Time course of bromocriptine induced excitation in the rat: behavioural and biochemical studies

Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology
D M JacksonS B Ross

Abstract

The aim of the present study was to further investigate the behavioural and biochemical pharmacology of the directly acting dopamine (DA) receptor agonist bromocriptine (BRC). BRC produced an initial depression of locomotion followed after about an hour by a weak but significant locomotor stimulation. The stimulation was potentiated by concomitant administration of the D1 agonist SKF38393. Ex vivo biochemical determinations indicated that reductions in dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA) levels occurred in the striatum after BRC injection without a significant change in DA levels, indicating a reduced DA turnover. An increase in 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) levels occurred in the striatum leading to a significant increase in turnover (i.e. ratio of 5HIAA to 5HT). Noradrenaline concentrations increased in the striatum. In the cortex, sharp falls in HVA and DOPAC levels without a corresponding change in DA were observed. While there was no significant change in noradrenaline levels in this brain region, an increase in 5HIAA, but not in 5HT, levels occurred. These changes indicate an increase in 5HT turnover (ratio of 5HIAA to 5HT). In vivo dialysis indicated that extr...Continue Reading

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