| Literature DB >> 18766327 |
Stratos Santis1, Andreas Kastellakis, Dimitra Kotzamani, Kalliopi Pitarokoili, Despoina Kokona, Kyriaki Thermos.
Abstract
The involvement of striatal somatostatin receptors (sst(1), sst(2) and sst(4)) in locomotor activity was investigated. Male Sprague-Dawley rats, 280-350 g, received in the striatum bilateral infusions of saline, somatostatin, and selective sst(1), sst(2), and sst(4) ligands. Spontaneous locomotor activity was recorded for 60 min. The involvement of excitatory amino acid receptors (AMPA and NMDA) on somatostatin's actions was also examined. Western blot analysis was employed for the identification of somatostatin receptors in striatal membranes. Somatostatin, sst(2) and sst(4), but not sst(1), selective ligands increased rat locomotor activity in a dose-dependent manner. Blockade of AMPA and NMDA receptors reversed somatostatin's actions. In conclusion, striatal somatostatin receptor activation differentially influence rat locomotor activity, while glutamatergic actions underlie the behavioral actions of somatostatin.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18766327 DOI: 10.1007/s00210-008-0346-z
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol ISSN: 0028-1298 Impact factor: 3.000