title: Effects of fentanyl and droperidol on the dopamine metabolism of the rat striatum.
abstract: Fentanyl in low doses (0.02-0.05 mg/kg) had no significant effect on the dopamine turnover 20 min after intraperitoneal (i.p.) injection and raised the homovanillic acid (HVA) concentration in the rat striatum with a maximum at 60 min after i.p. injection. Higher doses (0.1-0.2 mg/kg)reduced the HVA content after 20 min and raised it after 60 min. Naloxone (1 mg/kg) given shortly (5min) after high doses of fentanyl (0.2 mg/kg) was able to eliminate the early  (i.e., 20 min after i.p. injection) decrease and the late (i.e., 60 min after i.p. injection)increase of HVA content in the striatum. Naloxone (1mg/kg) alone slightly increased the HVA concentration, after 20 as well as after 60 min. Droperidol (3-12 mg/kg) and haloperidol (6-12 mg/kg) markedly increased the HVA content in the rat striatum 90 min after i.p. injection. These effects were dose-dependent. Naloxone (1 mg/kg) did not significantly inhibit the rise of HVA induced by droperidol.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002375:Catalepsy / Q000139:chemically induced; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004329:Droperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005283:Fentanyl / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009270:Naloxone / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D009270:Naloxone; D006220:Haloperidol; D004329:Droperidol; D005283:Fentanyl; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid