title: D2 receptor activation in distinct striatal neurons in comparison with D3 receptors.
abstract: The role of D2/D3 receptors in striatum was electrophysiologically examined in vitro in chloralose-anesthetized rats. In addition, in vitro patch clamp method with rat brain slices was followed. Stimulations of the substantia nigra pars compacta (SN) in vivo elicited spike generation which was inhibited by microiontophoretically applied domperidone, a D2 antagonist. These domperidone-sensitive neurons were activated by microiontophoretic application of D2 agonists such as talipexole, quinpirole and bromocriptine as well as the D2 agonist, 7-OH-DPAT. They were also excited by either intravenous injection of bromocriptine or talipexole in a dose-dependent manner. Furthermore, the SN-induced increases in neuronal firing were blocked during microiontophoretic application of domperidone. In patch clamp whole-cell recording large-sized cells, identified visually under Ramanosky microscope, were depolarized with repetitive firing on bath application of talipexole and 7-OH-DPAT at a current clamp mode. Talipexole-induced depolarization in the large-sized cell was similarly observed in the presence of TTX and high Mg2+ in Ca(2+)-free physiological solution. In contrast, the medium-sized cells were hyperpolarized on bath application of talipexole without being affected by 7-OH-DPAT. These findings suggest that the large-sized cells, which were presumably cholinergic interneurons, are activated by dopamine derived from the SN via D2 and/or D3 receptors, while the medium-sized cells are inhibited by dopamine via D2 receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Hiroshima University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sasa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ishihara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsubayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Momiyama
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Todo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001381:Azepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D004294:Domperidone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004298:Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D065127:Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists; D004594:Electrophysiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology*; D018408:Patch-Clamp Techniques; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2 / Q000819:agonists / Q000502:physiology*; D050637:Receptors, Dopamine D3; D009435:Synaptic Transmission; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001381:Azepines; D065127:Dopamine D2 Receptor Antagonists; C493595:Drd3 protein, rat; D017448:Receptors, Dopamine D2; D050637:Receptors, Dopamine D3; D013764:Tetrahydronaphthalenes; D004294:Domperidone; C024763:talipexole; C031349:7-hydroxy-2-N,N-dipropylaminotetralin; D004298:Dopamine