title: 17 beta Estradiol-induced increase in brain dopamine D-2 receptor: antagonism by MIF-1.
abstract: Animal behavioral and neurochemical studies implicate dopaminergic systems in the neurological sequelae induced by estrogen. In the present study, we demonstrated for the first time that MIF-1, a neuropeptide unrelated to classical dopamine agonists, when given prior to, concurrently with, and after 17 beta-estradiol, antagonized significantly the estrogen-induced increase in the density of dopamine D-2 receptor both in the striatum and the mesolimbic area of male rat brain. The current findings have implications for the prophylactic and therapeutic potential for MIF-1 in extrapyramidal motor disorders caused by estrogen imbalance in humans.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry / Q000187:drug effects*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000032:analysis; D004958:Estradiol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008032:Limbic System / Q000032:analysis; D009075:MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000032:analysis / Q000187:drug effects*; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2
chemical_list: D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D004958:Estradiol; D009075:MSH Release-Inhibiting Hormone