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  • Title: Responses to selective D-1 and D-2 agonists after repeated treatment with selective D-1 and D-2 antagonists.
    Author: Gandolfi O, Dall'olio R, Vaccheri A, Roncada P, Montanaro N.
    Journal: Pharmacol Biochem Behav; 1988 Jun; 30(2):463-9. PubMed ID: 3262877.
    Abstract:
    This study was aimed at achieving a better understanding of the functional role of D-1 and D-2 receptors in some dopamine-mediated behaviors. Hypermotility, grooming behavior and stereotyped behavior were induced, respectively, by LY 171555 (D-2 agonist), SKF 38393 (D-1 agonist) and apomorphine (mixed agonist). Acute pretreatment either with the D-1 selective antagonist SCH 23390 (0.02 mg/kg) or with the D-2 receptor blocker YM 09151-2 (0.02 mg/kg, IP) blocked all these behaviors, suggesting the existence of functional interactions between D-1 and D-2 receptors. Striatal membranes prepared from rats receiving repeated administrations with SCH 23390 (0.05 mg/kg, twice daily for 21 days) showed an increase in the number of D-1 but not of D-2 receptors. On the contrary the repeated treatments with YM 09151-2 increased only the Bmax values of D-2 receptors. While the D-1 supersensitive rats showed only enhancement of apomorphine-induced stereotyped behavior, the D-2 supersensitive rats exhibited an increase of both apomorphine-elicited stereotypy and LY 171555-elicited hypermotility. SKF 38393-induced grooming was unaffected by any pretreatments. Moreover when D-2 supersensitive rats were acutely pretreated with SCH 23390, the enhancement of apomorphine-induced stereotyped behavior was abolished. It is concluded that the behavioral expression of D-1 receptor supersensitivity requires the simultaneous activation of D-1 and D-2 receptors.
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