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Activity, non-selective attention and emotionality in dopamine D2/D3 receptor knock-out mice.

Abstract：

:In order to assess the role of dopamine (DA) D2 and D3 receptors in the modulation of behaviour, we analysed exploration in a spatial novelty in mouse model systems. Genetically engineered mice mutants have been used that carry normal, partial or no expression of D2R, D3R, or both D2R/D3R (double mutants) DA receptor subtypes. Adult male mice were exposed for 30 min to a Làte-maze. The behaviour was analysed for indices of activity, orienting (rearing frequency), scanning times (rearing duration) and defecation score (emotionality). D2R - / - and + / - as well as the D2R/D3R double homozygous mutants were less active than wild-type (WT) controls in travelled distance. In contrast D3R + / - were more active than WT mice in the first part of the test. As to orienting frequency, the D2R - / - were less active than WT during the entire test-period, whereas the D2 + / - mutants were less active than WT only in the second part of the test. Moreover, the D3R - / - and + / - mutants showed less and more rearing frequency than WT, respectively, during the entire test. Finally, the D2/D3R - / - double mutants were also less active than WT during the entire test period. As to scanning times, D2R + / - and - / - mutants were higher than WT during the entire test or only in the second part, respectively. The D3R + / - and - / - were not different from WT, whereas the D2/D3R - / - double mutants showed shorter scanning times only in the first part of the test. As to emotionality index, the defecation score, was lower only in D3R + / - mutants. Thus, the dopamine D2 and D3 receptor subtypes appear to be differentially involved in the modulation of activity, orienting and scanning phases of attention. Lastly double mutation experiments reveal an interaction between D2R and D3R with the former prevailing on the latter.

journal_name

Behav Brain Res

journal_title

Behavioural brain research

authors

Vallone D,Pignatelli M,Grammatikopoulos G,Ruocco L,Bozzi Y,Westphal H,Borrelli E,Sadile AG

doi

10.1016/s0166-4328(01)00428-4

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2002-03-10 00:00:00

pages

141-8

issue

1-2

eissn

0166-4328

issn

1872-7549

pii

S0166432801004284

journal_volume

130

pub_type

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Activity, non-selective attention and emotionality in dopamine D2/D3 receptor knock-out mice.