title: In primary neuronal cultures muscarinic m1 and m3 receptor mRNA levels are regulated by agonists, partial agonists and antagonists.
abstract: The homologous regulation of the muscarinic m1 and m3 receptors mRNA was studied in rat corticostriatal neuronal cultures. In response to the full agonist carbachol the m1 and m3 receptor mRNA levels were modulated and showed different time-courses. The m1 receptor mRNA increased to 270% of prestimulation levels after 6 h, while the m3 receptor transcript transiently increased to 170% after 2 h. Conversely, the muscarinic receptor partial agonist oxotremorine caused a rapid and sustained increase in both mRNA species as soon as after 1 h of exposure. A comparable increase in both receptor mRNAs was induced by the partial agonist [4-(m-chlorophenylcarbamoyloxy)-2-butynyltrimethyl-ammonium chloride] (McN-A-343). The observation that 1 h exposure to the non selective antagonist N-methyl-scopolamine also enhanced the m1 and m3 receptor transcripts suggests that in corticostriatal neurons muscarinic receptor partial agonists exert an antagonist-like effect on the m1 and m3 receptor mRNAs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Farmacologia e Terapia Sperimentale, University of Torino, Italy.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Brusa
authors.forename: S R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Gamalero
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Genazzani
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Eva
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000166:cytology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D015536:Down-Regulation; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D043587:Receptor, Muscarinic M3; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D043587:Receptor, Muscarinic M3; D011976:Receptors, Muscarinic