The induction of the early-gene c-fos after administration of the adenosine A2a receptor agonist CGS 21680, was studied in the striatum of normal rats or in rats with a unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesion of the dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons. CGS 21680 (2.25 mg/kg) induces c-fos expression in the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned striatum, while up to 40 mg/kg fails to induce c-fos in the intact striatum or in the striatum of normal rats. Blockade of muscarine receptors by scopolamine (5 mg/kg) partially prevents, and stimulation of dopamine D2 receptors by quinpirole (0.5 mg/kg) completely reverses, CGS 21680-induced c-fos expression in the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned striatum. In turn, CGS 21680 partially reverses c-fos expression induced by quinpirole in the lesioned globus pallidus. CGS 21680, in addition, dose-dependently reduces the turning behavior induced by quinpirole (0.5 mg/kg) in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. The results suggest that CGS 21680 induces c-fos expression in the striatum through direct and indirect mechanisms related to the ability of A2a receptors to stimulate cyclic AMP formation or acetylcholine release which in turn would activate c-fos through muscarinic receptors

Adenosine A2 receptors stimulate c-fos expression in striatal neurons of 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats

MORELLI, MICAELA;DI CHIARA, GAETANO
1995-01-01

Abstract

The induction of the early-gene c-fos after administration of the adenosine A2a receptor agonist CGS 21680, was studied in the striatum of normal rats or in rats with a unilateral 6-hydroxydopamine lesion of the dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons. CGS 21680 (2.25 mg/kg) induces c-fos expression in the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned striatum, while up to 40 mg/kg fails to induce c-fos in the intact striatum or in the striatum of normal rats. Blockade of muscarine receptors by scopolamine (5 mg/kg) partially prevents, and stimulation of dopamine D2 receptors by quinpirole (0.5 mg/kg) completely reverses, CGS 21680-induced c-fos expression in the 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned striatum. In turn, CGS 21680 partially reverses c-fos expression induced by quinpirole in the lesioned globus pallidus. CGS 21680, in addition, dose-dependently reduces the turning behavior induced by quinpirole (0.5 mg/kg) in 6-hydroxydopamine-lesioned rats. The results suggest that CGS 21680 induces c-fos expression in the striatum through direct and indirect mechanisms related to the ability of A2a receptors to stimulate cyclic AMP formation or acetylcholine release which in turn would activate c-fos through muscarinic receptors
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