title: Effect of nicotine on sniffing induced by dopaminergic receptor stimulation.
abstract: Effects of nicotine on sniffing induced by amphetamine and apomorphine have been tested in rats. Intraperitoneal (i.p.) administration of nicotine (0.5 and 1 mg/kg), amphetamine (1-6 mg/kg) or apomorphine (0.1-1 mg/kg) induced sniffing. Nicotine (0. 25-1 mg/kg) potentiates sniffing induced by amphetamine (1 mg/kg). Nicotine (1 mg/kg) also potentiates the response induced by different doses (0.1-1 mg/kg) of apomorphine. Atropine induced sniffing and increased the response of both amphetamine and nicotine. Higher doses of hexamethonium decreased the sniffing response induced by amphetamine and the response induced by combination of amphetamine and nicotine. Sulpiride reduced the response induced by nicotine or amphetamine plus nicotine, while SCH23390 reduced normal sniffing behaviour of the animals and sniffing induced by either amphetamine or amphetamine plus nicotine. The data may indicate that nicotinic receptor mechanism(s) may be involved in the sniffing induced by dopaminergic receptor stimulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, P.O. Box 13145-784, Tehran, Iran.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Zarrindast
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Mohaddess
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rezvani-Pour
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001058:Apomorphine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D018738:Hexamethonium / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008464:Mecamylamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018733:Nicotinic Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D012903:Smell / Q000502:physiology*; D013469:Sulpiride / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D018733:Nicotinic Antagonists; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D018738:Hexamethonium; D008464:Mecamylamine; D009538:Nicotine; D013469:Sulpiride; D000661:Amphetamine; D001058:Apomorphine