Role of dopamine D(1) receptors for kappa-opioid-mediated locomotor activity and antinociception during the preweanling period: a study using D(1) receptor knockout mice.
kappa-Opioid receptor agonists both increase the locomotor activity of preweanling rats and induce antinociception. To determine whether dopamine (DA) D(1) receptors are necessary for either of these kappa-opioid-mediated effects we used D(1) (D(1A)) receptor knockout mice (i.e., D(1)-deficient mice). Heterozygous, wild-type, and D(1)-deficient mice (13 days old at testing) were injected with the kappa-opioid receptor agonist U-50,488 methanesulfonate (0.0, 0.2, 1. 0, 2.5, or 5.0 mg/kg, s.c.) and locomotor activity was measured for 60 min. In a separate experiment, tail-flick latencies of heterozygous, wild-type, and D(1)-deficient 13-day-old mice were assessed both before and after treatment with U-50,488 (0.0, 1.0, 2. 5, 5.0, or 10.0 mg/kg, s.c.). Results showed that lower doses of U-50,488 (0.2 and 1.0 mg/kg) increased the locomotor activity of 13-day-old mice regardless of genotype. Besides affecting locomotion, kappa-opioid receptor stimulation induced antinociception in preweanling mice, as U-50,488 caused a dose-dependent increase in the tail-flick latencies of heterozygous, wild-type, and D(1)-deficient mice. U-50,488's locomotor activating and analgesic effects did not differ according to genotype, thus suggesting that D(1) receptors are not necessary for kappa-opioid-mediated locomotor activity and antinociception during the preweanling period.[1]References
- Role of dopamine D(1) receptors for kappa-opioid-mediated locomotor activity and antinociception during the preweanling period: a study using D(1) receptor knockout mice. Karper, P.E., Nazarian, A., Crawford, C.A., Drago, J., McDougall, S.A. Physiol. Behav. (2000) [Pubmed]
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