Table 1.
Drug | Mechanism | Suppliera | Route | Dosesb | Vehicle | Timec | Reference |
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Catalepsy studies | |||||||
Haloperidol | DA antagonist | Sigma–Aldrich | i.p. | 1.5 | 8.5% lactic acid | 90 | Jones et al. (2012) |
LSP1-2111 | mGluR4 agonist | VCNDDd | i.p. | 0.3–30 | Sterile water | 30 | Beurrier et al. (2009) |
VU0364770 | mGluR4 PAM | VCNDDd | s.c. | 1–100 | 10% Tween 80 | 30 | Jones et al. (2012) |
A2A | A2A antagonist | VCNDDd | p.o | 56.6 | 8.5% lactic acid | Jones et al. (2012) | |
Studies in 6-OHDA rats | |||||||
l-DOPA methyl ester | DA precursor | Research Organics Inc. | s.c. | 6 | Saline | 0 | Lindgren et al. (2010) |
Benserazide-HCl | DOPA decarboxylase inhibitor | Sigma–Aldrich | s.c. | 12 | Saline | 0 | Lindgren et al. (2010) |
VU0364770 | mGluR4 PAM | VCNDDd | p.o. or s.c.e | 100 | 10% Tween 80 or 1:10 DMSO/PEGf | 0 | Jones et al. (2012) |
LSP1-2111 | mGluR4 agonist | VCNDDd | i.p. | 15 | Sterile water | 0 | Beurrier et al. (2009) |
Source of the compounds used in this study.
Doses in mg/kg.
Time interval relative to testing.
VCNDD: Vanderbilt Center for Neuroscience Drug Discovery.
s.c. route for experiment 1 and 4. p.o. route for experiments 2 and 3.
10% Tween vehicle for experiment 1 and 4, DMSO/PEG 1:10 vehicle for experiments 2 and 3.