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We hypothesized that fluoxetine affects the tone of vessels and thereby modulates cerebral blood flow.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Methods<\/jats:italic>\u2014A small branch of rat anterior cerebral artery (195\u00b115 \u03bcm in diameter at 80 mm Hg perfusion pressure) was isolated, cannulated, and pressurized (at 80 mm Hg), and changes in diameter were measured by videomicroscopy.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Results<\/jats:italic>\u2014Fluoxetine dilated small cerebral arteries with an EC<jats:sub>50<\/jats:sub>of 7.7\u00b11.0\u00d710<jats:sup>\u22126<\/jats:sup>mol\/L, a response that was not affected by removal of the endothelium or application of 4-aminopyridine (an inhibitor of aminopyridine-sensitive K<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>channels), glibenclamide (an inhibitor of ATP-sensitive K<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>channels), or tetraethylammonium (a nonspecific inhibitor of K<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>channels). The presence of fluoxetine (10<jats:sup>\u22126<\/jats:sup>to 3\u00d710<jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>mol\/L) significantly attenuated constrictions to serotonin (10<jats:sup>\u22129<\/jats:sup>to 10<jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>mol\/L) and norepinephrine (10<jats:sup>\u22129<\/jats:sup>to 10<jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>mol\/L). Increasing concentrations of Bay K 8644 (a voltage-dependent Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>channel opener, 10<jats:sup>\u221210<\/jats:sup>to 10<jats:sup>\u22126<\/jats:sup>mol\/L) elicited constrictions, which were markedly reduced by 2\u00d710<jats:sup>\u22126<\/jats:sup>and 10<jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>mol\/L fluoxetine, whereas 3\u00d710<jats:sup>\u22125<\/jats:sup>mol\/L fluoxetine practically abolished the responses.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:italic>Conclusions<\/jats:italic>\u2014Fluoxetine elicits substantial dilation of isolated small cerebral arteries, a response that is not mediated by endothelium-derived dilator factors or activation of K<jats:sup>+<\/jats:sup>channels. The finding that fluoxetine inhibits constrictor responses to Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>channel opener, as well as serotonin and norepinephrine, suggests that fluoxetine interferes with the Ca<jats:sup>2+<\/jats:sup>signaling mechanisms in the vascular smooth muscle. 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