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Table 1 A list of psychotropic drugs selected for the comparison

From: Novel drug-regulated transcriptional networks in brain reveal pharmacological properties of psychotropic drugs

 

Drug

Dose [mg/kg, i.p.] (control)1

Pharmacological targets

Clinical group7

1

Mianserin (MIA)3

20 (sal)

HRH1 / HTR2C, 2A, 3A / ADRA2C, 2A, 1A / NET / CHRM

Antidepressant (NaSSa)

2

Imipramine (IMI)3

10 (sal)

SERT / HRH1 / NET / ADRA1A / HTR2C / CHRM

Antidepressant (TCA)

3

Fluoxetine (FLU)3

20 (sal)

SERT / NET / HTR2C

Antidepressant (SSRI)

4

Bupropion (BUP)3

20 (sal)

DAT

Antidepressant (DRI)

5

Tianeptine (TIA)2

20 (sal)

Unknown targets

Antidepressant (SSRE)

6

Tranylcypromine (TRA)2

20 (sal)

MAO

Antidepressant (MAOI)

7

Methamphetamine (MET)2

2 (sal)

NET / DAT

Psychostimulant

8

Cocaine (COC)2

25 (sal)

DAT / NET / SERT

Psychostimulant

9

Nicotine (NIC)2

1 (sal)

n-AChR

Psychostimulant

10

Heroin (HER)6

10 (sal)

OPRM1, OPRK1, OPRD1

Analgesic

11

Morphine (MOR)4

20 (sal)

OPRM1, OPRK1, OPRD1

Analgesic

12

Ethanol (ETO)2

2000 (sal)

GABAA

Anxiolytic/Analgesic

13

Diazepam (DIA)2

5 (twe)

GABAA

Anxiolytic

14

Buspirone (BUS)3

10 (sal)

5HT1A

Anxiolytic

15

Hydroxizine (HYD)2

10 (sal)

HRH1

Anxiolytic

16

Clozapine (CLO)3

3 (twe)

DRD4, 2 / HRH1 / HTR2A, 2C / DRD1 / CHRM / ADRA1A

Antipsychotic

17

Risperidone (RIS)3

0.5 (twe)

HTR2A, 2C / DRD1 / DRD2, 3, 4 / ADRA1A, 2C / HRH1

Antipsychotic

18

Haloperidol (HAL)3

1 (twe)

DRD2, 3, 4 / 5HT2

Antipsychotic

19

Tween 802

vol. 10 ml/kg (naïve)

No targets

Vehicle

20

Saline (SAL)5

vol. 10 ml/kg (naïve)

No targets

Vehicle

  1. 1the effective drug doses were based on the literature; the drugs were purchased from 2Sigma-Aldrich, 3Biotrend, 4Teva, 5Polpharma or 6synthesized from morphine, 7class of antidepressant (NaSSa, noradrenergic and specific serotonergic antidepressant, TCA tricyclic antidepressant, SSRI selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, DRI dopamine reuptake inhibitor, SSRE selective serotonin reuptake enhancer, MAOI monoamine oxidase inhibitor).