Psychomotor-activating effects mediated by dopamine D2 and D3 receptors in the nucleus accumbens

JJ Canales, SD Iversen - Pharmacology Biochemistry and Behavior, 2000 - Elsevier
The contribution made by specific dopamine receptor subtypes to the induction of motor
behaviors has not been firmly established. Here, we first characterized the behavioral effects …

Modulation of the locomotor activating effects of the noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist MK801 by dopamine D2/3 receptor agonists in mice

CD Cook, JL Newman, JC Winfree… - Pharmacology …, 2004 - Elsevier
The noncompetitive NMDA receptor antagonist MK801 (dizocilpine) produces behavioral
stimulation mediated, in part, through indirect activation of the dopamine (DA) system …

Selegilin Exerts Antidepressant-Like Effects During the Forced Swim Test in Adrenocorticotropic Hormone–Treated Rats

Y Kitamura, K Kitagawa, S Kimoto, H Sagara… - Journal of …, 2008 - Elsevier
In the present study, we investigated the effect of adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on
the immobilization of rats in the forced swim test after the administration of selegiline, a …

[PDF][PDF] Role of dopamine D~ 3 receptors in controlling the expression of cocaine sensitization in rats

M Filip, I Papla, K Czepiel - Polish journal of pharmacology, 2002 - Citeseer
It is established that dopamine (DA) is an important brain mediator of the behavioral (ie
sensitizing) effects of cocaine in rodents. Among DA receptors, recent findings point to …

Effect of quinpirole on timing behaviour in the free-operant psychophysical procedure: evidence for the involvement of D2 dopamine receptors

THC Cheung, G Bezzina, CL Hampson, S Body… - …, 2007 - Springer
Rationale Operant timing behaviour is sensitive to dopaminergic manipulations. It has been
proposed that this effect is mediated principally by D 2-like dopamine receptors. However …

The anticataleptic effect of 7-OH-DPAT: are dopamine D3 receptors involved?

J Maj, Z Rogóż, G Skuza - Journal of neural transmission, 1999 - Springer
The paper examined the effect of 7-OH-DPAT (7-hydroxy-N, N-di-n-propyl-2-aminotetralin),
a dopamine D 3 receptors-prefering agonist, on the catalepsy evoked by reserpine …

[PDF][PDF] Repeated imipramine treatment enhances the 7-OH-DPAT-induced hyperactivity in rats: the role of dopamine D~ 2 and D~ 3 receptors

Z Rogoz, G Skuza - Polish journal of pharmacology, 2001 - if-pan.krakow.pl
Previous studies have shown that antidepressant drugs with different pharmacological
profiles, administered repeatedly, increase the locomotor hyperactivity induced by various …

[PDF][PDF] Central effects of nafadotride, a dopamine D3 receptor antagonist, in rats. Comparison with haloperidol and clozapine

JD Bortel, M Swoboda, A Kwieciñski… - Pharmacological …, 2005 - academia.edu
The aim of this study was to examine behavioral and biochemical effects of nafadotride, the
new dopamine D! receptor antagonist, and to compare it with haloperidol (dopamine D …

Nafadotride administration increases D1 and D1/D2 dopamine receptor mediated behaviors

R Dall'Olio, R Gaggi, M Voltattorni… - Behavioural …, 2002 - journals.lww.com
The administration of nafadotride, given at doses known to block the D 3 dopamine
receptors (0.75, 1.5, 3 mg/kg ip) increased locomotor activity both in naive and habituated …

Modulation of the discriminative stimulus effects of mu opioid agonists in rats: I. Effects of dopamine D2/3 antagonists

CD Cook, PM Beardsley - Behavioural pharmacology, 2004 - journals.lww.com
Mu opioid receptor agonists such as morphine stimulate the release of dopamine (DA) in
various brain regions. These increases in DA are thought to be involved in some of the …