Energy-dependent UV light-induced disruption of (-) sulpiride antagonism of dopamine

被引:18
作者
Raffa, RB
Valdez, JM
Holland, LJ
Schulingkamp, RJ
机构
[1] Temple Univ, Sch Pharm, Dept Pharmaceut Sci, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
[2] Temple Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pharmacol, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
[3] Temple Univ, TMARC Program, Philadelphia, PA 19140 USA
关键词
D2; receptor; UV light; planaria;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2999(00)00730-5
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
The dopamine D2 receptor antagonist sulpiride decreases the spontaneous locomotor activity of Planaria in an enantiomeric-selective and dose-dependent manner. We now report that (-)sulpiride (0.1 muM)-induced decrease of planarian locomotor activity is significantly (P < 0.05) attenuated by low-energy (366 nm) ultraviolet (UV) light and to a greater extent by high-energy (254 nm) UV light. The phenomenon offers a novel approach for studying dopamine D2 receptor transduction processes in a simple in vivo model. (C) 2000 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
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页码:R11 / R12
页数:2
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