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Abstract
A number of cholinoceptor antagonists used in the treatment of Parkinson's disease were examined for their ability to antagonize either the muscarinic receptor-mediated inhibition of dopamine D1 receptor-stimulated adenylyl cyclase or the muscarinic receptor-mediated stimulation of [3H]-inositol phosphates ([3H]-IPs) formation in rat striatal membranes. The drugs were found to block the receptors inhibiting adenylyl cyclase activation with high affinity and more potently than those stimulating [3H]-IPs formation. Moreover, their rank order of potencies for the former effect showed good correlation with their clinical efficacies. These data suggest that the blockade of the muscarinic receptor-mediated inhibition of striatal dopamine D1 receptor activation may be one of the mechanisms by which cholinoceptor blocking drugs exert their antiparkinsonian effect.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8799550 PMCID: PMC1909524 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1996.tb15474.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br J Pharmacol ISSN: 0007-1188 Impact factor: 8.739