Antagonism by pimozide of olanzapine-induced hypothermia.
The atypical antipsychotic olanzapine (2.5-20 mg/kg) produced hypothermia in rats. The decrease in rectal temperature caused by olanzapine (2.5-20 mg/kg) was blocked by the selective dopamine D2 receptor antagonist pimozide (0.5 and 1 mg/kg) but not by the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist SCH 23390 (0.5 and 1 mg/kg). The dopamine D1/D2 receptor agonist apomorphine (3 mg/kg) and the selective dopamine D2 receptor agonist talipexole (0.5 mg/kg) produced hypothermia in rats. Olanzapine (10 and 20 mg/kg) significantly blocked hypothermia produced by both apomorphine and talipexole while the lower doses (2.5 and 5 mg/kg) of olanzapine failed to block it. The present results demonstrate that olanzapine behaves as a partial agonist at brain DA D2 receptor populations involved in thermoregulation in the rat.[1]References
- Antagonism by pimozide of olanzapine-induced hypothermia. Ninan, I., Kulkarni, S.K. Fundamental & clinical pharmacology. (1999) [Pubmed]
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