title: Quinolinic acid lesions of rat striatum abolish D1- and D2-dopamine receptor-mediated catalepsy.
abstract: The selective D1-dopamine receptor antagonist SCH23390 and the more D2-selective antagonist haloperidol produced marked catalepsy in rats. The novel excitotoxin quinolinic acid (QA) selectively destroys striatal neurons when injected directly into the striatum. Bilateral QA lesions of the rat striatum (150 nmol and 225 nmol per side) abolished the cataleptic response to both SCH23390 and haloperidol. These data indicate that the D1- and/or D2-dopamine receptors which mediate the cataleptic response are restricted to QA-sensitive neurons in the rat striatum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, OH 45267.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Calderon
authors.forename: P R
authors.initials: PR
authors.lastname: Sanberg
authors.forename: A B
authors.initials: AB
authors.lastname: Norman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002375:Catalepsy / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017378:Quinolinic Acid; D011805:Quinolinic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D011725:Pyridines; D011805:Quinolinic Acids; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D017378:Quinolinic Acid; D006220:Haloperidol