title: The dopamine receptor adenylate cyclase complex: evidence for post recognition site involvement for the development of supersensitivity.
abstract: The dopamine receptor adenylate cyclase complex of a rat striatal membrane preparation became more responsive to dopamine following the injection of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) into the median forebrain bundle or following the subcutaneous implantation of morphine pellets. Moreover, the membrane cyclase system was more responsive to activation by GTP, guanyl-5'-yl-imidodiphosphate and Mn-ATP. These observations suggest that both 6-OHDA and morphine induce similar biochemical changes in striatum and that the increased responsiveness arises, in part, from modification of the nucleotide regulatory and/or catalytic components of adenylate cyclase.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D004298:Dopamine