title: Effects of chronic antidepressant treatment on dopamine-related [3H]SCH 23390 and [3H]spiperone binding in the rat striatum.
abstract: 1. The effects of chronic administration of antidepressants on dopamine-related [3H]SCH 23390 and [3H]spiperone binding to rat striatal membranes were assessed. 2. The monoamine oxidase inhibitors phenelzine (5 or 10 mg kg-1/day) and tranylcypromine (1 mg kg-1/day) and the tricyclic desipramine (10 mg kg-1/day) were administered for 28 days by constant subcutaneous infusion using Alzet (2ML4) osmotic minipumps. 3. These treatments did not alter Kd estimates for either [3H]SCH 23390 or [3H]spiperone binding sites. The monoamine oxidase inhibitors induced a decrease in the Bmax values for both [3H]SCH 23990 and [3H]spiperone binding sites. Desipramine induced a decrease in the Bmax value for [3H]SCH 23390 binding but had no effect on the Bmax value for [3H]spiperone binding.
authors: Neurochemical Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors: P R
authors: PR
authors: Paetsch
authors: A J
authors: AJ
authors: Greenshaw
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000378:metabolism*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003891:Desipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010624:Phenelzine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013134:Spiperone / Q000378:metabolism*; D014191:Tranylcypromine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D001552:Benzazepines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; C031611:spiroperidol receptor; D014191:Tranylcypromine; D013134:Spiperone; D010624:Phenelzine; D003891:Desipramine