Further dopaminergic supersensitivity to dopamine agonists by subchronic administration of haloperidol in rats treated with colchicine.
Effects of subchronic administration of haloperidol on the circling behavior induced by dopamine agonists were examined in rats treated with colchicine. Methamphetamine and apomorphine produced contralateral or ipsilateral rotation in colchicine-treated rats, and these circling behaviors were significantly increased by subchronic treatment with haloperidol. These results suggest that development of supersensitivity following colchicine and subchronic haloperidol may occur through different mechanisms.
D000818:Animals; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D003078:Colchicine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D008694:Methamphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects*
D008694:Methamphetamine; D006220:Haloperidol; D001058:Apomorphine; D003078:Colchicine; D004298:Dopamine