PMID: 9423935Jan 10, 1998Paper

Further investigations of the interactions of antipsychotics with the (-)2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM) discriminative stimulus

Neuropharmacology
D FiorellaJ C Winter

Abstract

Stimulus control induced by (-)-2,5-dimethoxy-4-methylamphetamine (DOM) is believed to be mediated by agonism at 5-HT2A receptors. We hypothesized that blockade of (-) DOM-induced stimulus control may thus prove useful in the pre-clinical characterization of novel antipsychotic agents by providing an in vivo index of antagonism at that receptor. A previous study (Fiorella et al., 1995a) observed no antagonism by typical agents such as haloperidol and thioridazine, partial antagonism by the atypical agent, clozapine, and full antagonism by risperidone, a second atypical antipsychotic. The present investigation extends these observations to include seven additional drugs: SCH 23390, sulpiride, amperozide, melperone, octoclothepin, tiospirone and ritanserin. Of the drugs tested in rats in which (-) DOM-induced stimulus control had reliably been established, only tiospirone and ritanserin produced complete antagonism of the (-) DOM stimulus. Intermediate levels of antagonism were observed following treatment with amperozide, melperone, and octoclothepin. Finally, SCH 23390 and sulpiride yielded no evidence of antagonistic activity in (-) DOM-trained animals. Because clozapine and risperidone are both classified as atypical antipsyc...Continue Reading

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