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  • Title: Electrophysiological effects of olanzapine, a novel atypical antipsychotic, on A9 and A10 dopamine neurons.
    Author: Stockton ME, Rasmussen K.
    Journal: Neuropsychopharmacology; 1996 Feb; 14(2):97-105. PubMed ID: 8822532.
    Abstract:
    This study examined the effects of the novel atypical antipsychotic olanzapine (LY170053) on the activity of substantia nigra pars compacta (A9) and ventral tegmental area (A10) dopamine cells in anesthetized rats. Acute administration of olanzapine (10, 20 mg/kg sc) increased the number of spontaneously active A10, but not A9, dopamine cells. Chronic administration of olanzapine (10, 20 mg/kg/day x 21 days) decreased the number of spontaneously active A10, but not A9, dopamine cells. Administration of the dopamine agonist apomorphine reversed the effects of chronic olanzapine on A10 cells, indicating a possible depolarization-inactivation mechanism. In conclusion, olanzapine has selective effects on A10 versus A9 dopamine cells following acute and chronic administration. These effects of olanzapine on dopamine cells are similar to the effects observed with clozapine and may play an important role in the atypical antipsychotic profile of olanzapine.
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