BMY-14802 reversed the sigma receptor agonist-induced neck dystonia in rats. 1996

K Okumura, and H Ujike, and K Akiyama, and S Kuroda
Department of Neuropsychiatry, Okayama University Medical School, Japan.

To clarify clinical roles of sigma receptor binding affinity of neuroleptics, neck dystonia induced by microinjection of sigma receptor ligands and neuroleptics into rat red nucleus was investigated. DTG and (+)-3-PPP, putative sigma receptor agonists, induced neck dystonia in dose-dependent and reversible manner. Haloperidol and perphenazine induced dystonia in the same way as sigma receptor agonists, whereas zotepine and (-)-sulpiride did not. The rank order of potency in induction of dystonia and sigma receptor affinity of these compounds showed positive correlation. Although BMY-14802 has a high affinity for sigma receptors, it never produced dystonia by itself. On the other hand, combined injection of BMY-14802 with DTG attenuated DTG-induced dystonia. Therefore, it is suggested that typical neuroleptics such as haloperidol act agonistic and atypical neuroleptics such as BMY-14802 act antagonistic at rubral sigma receptors in the induction of neck dystonia.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D008845 Microinjections The injection of very small amounts of fluid, often with the aid of a microscope and microsyringes. Microinjection
D009419 Nerve Tissue Proteins Proteins, Nerve Tissue,Tissue Proteins, Nerve
D010546 Perphenazine An antipsychotic phenothiazine derivative with actions and uses similar to those of CHLORPROMAZINE. Chlorpiprazine,Perfenazine,Trilafon
D010880 Piperidines A family of hexahydropyridines.
D011743 Pyrimidines A family of 6-membered heterocyclic compounds occurring in nature in a wide variety of forms. They include several nucleic acid constituents (CYTOSINE; THYMINE; and URACIL) and form the basic structure of the barbiturates.
D012012 Red Nucleus A pinkish-yellow portion of the midbrain situated in the rostral mesencephalic tegmentum. It receives a large projection from the contralateral half of the CEREBELLUM via the superior cerebellar peduncle and a projection from the ipsilateral MOTOR CORTEX. Nucleus Ruber,Nucleus, Red
D003988 Dibenzothiepins
D004421 Dystonia An attitude or posture due to the co-contraction of agonists and antagonist muscles in one region of the body. It most often affects the large axial muscles of the trunk and limb girdles. Conditions which feature persistent or recurrent episodes of dystonia as a primary manifestation of disease are referred to as DYSTONIC DISORDERS. (Adams et al., Principles of Neurology, 6th ed, p77) Muscle Dystonia,Dystonia, Diurnal,Dystonia, Limb,Dystonia, Paroxysmal,Diurnal Dystonia,Dystonia, Muscle,Limb Dystonia,Paroxysmal Dystonia
D006146 Guanidines A family of iminourea derivatives. The parent compound has been isolated from mushrooms, corn germ, rice hulls, mussels, earthworms, and turnip juice. Derivatives may have antiviral and antifungal properties.

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