In vitro effect of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) on muscarinic cholinergic receptors in mouse striatum |
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| Authors: | Y H Suh M Cho J I Woo C W Park |
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| Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea. |
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| Abstract: | 1. MPTP significantly lowered Kd of the binding of 3H]QNB to muscarine receptor without affecting Bmax values compared with those of control. Hill coefficients (nH) of control and MPTP (250 microM) added group were 1.15 +/- 0.127 and 0.56 +/- 0.202, respectively. 2. Prior addition of pargyline to MPTP did not prevent the decrease of 3H]QNB binding. The patterns of displacement of 3H]QNB by MPTP and MPP+ were similar to those by some muscarinic agonists, such as acetylcholine, carbamyl choline and methacholine. 3. These results suggest that MPTP might be muscarinic agonist and might play a role to produce Parkinsonism through directly affecting the muscarinic cholinergic receptors in vivo. |
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