Anxiolytic-like effect of natural product 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyacetophenone isolated from Croton anisodontus in adult zebrafish via serotonergic neuromodulation involvement of the 5-HT system
- 12 July 2021
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Science and Business Media LLC in Naunyn-Schmiedebergs Archiv für experimentelle Pathologie und Pharmakologie
- Vol. 394 (10), 2023-2032
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-021-02116-z
Abstract
Benzodiazepines are highly effective in combating anxiety; however, they have considerable adverse effects, so it is important to discover new safe anxiolytic agents. This study was designed to investigate the effect of the natural product 2-hydroxy-3,4,6-trimethoxyacetophenone (HTMCX) on anxiety and seizure behavior in adult zebrafish and its possible mechanisms of action. The acute toxicity of 96 h of HTMCX was analyzed, and the open and light/dark field tests (n = 6 animals/group) were used to assess the anxiety behavior of animals treated with HTMCX. In addition, the mechanisms of action were investigated with antagonists of the GABAA, 5-HT receptors, and molecular anchorage study. Pentylenetetrazole (PTZ) was used to induce seizure by immersion. As a result, acetophenone HTMCX (1, 3 and 10 mg/kg; v.o.) was non-toxic and affected locomotor activity. The higher doses (3 and 10 mg/kg; v.o.) produced signs of anxiolytic action in the light/dark test, and this effect was reversed by the pizotifen (antagonist 5HTR1 and 5HTR2A/2C), having the potential to form a complex with 5HTR1B. However, the anxiolytic effect of HTMCX has not been abolished by flumazenil (antagonist GABAA), cyproheptadine (antagonist 5HTR2A), and granisetron (antagonist 5HTR3A/3B). Therefore, HTMCX demonstrated an anxiolytic effect, suggesting that the 5HTR1 and 5HTR2C receptors may be involved in the pharmacological performance of this acetophenone in the central nervous system.Keywords
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Funding Information
- Fundação Cearense de Apoio ao Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (BP4-0172-00075.01.00/20)
- Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior
- Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (305719/2018-1)
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