2009
Altered responses of dopamine D3 receptor null mice to excitotoxic or anxiogenic stimuli: Possible involvement of the endocannabinoid and endovanilloid systems
MICALE, Vincenzo; Luigia CRISTINO; Alessandra TAMBURELLA; Stefania PETROSINO; Gian Marco LEGGIO et al.Základní údaje
Originální název
Altered responses of dopamine D3 receptor null mice to excitotoxic or anxiogenic stimuli: Possible involvement of the endocannabinoid and endovanilloid systems
Autoři
MICALE, Vincenzo; Luigia CRISTINO; Alessandra TAMBURELLA; Stefania PETROSINO; Gian Marco LEGGIO; Filippo DRAGO a Vincenzo DI MARZO
Vydání
NEUROBIOLOGY OF DISEASE, SAN DIEGO, ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2009, 0969-9961
Další údaje
Jazyk
angličtina
Typ výsledku
Článek v odborném periodiku
Obor
30000 3. Medical and Health Sciences
Stát vydavatele
Spojené státy
Utajení
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impakt faktor
Impact factor: 4.518
Označené pro přenos do RIV
Ne
UT WoS
Klíčová slova anglicky
Endocannabinoid; Endovanilloid; Dopamine; D3 receptors; Knock-out mice; Epilepsy; Anxiety
Příznaky
Mezinárodní význam, Recenzováno
Změněno: 1. 8. 2012 07:35, Olga Křížová
Anotace
V originále
Dopamine and the endocannabinoids, anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol, interact at several levels in the brain, with the involvement of both cannabinoid CB(1) receptors and transient receptor potential vanilloid type-1 (TRPV1) channels (which are alternative anandamide receptors). Using pharmacological, immunohistochemical and analytical approaches, we investigated the response of dopamine D(3) receptor null (D3R((-/-))) mice in models of epilepsy and anxiety, in relation to their brain endocannabinoid and endovanilloid tone. Compared to wild-type mice, D3R((-/-)) mice exhibited a delayed onset of clonic seizures, enhanced survival time, reduced mortality rate and more sensitivity to anticonvulsant effects of diazepam after intraperitoneal administration of picrotoxin (7 mg/kg), and a less anxious-like behaviour in the elevated plus maze test. D3R((-/-)) mice also exhibited different endocannabinoid and TRPV1, but not CB(1), levels in the hippocampus, nucleus accumbens, amygdala and striatum. Given the role played by CB(1) and TRPV1 in neuroprotection and anxiety, and based on data obtained here with pharmacological tools, we suggest that the alterations of endocannabinoid and endovanilloid tone found in D3R((-/-)) mice might account for part of their altered responses to excitotoxic and anxiogenic stimuli. (C) 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.