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Effects of dopamine D4 receptor-selective antagonists on motor hyperactivity in rats with neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine lesions.

Authors: Zhang, Kehong  Davids, Eugen  Tarazi, Frank I  Baldessarini, Ross J 
Citation: Zhang K, etal., Psychopharmacology (Berl). 2002 Apr;161(1):100-6. doi: 10.1007/s00213-002-1018-1. Epub 2002 Mar 6.
RGD ID: 401960108
Pubmed: PMID:11967637   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1007/s00213-002-1018-1   (Journal Full-text)


RATIONALE: Dopamine D4 receptor gene polymorphism has been repeatedly associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and related personality traits. We recently reported that motor hyperactivity in an animal model of ADHD was dose-dependently reversed by CP-293,019, a D4 receptor-selective antagonist. However, behavioral effects of this agent may not be attributed exclusively to D4 receptor blockade, since it interacts with other sites including serotonin receptors.
OBJECTIVES: To test further the hypothesis that D4 receptor blockade can reduce motor hyperactivity, behavioral effects of three chemically and pharmacologically dissimilar D4 antagonists were compared to that of ketanserin, a serotonin 5-HT(2A/2C) antagonist.
METHODS: Selective dopamine lesions were made in male rats at postnatal day (PD) 5 with intracisternal 6-hydroxydopamine (100 microg) after desipramine pretreatment (25 mg/kg, SC) to protect noradrenergic neurons. Effects of D4 receptor-selective antagonists and ketanserin on lesion-induced motor hyperactivity were examined during the periadolescent period (postnatal days 23-26) with an infrared photobeam activity system.
RESULTS: The D4 antagonists L-745,870 and U-101,958 dose-dependently inhibited motor hyperactivity in rats with neonatal lesions, whereas S-18126 lacked this effect at doses up to 30 mg/kg. None of these drugs affected motor behavior in sham control rats. In contrast, ketanserin produced apparent sedative effects in both lesioned and intact control rats without normalizing hyperactivity.
CONCLUSIONS: Motor hyperactivity in this ADHD model was selectively antagonized by three of four dopamine D4 receptor antagonists evaluated, encouraging clinical assessment of D4 antagonists in patients with ADHD.



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Object SymbolSpeciesTermQualifierEvidenceWithNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
DRD4HumanHyperkinesis amelioratesISODrd4 (Rattus norvegicus) RGD 
Drd4RatHyperkinesis amelioratesIMP  RGD 
Drd4MouseHyperkinesis amelioratesISODrd4 (Rattus norvegicus) RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Drd4  (dopamine receptor D4)

Genes (Mus musculus)
Drd4  (dopamine receptor D4)

Genes (Homo sapiens)
DRD4  (dopamine receptor D4)


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