title: Interaction of antidepressants with antiparkinsonian agents in rats.
abstract: The influence of antidepressants: nomifensine, imipramine, amitriptyline and trazodone on the effect of antiparkinsonian agents: trihexyphenidil and L-DOPA + carbidopa mixture (sinemet) in the model of haloperidol catalepsy was investigated in rats. In some experiments deprenyl, a selective MAO-B inhibitor, was used. It was found that antidepressant drugs in doses not influencing haloperidol catalepsy enhanced significantly the anticataleptic effect of trihexyphenidil and L-DOPA + carbidopa. The most effective in the interaction with both antiparkinsonian agents was nomifensine. Imipramine and trazodone potentiated anticataleptic effect of L-DOPA + carbidopa more strongly than those of trihexyphenidil. The most potent anticataleptic effect was observed after combined treatment of rats with deprenyl and L-DOPA + carbidopa.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000928:Antidepressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002375:Catalepsy / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000517:prevention & control; D004347:Drug Interactions; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007980:Levodopa / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors; D014282:Trihexyphenidyl / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000928:Antidepressive Agents; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D007980:Levodopa; D014282:Trihexyphenidyl; D006220:Haloperidol