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  • Title: Bromocriptine and quinpirole, but not 7-OH-DPAT or SKF 38393, potentiate the inhibitory effect of L-NAME on ethanol-induced locomotor activity in mice.
    Author: Uzbay IT, Kayir H.
    Journal: Naunyn Schmiedebergs Arch Pharmacol; 2003 Apr; 367(4):414-21. PubMed ID: 12690434.
    Abstract:
    The effects of N(G)-nitro- l-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME), a nitric oxide synthase inhibitor, SKF 38393, bromocriptine (BRM), quinpirole (QPR) and 7-hydroxy-2-dipropylaminotetralin (7-OH-DPAT), dopamine receptor agonists, and combinations of the dopamine agonists and L-NAME on ethanol-induced locomotor activity in adult male Swiss-Webster mice were investigated. The mice were given ethanol (0.5-2 g/kg), L-NAME (15-60 mg/kg), SKF 38393 (5-20 mg/kg), BRM (2.5 and 5 mg/kg), QPR (0.25 and 0.5 mg/kg), 7-OH-DPAT (0.5 and 1.0 mg/kg), a combination of l-arginine (1 g/kg) and L-NAME (60 mg/kg), combinations of SKF 38393, BRM, QPR or 7-OH-DPAT with L-NAME (60 mg/kg) or ethanol (0.5 g/kg) and saline or vehicle by i.p. injection. Triple combinations (dopaminergic agonist, 60 mg/kg L-NAME and 0.5 g/kg ethanol) were also given. Locomotor activity was measured for 30 min immediately following ethanol injections. Ethanol (0.5 g/kg) significantly increased locomotor activity. L-NAME, BRM, QPR and 7-OH-DPAT blocked the ethanol (0.5 g/kg)-induced locomotor hyperactivity dose dependently and at doses that did not affect locomotor activity in naive mice when administered alone. The inhibitory effects of L-NAME (60 mg/kg) were not prevented by pretreatment with l-arginine. BRM and QPR, but not 7-OH-DPAT, significantly and dose-dependently potentiated the inhibitory effect of L-NAME. Our results suggest that L-NAME inhibits ethanol-induced locomotor hyperactivity in mice by a mechanism not involving NO. The inhibitory effect of L-NAME may be related to the activation of presynaptic dopamine D(2) receptors rather than dopamine D(3) receptors.
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