title: Behavioral effects evoked by SKF 38393 and LY 171555 in adult cats.
abstract: The aim of the present work was to study the behavioral effects elicited in adult cats by the selective D1 agonist, SKF 38393, and the D2 agonist, LY 171555, comparing their effects with those evoked by apomorphine. In 10 adult cats, 0.5, 1.0, 4.0, and 8.0 mg/kg IP of SKF 38393 were administered at random. A dose-response effect was observed related to alertness, indifference, and locomotion. The overall effect of SKF 38393 was inhibitory. To the same 10 animals, LY 171555 in doses of 0.25, 0.5, and 1.0 mg/kg were injected IP. This drug had an excitatory and more complex effect than what was observed with the D1 agonist. Increases in locomotion, in alertness, indifference, fear, olfaction, pupillary dilation, hallucination, limb flicking, and head shaking were recorded. Apomorphine given to the same cats, in a dose equimolar to 1.0 mg/kg of LY 171555, elicited behaviors that resembled those elicited by the latter drug, but of a lesser intensity and duration. The interval between the different treatments was approximately 2 months. These results show clearly that the D2 receptor is the main dopaminergic receptor involved in the mechanism of production of most of the behavioral effects produced by some of the dopaminergic agonist drugs like apomorphine.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Medicina Experimental Oriente, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, Santiago.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Motles
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tetas
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gomez
mesh_terms: D015647:2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D001143:Arousal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D002415:Cats; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004644:Emotions / Q000187:drug effects; D004873:Ergolines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D019257:Quinpirole; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013239:Stereotyped Behavior / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D004873:Ergolines; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D019257:Quinpirole; D015647:2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-benzazepine; D001058:Apomorphine