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- Title
Possible participation of D<sub>3</sub> and D<sub>4</sub> dopaminergic receptors on genital reflexes induced by cocaine in paradoxical sleep deprived male rats.
- Authors
ANDERSEN, MONICA L.; PERRY, JULIANA C.; TUFIK, SERGIO
- Abstract
Previous studies have demonstrated that paradoxical sleep deprivation (PSD) potentiates cocaine-induced genital reflexes in male rats and both D1 and D2 receptors may play a role in those effects, and to examine the possibility that such might involve other dopaminergic receptors, we investigated the effects of D3 and D4 receptor subtype antagonists on cocaine-induced reflexes in sleep-deprived rats. Separate groups of PSD rats received saline, D3 (U9919A; 0.75, 1.5 and 3 mg/kg) or D4 (L745870; 0.75, 1.5 and 3 mg/kg) antagonists prior to acute cocaine challenge. Results demonstrated that U9919A induced significant reduction in the number of animals that displayed erection and the frequency of erection at two smaller doses, while no significant difference was reported for the D4 receptor antagonist. Although our studies indicate that there is a relevant participation of D3 receptors in male sexual function, D4 receptors seem not to exert an essential role in this model.
- Subjects
SLEEP deprivation; DOPAMINE; NEUROTRANSMITTER receptors; NEUROTRANSMITTERS; COCAINE; PENILE erection; REFLEXES; LABORATORY rats; NEUROLOGIC examination
- Publication
Scandinavian Journal of Psychology, 2007, Vol 48, Issue 6, p443
- ISSN
0036-5564
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1467-9450.2007.00613.x