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  • Title: CY 208-243 behaves as a typical D-1 agonist in the reserpine-treated mouse.
    Author: Abbott B, Starr BS, Starr MS.
    Journal: Pharmacol Biochem Behav; 1991 Feb; 38(2):259-63. PubMed ID: 1676166.
    Abstract:
    The object of this study was to determine if the newly developed phenanthridine derivative, CY 208-243, retains its apparent in vivo preference for dopamine D-1 receptors under conditions of dopamine depletion, as a starting point to understanding why CY 208-243 possesses antiparkinson activity and the selective D-1 agonist SKF 38393 does not. Three hours after receiving reserpine (5 mg/kg), mice were strongly sedated and completely unresponsive to the motor stimulant effects of CY 208-243 (0.1-10 mg/kg) or the selective D-2 agonist RU 24213 (0.5-5 mg/kg) administered alone. After 24 h reserpine, the akinesia was partially and dose-dependent reversed by both CY 208-243 (0.1-10 mg/kg) and RU 24213 (0.5-5 mg/kg) alone. CY 208-243 also stimulated rearing and grooming, while RU 24213 gave rise to strong head-down sniffing. The response to 1 mg/kg CY 208-243 was practically abolished by pretreatment with the D-1 antagonist SCH 23390 (0.2 mg/kg). On the other hand, blocking D-2 receptors with metoclopramide (0.25 mg/kg) unexpectedly facilitated CY 208-243-induced locomotion and rearing, but suppressed grooming. When CY 208-243 (1 mg/kg) was injected together with RU 24213 (0.5-5 mg/kg), the two drugs interacted synergistically to stimulate locomotion at all times after reserpine. These animals also exhibited a greater preponderance of grooming, sniffing, gnawing and oral dyskinesia. Apart from the potentiation of some elements of CY 208-243-stimulated motor behaviour by D-2 blockade, these results are qualitatively indistinguishable from those previously obtained with the prototype D-1 agonist SKF 38393.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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