title: Dopamine stimulates [3H]phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate binding in cultured striatal cells.
abstract: The effect of dopamine (DA) on the binding of [3H]phorbol 12,13-dibutyrate ([3H]PdBu) in cultured rat striatal cells was examined. DA maximally increased specific [3H]PdBu binding by 70 +/- 10%, an increase comparable to that observed with norepinephrine (NE). This finding suggests that DA activates protein kinase C in cultured striatal cells, because increases in [3H]PdBu binding reflect translocation of protein kinase C. Half-maximal stimulation was observed with 10(-6) M DA. The peak response was observed at 2-3 min after addition of 10(-4) M DA, but [3H]PdBu binding was still increased above basal at 30 min. DA was not acting via an adrenergic receptor. Prazosin (10(-6) M) blocked the response to NE, suggesting mediation by an alpha 1-adrenergic receptor, but had little effect on the response to DA. Conversely, the D1 receptor antagonist SCH-23390 (10(-6) M) blocked the response to DA, but only partially inhibited the response to NE. Morphine (10(-6) M) inhibited the response to DA by 46 +/- 14%, but did not affect significantly the response to NE. The DA effect on [3H]PdBu binding is apparently independent of the increase in cyclic AMP seen on D1 receptor activation. Forskolin, apomorphine, and the D1 agonist SKF-38393 all increased cyclic AMP in striatal cells, but were less effective than DA in stimulating [3H]PdBu binding. The D2 agonist quinpirole was ineffective in stimulating either cyclic AMP or [3H]PdBu binding.
authors.affiliation: Neuropharmacology Section, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27709.
authors.forename: M K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: McMillian
authors.forename: X P
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: He
authors.forename: J S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Hong
authors.forename: K R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Pennypacker
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate / Q000378:metabolism*; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1
chemical_list: D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D015240:Phorbol 12,13-Dibutyrate; D009020:Morphine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine