Quinpirole attenuates striatal c-fos induction by 5-HT, opioid and muscarinic receptor agonists.
Pretreatment with the dopamine D2 receptor agonist quinpirole (0.025-2.5 mg/kg) produced a marked, dose-dependent, attenuation of the striatal Fos expression induced by the serotonin (5-Hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) releasing agent fenfluramine (25 mg/kg). Quinpirole (2.5 mg/kg) was also able to drastically attenuate the striatal Fos response produced by injections of the direct 5-HT1/2 receptor agonist N-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine hydrochloride (TFMPP) (5 mg/kg), the selective 5-HT2 receptor agonist 1-(2,5-dimethoxy-4-iodophenyl)-2-aminopropane hydrochloride (DOI) (6.64 mg/kg), the 5-HT1A/1B receptor agonist RU-24969 (5-methoxy-3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridin-4-yl)1H-indole) (5 mg/kg), the mu-opioid receptor agonist morphine (5 mg/kg) and the muscarinic cholinergic receptor agonist pilocarpine (50 mg/kg). These results are in marked contrast to the previously reported ability of quinpirole to potentiate the response to D1 dopamine receptor agonists and demonstrate that stimulation of D2-like receptors can have differential effects on the Fos responses induced by various drugs.
Department of Psychology, The University of Illinois at Chicago, 60607-7137, USA.
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D000662:Amphetamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005277:Fenfluramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007211:Indoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009020:Morphine / Q000494:pharmacology; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010879:Piperazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D019257:Quinpirole / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000819:agonists*; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin / Q000187:drug effects; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*
D000662:Amphetamines; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D007211:Indoles; D018727:Muscarinic Antagonists; D010879:Piperazines; D016760:Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos; D044302:Receptor, Serotonin, 5-HT1B; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D011985:Receptors, Serotonin; D044263:Receptors, Serotonin, 5-HT1; D017366:Serotonin Receptor Agonists; D010862:Pilocarpine; D019257:Quinpirole; C018406:1-(3-trifluoromethylphenyl)piperazine; D005277:Fenfluramine; C025145:5-methoxy 3-(1,2,3,6-tetrahydro-4-pyridinyl)1H indole; D009020:Morphine; C015952:4-iodo-2,5-dimethoxyphenylisopropylamine