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. 1993 Oct;110(2):713–718. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1993.tb13870.x

Enhancement of D2 receptor agonist-induced inhibition by D1 receptor agonist in the ventral tegmental area.

T Momiyama 1, M Sasa 1, S Takaori 1
PMCID: PMC2175907  PMID: 7902179

Abstract

1. A microiontophoretic study was performed on chloral hydrate-anaesthetized rats to examine the role of D1 receptors in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) neurones, which are inhibited by autoreceptor and D2 receptor agonists. 2. Inhibition by microiontophoretic application of quinpirole (a D2 agonist) of antidromic spikes elicited by stimulation of the nucleus accumbens in dopaminergic neurones of the VTA, was significantly enhanced by simultaneous application of SKF 38393 (D1 agonist), although SKF 38393 alone had little effect on the neurones. 3. In addition, quinpirole-induced inhibition was antagonized by iontophoretic application of domperidone (D2 antagonist), but was not affected by SCH 23390 (D1 antagonist). 4. Furthermore, SKF 38393-induced enhancement of inhibition by quinpirole was antagonized by simultaneous application of SCH 23390. 5. These results suggest that activation of D1 receptors located on the VTA dopaminergic neurones or on non-dopaminergic nerve terminals is not essential for inducing inhibition of the dopaminergic neurones, but enhances D2 receptor-mediated inhibition directly or indirectly via inhibitory neurones.

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