title: Strain differences in clonidine-induced aggressiveness in mice and its interaction with the dopamine system.
abstract: The influence of a genotype of inbred mice on the aggressive behavior induced by clonidine and the role of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in that behavior were studied. Clonidine in a dose of 10 mg/kg evoked a strong aggressiveness in BALB/c, DBA/1, and CC57Br mice and an intermediate response in C57BL/6J, Albino Swiss, and CBA mice, whereas DD, A/He, and C3HA/y mice did not show any aggressive behavior. Apomorphine significantly potentiated the clonidine-induced aggressiveness in C57BL/6J mice. In Albino Swiss mice, SK&F38393 as well as quinpirole augmented the aggressive behavior evoked by clonidine. The clonidine-induced aggressiveness was blocked by SCH23390 and cis-flupentixol but not by (-)-sulpiride. In aggressive mice, the binding of [3H]SCH23390 was decreased in the limbic forebrain, whereas the binding of [3H]spiperone was not changed. The obtained results indicate that the potency of the clonidine-induced aggressiveness depends upon genotype of mice; moreover, the presence of a physiological function of D1 receptors is necessary for its occurrence.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Cytology and Genetics, Siberian Division, Russian Academy of Sciences, Novosibirsk.
authors.forename: E M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Nikulina
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Klimek
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression / Q000187:drug effects*; D000818:Animals; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003000:Clonidine / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology*; D015259:Dopamine Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008805:Mice, Inbred A; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D008809:Mice, Inbred C3H; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D008808:Mice, Inbred CBA; D008811:Mice, Inbred DBA; D008815:Mice, Inbred Strains; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1 / Q000378:metabolism; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013134:Spiperone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D015259:Dopamine Agents; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D013134:Spiperone; D003000:Clonidine; D004298:Dopamine