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[Effects of dopaminergic drugs on the concentrations of PGE2 and PGF2alpha in various brain regions].
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Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale [Boll Soc Ital Biol Sper] 1983 Jan 31; Vol. 59 (1), pp. 58-64. - Publication Year :
- 1983
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Abstract
- It has long been shown by Biggio and Guidotti that multisynaptic nigro-cerebellar pathway of dopaminergic origin can control cerebellar cyclic guanosinmonophosphate (cGMP) content, a good index of the activity of Purkinje cells. In this line, it has been reported that haloperidol and sulpiride, significantly decrease cerebellar cGMP content while opposite changes are observed with apomorphine. In an attempt to establish whether other cerebellar cGMP-related parameters may be influenced by dopamine drugs. Authors have investigated the effects of haloperidol, sulpiride and apomorphine on cerebellar PGE2 and PGF2alpha. Results obtained indicate that haloperidol and sulpiride significantly reduce cerebellar PGE2 and PGF2alpha content while opposite changes are induced by apomorphine. Similar results have been observed in substantia nigra but not in other brain regions, such as corpus striatum and medial basal hypothalamus. The possibility that the observed changes in cerebellar PG-content may result from the modulation of striatal dopamine receptors is discussed.
Details
- Language :
- Italian
- ISSN :
- 0037-8771
- Volume :
- 59
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 6573881