The selective inhibition of the D₁ dopamine receptor results in an increase of metabolized dopamine in the rat striatum.

Neurochemical Research
A Bueno-NavaM Alonso-Spilsbury

Abstract

Our aim was to study the specific role of the postsynaptic D(1) receptors on dopaminergic response and analyze the metabolized dopamine (DA) in the rat striatum. We used male Wistar rats to evaluate the effects of different doses of a D(1) agonist (SKF-38393) and a D(1) antagonist (SCH-23390), and their co-administration. The levels of DA and L-3, 4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) were measured using high performance liquid chromatography. The systemic injection of SKF-38393 alone at 1, 5 and 10 mg/kg did not alter the DA and DOPAC levels or the DOPAC/DA ratio. In contrast, injection of SCH-23390 alone at 0.25, 0.5 and 1 mg/kg significantly increased the DA and DOPAC levels, as well as the DOPAC/DA ratio, compared with the respective control groups. The co-administration of SCH-23390+SKF-38393 did not alter the DA or DOPAC levels, but it did significantly inhibit the SCH-23390-induced increase of the DA and DOPAC levels. The SCH-23390+SKF-38393 and the SCH-23390-only groups showed an increase in the DOPAC/DA ratio. The co-administration of SCH-23390+PARGYLINE significantly decreased the DOPAC levels and the DOPAC/DA ratio compared with the control and SCH-23390 groups. Taken together, our results showed that selective inhibi...Continue Reading

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May 20, 2015·Neurochemical Research·Alberto Avila-LunaAntonio Bueno-Nava
Jan 28, 2017·Neuroscience Letters·Cho-Chen HsiehChai-Ching Lin
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