptide galanin coexists with norepinephrine and serotonin in neural systems mediating emotion. Previous findings suggested that galanin modulates anxiety-related behaviors in rodents. Three galanin receptor subtypes have been cloned; however, understanding their functions has been limited by the lack of galanin receptor subtype-selective ligands. To study the role of the galanin GAL-R1 receptor subtype in mediating anxiety-related behavior, we generated mice with a null mutation in the Galr1 gene. GAL-R1 -/- are viable and show no abnormalities in health, neurological reflexes, motoric functions, or sensory abilities. On a battery of tests for anxiety-like behavior, GAL-R1 -/- showed increased anxiety-like behavior on the elevated plus-maze test. Anxiety-related behaviors on the light/dark exploration, emergence, and open field tests were normal in GAL-R1 -/-. This test-specific anxiety-like phenotype was confirmed in a second, independent cohort of GAL-R1 null mutant mice and +/+ controls. Principal components factor analysis of behavioral scores from 279 mice suggested that anxiety-like behavior on the elevated plus-maze was qualitatively distinct from behavior on other tests in the battery. In addition, exposure to the elevated plus-maze produced a significantly greater neuroendocrine response than exposure to the light/dark exploration test, as analyzed in normal C57BL/6J mice. These behavioral findings in the first galanin receptor null mutant mouse are consistent with the hypothesis that galanin exerts anxiolytic actions via the GAL-R1 receptor under conditions of relatively high stress.
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Determination of the C4-H bond dissociation energies of NADH models and their radical cations in acetonitrile.
Heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the C4-H bonds in ten NADH models (seven 1,4-dihydronicotinamide derivatives, two Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine derivatives, and 9,10-dihydroacridine) and their radical cations in acetonitrile were evaluated by titration calorimetry and electrochemistry, according to the four thermodynamic cycles constructed from the reactions of the NADH models with N,N,N',N'-tetramethyl-p-phenylenediamine radical cation perchlorate in acetonitrile (note: C9-H bond rather than C4-H bond for 9,10-dihydroacridine; however, unless specified, the C9-H bond will be described as a C4-H bond for convenience). The results show that the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the C4-H bonds cover ranges of 64.2-81.1 and 67.9-73.7 kcal mol(-1) for the neutral NADH models, respectively, and the energetic scales of the heterolytic and homolytic bond dissociation energies of the (C4-H)(.+) bonds cover ranges of 4.1-9.7 and 31.4-43.5 kcal mol(-1) for the radical cations of the NADH models, respectively. Detailed comparison of the two sets of C4-H bond dissociation energies in 1-benzyl-1,4-dihydronicotinamide (BNAH), Hantzsch 1,4-dihydropyridine (HEH), and 9,10-dihydroacridine (AcrH(2)) (as the three most typical NADH models) shows that for BNAH and AcrH(2), the heterolytic C4-H bond dissociation energies are smaller (by 3.62 kcal mol(-1)) and larger (by 7.4 kcal mol(-1)), respectively, than the corresponding homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy. However, for HEH, the heterolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy (69.3 kcal mol(-1)) is very close to the corresponding homolytic C4-H bond dissociation energy (69.4 kcal mol(-1)). These results suggests that the hydride is released more easily than the corresponding hydrogen atom from BNAH and vice versa for AcrH(2), and that there are two almost equal possibilities for the hydride and the hydrogen atom transfers from HEH. Examination of the two sets of the (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies shows that the homolytic (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies are much larger than the corresponding heterolytic (C4-H)(.+) bond dissociation energies for the ten NADH models by 23.3-34.4 kcal mol(-1); this suggests that if the hydride transfer from the NADH models is initiated by a one-electron transfer, the proton transfer should be more likely to take place than the corresponding hydrogen atom transfer in the second step. In addition, some elusive structural information about the reaction intermediates of the NADH models was obtained by using Hammett-type linear free-energy analysis.
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Brain region-specific alterations of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors in serotonin transporter knockout mice.
The aim of the present studies was to determine the effects of reduced or absent serotonin (5-HT) transporters (5-HTTs) on 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors. The density of 5-HT2C receptors was significantly increased in the amygdala and choroid plexus of 5-HTT knockout mice. On the other hand, the density of 5-HT2A receptors was significantly increased in the hypothalamus and septum, but reduced in the striatum, of 5-HTT knockout mice. However, 5-HT2A mRNA was not changed in any brain region measured. 5-HT2C mRNA was significantly reduced in the choroid plexus and lateral habenula nucleus of these mice. The function of 5-HT2A receptors was evaluated by hormonal responses to (+/-)-1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane (DOI). Oxytocin, but not adrenocorticotrophic hormone or corticosterone, responses to DOI were significantly greater in 5-HTT knockout mice. In addition, Gq and G11 proteins were not significantly changed in any brain region measured. The present results suggest that the constitutive alteration in the function of 5-HTTs changes the density of 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors in a brain region-specific manner. These changes may not be mediated by alterations in their gene expression or in the level of Gq/11 proteins. The alterations in these receptors may be related to the altered behaviors of 5-HTT knockout mice.
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