title: Studies on the participation of the dopaminergic system in the central effects of chelidonine.
abstract: Chelidonine administered to rats in doses of 25, 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg ip exerted an inhibitory effect on the dopaminergic structures in the rat. It was shown that chelidonine decreased amphetamine- and apomorphine-induced hyperactivity and inhibited amphetamine and apomorphine sterotype. Besides, chelidonine significantly inhibited the yawning and penile erection produced by apomorphine. However, chelidonine potentiated also catalepsy caused by haloperidol. In doses of 100 and 200 mg/kg ip chelidonine depressed the whole brain dopamine (DA) concentrations and enhanced DA utilization.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology Medical Academy, Lublin, Poland.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Kleinrok
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Szponar
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Matuszek
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Jagiełło-Wójtowicz
mesh_terms: D000470:Alkaloids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000661:Amphetamine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D053119:Benzophenanthridines; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; D002490:Central Nervous System / Q000187:drug effects*; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004357:Drug Synergism; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D010410:Penile Erection / Q000187:drug effects; D010617:Phenanthridines; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects*; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D015000:Yawning / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000470:Alkaloids; D053119:Benzophenanthridines; D001600:Berberine Alkaloids; D002492:Central Nervous System Depressants; D010617:Phenanthridines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; C062047:chelidonine; D000661:Amphetamine; D006220:Haloperidol; D001058:Apomorphine