PMID: 9181088Aug 1, 1996Paper

Effects of losartan on neuroleptic-induced catalepsy in mice

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research = Revista Brasileira De Pesquisas Médicas E Biológicas
J G PiresH A Futuro-Neto

Abstract

Neuroleptic-induced catalepsy remains a useful method to study central dopaminergic function in rodents. Evidence obtained in several studies indicates that this phenomenon can be modified by cholinergic, histaminergic and serotonergic manipulation. Angiotensin II is a central neurotransmitter acting through AT1 and AT2 receptors. There are few data on the effect of angiotensinergic drugs on dopaminergic transmission. We investigated the effect of losartan, a nonpeptide antagonist of central and peripheral AT1 receptors, on neuroleptic-induced catalepsy. Adult male albino mice, 26-35 g, were used. Catalepsy was induced with haloperidol (H; 1 mg/kg, ip) and measured at 30-min intervals by means of a bar test. Losartan (10 or 100 ng/kg) or saline (control; 0.13 ml) was injected intraperitoneally 20 min before H, with each animal (7 per group) being used only once. Losartan (10 and 100 ng/kg) significantly (P < 0.05) potentiated the cataleptic effect of H in comparison to the control group (e.g. 264 +/- 26 and 299 +/- 68 sec, respectively, vs 89 +/- 24 sec for the control group, 90 min after H). No differences were demonstrable 120, 150 or 180 min after H. Considering the high selectivity and the pharmacokinetic properties of losa...Continue Reading

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