D2 dopamine receptor response to endophyte-infected tall fescue and an antagonist in the rat.
1994
Larson B.T. | Sullivan D.M. | Samford M.D. | Kerley M.S. | Paterson J.A. | Turner J.T.
Effects on rat brain D2 dopamine receptors by endophyte-infected tall fescue seed consumption and antagonist injection were characterized. Forty-eight male Wistar rats (225 g) in three separate trials were exposed to either 22 or 32 degrees C. Diets, to maintain similar concentrations of ergovaline, contained 10% (Trial 1) or 15% (Trials 2 and 3) endophyte-infected (E+; 325 average ppb of ergovaline) or uninfected (E-; 0 ppb of ergovaline) tall fescue seed. Rats were injected i.p. daily with either placebo (PL) or an experimental D2 dopamine antagonist (DA, 0.0375 mg/kg BW). No effects (P >.10) on diet DM intake by E+ ingestion or DA injection were detected at 22 degrees C. However, ingestion of E+ reduced (P <.01) and injection of DA improved (P <.05) DM intake of rats housed in 32 degrees C (11.1 vs 15.4 g of DM/d for E+ vs E-, respectively). Whole brain D2 dopamine receptor density (Bmax) and mRNA were reduced (P <.05) by E+ and increased (P <.05) by DA in Trial 1. No treatment effects (P >.10) on cerebral cortex alpha-1- and alpha-2-adrenergic or striatal D2 dopamine receptor Bmax were measured in Trials 2 and 3. In summary, dietary E+ reduced whole brain D2 dopamine mRNA and Bmax, whereas injection of DA increased D2 dopamine mRNA. Thus, long-term regulation of monoamine receptors seems to be affected by E+ ingestion or DA injection.
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