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Acute Effect of Alcohol and Acute Effect of Alcohol and Nicotine on 5-Hydroxytryptamine Synthesis and Tryptophan Hydroxylase Expression in Dorsal and Median Raphe of Ratson 5-Hydroxytryptamine Synthesis and Tryptophan Hydroxylase Expression in Dorsal and Median Raphe of Rats

Acute Effect of Alcohol and Nicotine on 5-Hydroxytryptamine Synthesis and Tryptophan Hydroxylase Expression in Dorsal and Median Raphe of Rats

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Alcohol abuse and cigarette smoking have been on the rise worldwide and it has been reported that alcohol and nicotine influence serotonergic neuronal activity in the dorsal raphe. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) has been implicated in the pathophysiology of various neuropsychiatric disorders. In the present study, the effects of alcohol and nicotine on the synthesis of 5-HT and the expression of tryptophan hydroxylase (TPH), the rate limiting enzyme of 5-HT synthesis, in the dorsal and median raphe of young rats were investigated via immunohistochemistry. The numbers of the 5-HT-positive and TPH-positive cells in raphe nuclei were reduced by alcohol and nicotine treatment, and these numbers were reduced more potently by co-administration of alcohol and nicotine. Based on the results, it can be suggested that the pathogenesis of alcohol- and nicotine-induced neuropsychological disorders involves alcohol- and nicotine-induced suppression of 5-HT synthesis and TPH expression in raphe, and that this may be of particular relevance in the consumption of alcohol and nicotine during adolescence.

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