Dopamine receptors in the striatum of rats exposed to repeated restraint stress and alprazolam treatment
Dopamine receptors in the striatum of rats exposed to repeated restraint stress and alprazolam treatment
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DOI:
10.1016/s0014-2999(97)01608-7
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发表时间:
1998-03-05
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
Covelli, V
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作者:
Giardino, L;Zanni, M;Covelli, V
Stress-related behaviors are accompanied by modification of a large number of neurotransmitters in the brain. Moreover. the binding to GABA(A) receptors does not account for all the effects of benzodiazepines. In this study we investigated the effect of repeated restraint stress and alprazolam treatment (1 mg/day os) on dopamine receptors: (B-max and K-d) in the striatum of adult rat by means of quantitative receptor autoradiography. After chronic restraint stress dopamine D-1 receptors (B-max value) decreased in the accumbens nucleus, whereas dopamine D-2 receptors were not modified in any investigated area. After alprazolam treatment, a considerable increase in both dopamine D-1 and D-2 receptors in the striatum was observed. Chronic immobilization stress together with alprazolam treatment re-established dopamine D-1 receptor density to control values in the accumbens nucleus and olfactory tubercle, whereas it resulted in an increase ill dopamine D-2 receptors comparable to that elicited by alprazolam treatment alone, (C) 1998 Elsevier Science B.V.