Abstract
Effect of Y-25130 on 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) receptors was investigated using the von BezoldJarisch effect (BJE) in anesthetized rats. Intravenous or intraduodenal administration of Y 25130 antagonized the BJE evoked by 5-HT and its effect was over 100 times more potent than that of metoclopramide. Y-25130 also completely blocked the BJE induced by 2-methyl-5-HT, a selective 5-HT3 receptor agonist. The BJE induced by 5-HT was not antagonized by spiperone, ketanserin, phenoxybenzamine, yohimbine and haloperidol, but antagonized by atropine. Atropine inhibited the bradycardia caused by electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve, but Y-25130 had no inhibitory effect. These results indicate that Y-25130 possesses a potent and selective 5-HT3 receptor antagonistic property.
