Prostaglandin D2-induced potentiation of hexobarbitone hypnosis in rats: role of 5-hydroxytryptamine

Abstract
Prostaglandin D2 (PGD2) produced a dose-related increase in the duration and incidence of induction of sleep induced by hexobarbitone, in rats. Pretreatment with pharmacological agents known to reduce selectively brain 5-hydroxytryptaminergic activity, significantly inhibited PGD2-induced potentiation of hexobarbitone, indicating that this potentiation is mediated by 5-hydroxytryptamine.