title: Enhancement by ipsapirone of dopamine release in the rat striatum.
abstract: Intrastriatal administration of ipsapirone (IPSA, 0.5 and 1 mM), an agonist of 5-HT1A serotonergic receptors, enhanced in a dose-dependent manner DA release in the rat striatum, without affecting levels of the DA metabolites DOPAC and HVA. The IPSA evoked-enhancement of DA release was followed by a decrease in 5-HIAA concentration. The effects of intrastriatal administration of IPSA were mimicked by 8-OH-DPAT (0.5 mM), another agonist of 5-HT1A receptors, and were antagonized by the peripheral administration of metergoline (5 mg/kg ip) and intrastriatal administration of NAN-190 (0.5 mM). IPSA given peripherally (10 mg/kg ip) also enhanced DA release; that effect was accompanied by an increase in DOPAC and HVA levels. It is postulated that IPSA increases the release of DA from nigrostriatal terminals via activation of striatal 5-HT1A receptors in a manner independent of the activation of 5-HT1A receptors in the dorsal raphe nuclei.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacology, Polish Academy of Sciences, Kraków.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Gołembiowska
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Wedzony
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D011743:Pyrimidines / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D011743:Pyrimidines; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D012702:Serotonin Antagonists; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; C043077:ipsapirone; D017371:8-Hydroxy-2-(di-n-propylamino)tetralin; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid