Shizue Kimoto

Publications (2)4.16 Total impact

• Article: Selegilin exerts antidepressant-like effects during the forced swim test in adrenocorticotropic hormone-treated rats.

  Yoshihisa Kitamura, Kouhei Kitagawa, Shizue Kimoto, Hidenori Sagara, Kazuhiko Shibata, Hiromu Kawasaki, Toshiaki Sendo, Yutaka Gomita
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  ABSTRACT: In the present study, we investigated the effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on the immobilization of rats in the forced swim test after the administration of selegiline, a selective and irreversible monoamine oxidase (MAO)-B inhibitor. Single and repeated administration of selegiline significantly decreased the duration of immobility in normal rats. When selegiline was administered for 15 days, we observed a significant decrease in immobility in rats treated with ACTH for 14 days. The immobility-decreasing effect of selegiline was blocked by nafadotride, a selective dopamine D(3)-receptor antagonist in normal and ACTH-treated rats. Selegiline may be useful in an animal model of depressive conditions resistant to tricyclic antidepressant treatment via the dopamine D(3) receptor.
  Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 05/2008; 106(4):639-44. · 2.08 Impact Factor
• Article: Increased DOI-induced wet-dog shakes in adrenocorticotropic hormone-treated rats are not affected by chronic imipramine treatment: possible involvement of enhanced 5-HT(2A)-receptor expression in the frontal cortex.

  Yoshihisa Kitamura, Kazuhiko Shibata, Kozue Akiyama, Shizue Kimoto, Yoshika Fujitani, Kouhei Kitagawa, Hirotaka Kanzaki, Mamoru Ouchida, Kenji Shimizu, Hiromu Kawasaki, Toshiaki Sendo, Yutaka Gomita
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  ABSTRACT: We examined the influence of imipramine, a traditional tricyclic antidepressant, on the binding to serotonin (5-HT)(2) receptors and levels of 5-HT(2A)-receptor mRNA in the frontal cortex of rats treated with adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Chronic treatment with ACTH significantly increased the binding of [(3)H]-ketanserin to 5-HT(2) receptors and the expression of 5-HT(2A)-receptor mRNA in the frontal cortex. However, it did not alter the concentration of 5-HT or 5-hydroxyindole acetic acid. The effect of chronic ACTH treatment on 5-HT(2) receptor and 5-HT(2A)-receptor mRNA levels was not altered by the chronic administration of imipramine. Also, imipramine did not affect the hyperfunction of 5-HT(2A) receptors caused by chronic ACTH treatment. These findings suggest that chronic treatment with ACTH acts to increase 5-HT(2A)-receptor synthesis through increased gene transcription, without modulating presynaptic serotonergic neurotransmission.
  Journal of Pharmacological Sciences 02/2008; 106(1):100-6. · 2.08 Impact Factor