title: [The effect of a low dose of piracetam on the activity of the dopaminergic system in the rat striatum].
abstract: The low-dose effect (100 mg/kg, intraperitoneally) of the nootropic drug pyracetam on some DA-ergic neurochemical parameters of the rat striatum, as well as on the locomotion activity of rats were studied using the "open-field" test. It was shown that pyracetam (l mM) in vitro increases the K(+)-stimulated (28 mM) DA release from the perfused isolated striatum to 148 +/- 14 pmole/mg tissue compared to the control animals: 101 +/- 10 pmole /mg (p < 0.05, Student's t-test). Pyracetam in a dose of 100 mg/kg increased the DA level and decreased the 5-HT level in the striatum homogenates: DA- to 121% and 5-HT-to 81% (p < 0.05), respectively. The content of DOPAC, HVA and 5-HIAA in the tissue remained the same. In addition to the mentioned effects pyracetam promoted the locomotion activity of rats in the "open field" -putative behavioral marker of the striatum DA-ergic function. Thus pyracetam is capable of modifying the DA-ergic activity of the rat striatum, thus stimulating the neuromediator release.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Budygin
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Gaĭnetdinov
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Titov
authors.forename: G I
authors.initials: GI
authors.lastname: Kovalev
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009043:Motor Activity / Q000187:drug effects; D018697:Nootropic Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D010889:Piracetam / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D018697:Nootropic Agents; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D004298:Dopamine; D010889:Piracetam
vernacular_title: Vliianie maloĭ dozy piratsetama na aktivnost' dofaminergicheskoĭ sistemy striatuma mozga krys.