title: The Roles of Dopamine D1 Receptor on the Social Hierarchy of Rodents and Nonhuman Primates.
abstract: Although dopamine has been suggested to play a role in mediating social behaviors of individual animals, it is not clear whether such dopamine signaling contributes to attributes of social groups such as social hierarchy.
  
  
  
  In this study, the effects of the pharmacological manipulation of dopamine D1 receptor function on the social hierarchy and behavior of group-housed mice and macaques were investigated using a battery of behavioral tests.
  
  
  
  D1 receptor blockade facilitated social dominance in mice at the middle, but not high or low, social rank in the groups without altering social preference among mates. In contrast, the administration of a D1 receptor antagonist in a macaque did not affect social dominance of the drug-treated animal; however, relative social dominance relationships between the drug-treated and nontreated subjects were altered indirectly through alterations of social affiliative relationships within the social group.
  
  
  
  These results suggest that dopamine D1 receptor signaling may be involved in social hierarchy and social relationships within a group, which may differ between rodents and primates.
authors.affiliation: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan;
authors.forename: Yoshie
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Science and Nutrition, Catholic University of Daegu, Gyeongsan, Gyeounbuk, South Korea.
authors.forename: Young-A
authors.initials: YA
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.affiliation: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan;
authors.forename: Akemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.affiliation: Primate Research Institute, Kyoto University, Inuyama, Aichi, Japan;
authors.forename: Yukiori
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Goto
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D001552:Benzazepines / Q000494:pharmacology; D003071:Cognition / Q000187:drug effects; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006608:Hierarchy, Social; D007175:Impulsive Behavior / Q000187:drug effects; D008253:Macaca mulatta; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D001552:Benzazepines; D018492:Dopamine Antagonists; D017447:Receptors, Dopamine D1; C534628:SCH 23390
keywords: cognitive function; evolution; monoamine; psychiatric disorder; social affiliation