ACTIVATION OF THE A10 MESOLIMBIC SYSTEM BY THE SIGMA-RECEPTOR AGONIST (+)SKF 10,047 CAN BE BLOCKED BY RIMCAZOLE, A NOVEL PUTATIVE ANTIPSYCHOTIC
ACTIVATION OF THE A10 MESOLIMBIC SYSTEM BY THE SIGMA-RECEPTOR AGONIST (+)SKF 10,047 CAN BE BLOCKED BY RIMCAZOLE, A NOVEL PUTATIVE ANTIPSYCHOTIC
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-2999(88)90362-7
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发表时间:
1988-09-01
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
FRENCH, ED
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作者:
CECI, A;SMITH, M;FRENCH, ED
The study evaluated with electrophysiological and behavioral techniques the ability of rimcazole, a novel putative antipsychotic and selective .sigma.-receptor ligand, to antagonize the stimulation of the mesocorticolimbic dopamine system by the .sigma.-agonist, (+)SKF 10,047. Rimcazole effectively blocked the (+)SKF 10,047-induced excitation of ventral tegmental dopamine neurons while having no effect on either spontaneous activity or apomorphine-elicited slowing of A10 firing. Rimcazole also antagonized the behavioral hyperactivity produced by (+)SKF 10,047, but not by d-amphetamine which is also mediated through the same mesolimbic dopamine pathway. These data provide further evidence that rimcazole''s novel pharmacolgic profile may involve a blockade of .sigma.-receptors on mesocorticolimbic dopamine neurons.