title: Effects of desensitized nicotinic receptors on rotational behavior in a 6-hydroxydopamine model of Parkinson's disease.
abstract: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of desensitized nicotinic acetylcholine receptors (nAChRs) on rotational behavior in the unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) model of Parkinson's disease (PD). When rats were treated with different doses of nicotine, nAChRs were observed in activated, subacute desensitized, acute desensitized, and chronic desensitized states. The rotational behavior of the hemiparkinsonian rats was determined when nAChRs were in the activated or different desensitized states. The results showed that hemiparkinsonian rats exhibited no significant changes in apomorphine-induced rotation when brain nAChRs were in an activated state. However, hemiparkinsonian rats displayed a significant reduction in apomorphine-induced rotational behavior when brain nAChRs were in subacute, acute, or chronic desensitized states induced by repeated administration of nicotine. When nAChRs were blocked by the nAChR antagonist mecamylamine, the behavior of the hemiparkinsonian rats worsened. These results suggest that desensitized nAChRs can lead to behavioral improvement in the 6-OHDA rat model of PD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Pharmacology, Beijing Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Beijing 100850, PR China.
authors.forename: Furong
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hai
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Wang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000978:Antiparkinson Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D004195:Disease Models, Animal; D018491:Dopamine Agonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D020820:Dyskinesias / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D020233:Gait Disorders, Neurologic / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D008297:Male; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D018733:Nicotinic Antagonists / Q000009:adverse effects; D016627:Oxidopamine; D020734:Parkinsonian Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D012399:Rotation
chemical_list: D000978:Antiparkinson Agents; D018491:Dopamine Agonists; D018722:Nicotinic Agonists; D018733:Nicotinic Antagonists; D011978:Receptors, Nicotinic; D016627:Oxidopamine