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. 1989 Jan;96(1):59–64. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1989.tb11784.x

Effects of pertussis toxin on the behavioural and ECoG spectrum changes induced by clonidine and yohimbine after their microinfusion into the locus coeruleus.

G B De Sarro 1, G Bagetta 1, C Ascioti 1, V Libri 1, G Nisticò 1
PMCID: PMC1854322  PMID: 2924077

Abstract

1. Pertussis toxin, a substance which interferes selectively with receptor-mediated signal transduction mechanisms, was injected into the locus coeruleus of rats 1, 2, 3, 6 or 10 days before the microinjection of clonidine or yohimbine into the same site. 2. Clonidine produced in control rats typical behavioural sedation and/or sleep and ECoG synchronization while yohimbine produced behavioural arousal and ECoG desynchronization. 3. The behavioural and ECoG effects of both compounds were blocked in animals pretreated with pertussis toxin. This activity was more marked from 2 to 6 days after pertussis toxin pretreatment and was restored 10 days after toxin administration. In addition, the behavioural and ECoG slow-wave sleep observed after intraperitoneal administration of clonidine (0.2 mumol kg-1) was significantly reduced by prior (3 days) microinfusion of pertussis toxin into the locus coeruleus. 4. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the behavioural and ECoG effects of clonidine and yohimbine are mediated via a guanine regulatory protein which is affected by pertussis toxin.

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