Repeated electroconvulsive shock (ECS) exposure produced a decrease of [3H]SCH 23390 binding sites and a reduced response of adenylate cyclase activity to dopamine D-1 receptor stimulation in the rat limbic area analogous to that previously observed in rats chronically treated with imipramine. These effects were completely prevented by the repeated administration of a small dose of alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (alpha-MPT), associated with the tricyclic compound. Increased dopaminergic transmission seems to be involved in the mechanism of antidepressant action. Rats chronically treated with imipramine showed a decrease of dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) concentration restricted to the limbic area. Finally, both imipramine and desipramine blocked the uptake of [3H]dopamine in the limbic system with a 100-fold greater potency than that observed in the basal ganglia.
De Montis, M.G., Devoto, P., Gessa, G.L., Meloni, D., Porcella, A., Saba, P., et al. (1990). Central dopaminergic transmission is selectively increased in the limbic system of rats chronically exposed to antidepressants. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY, 180(1), 31-35 [10.1016/0014-2999(90)90589-X].
Central dopaminergic transmission is selectively increased in the limbic system of rats chronically exposed to antidepressants
De Montis, M. G.;
1990-01-01
Abstract
Repeated electroconvulsive shock (ECS) exposure produced a decrease of [3H]SCH 23390 binding sites and a reduced response of adenylate cyclase activity to dopamine D-1 receptor stimulation in the rat limbic area analogous to that previously observed in rats chronically treated with imipramine. These effects were completely prevented by the repeated administration of a small dose of alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine (alpha-MPT), associated with the tricyclic compound. Increased dopaminergic transmission seems to be involved in the mechanism of antidepressant action. Rats chronically treated with imipramine showed a decrease of dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) concentration restricted to the limbic area. Finally, both imipramine and desipramine blocked the uptake of [3H]dopamine in the limbic system with a 100-fold greater potency than that observed in the basal ganglia.
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