| Literature DB >> 2901126 |
L T Meltzer1, J N Wiley, A E Williams, T G Heffner.
Abstract
The ability of B-HT 920, a selective dopamine (DA) D-2 agonist, to stimulate postsynaptic DA receptors in brain was evaluated by assessing its ability to induce stereotypy and to increase locomotor activity in rats. When administered alone, B-HT 920 (0.03-3.0 mg/kg) did not induce stereotypy and produced only inhibition of locomotor activity, suggesting a lack of postsynaptic DA agonist actions. However, a different pattern of effects emerged when B-HT 920 was administered in combination with the selective DA D-1 agonist SKF 38393 (10 mg/kg): stereotypies (sniffing, licking, and gnawing) were induced and there was an inverted U-shaped function for locomotor activity. These data are consistent with the hypothesis that B-HT 920 has postsynaptic DA D-2 receptor agonist effects in normal rats that are revealed when D-1 receptor stimulation is also increased.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID： 2901126 DOI： 10.1007/bf00181942
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Psychopharmacology (Berl) ISSN： 0033-3158 Impact factor: 4.530