title: Biphasic effects of oxotremorine-M on turning behavior induced by caffeine in 6-OHDA-lesioned rats.
abstract: This work studied the interactions between cholinergic and adenosine systems in the denervated striatum. For that purpose, we evaluated the effects of an intrastriatal administration of the muscarincic receptor agonist, oxotremorine-M on turning behavior induced by systemic caffeine in unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. Low doses of oxotremorine-M (0.1 ng/microl) enhanced, whereas high doses (100 ng/microl) attenuated contralateral turning induced by caffeine. These results support a functional link between muscarinic and adenosinergic systems in the denervated striatum and suggest opposite actions of muscarinic M2 and M1 receptors on caffeine-induced turning behavior.
authors.affiliation: Laboratori de Neuropsicofarmacologia, Institut de Recerca de l'Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Departaments de Psiquiatria i de Farmacología, Universitat Autónoma de Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Juan Francisco
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Núñez-Taltavull
authors.forename: Gemma
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Prat
authors.forename: Antonia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rubio
authors.forename: Patricia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Robledo
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Casas
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D002110:Caffeine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D018721:Muscarinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000633:toxicity; D010095:Oxotremorine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley
chemical_list: D018721:Muscarinic Agonists; D002110:Caffeine; D010095:Oxotremorine; D016627:Oxidopamine