Abstract

We provide evidence that dopamine receptors differentially modulate tyrosine hydroxylase and aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase in the mouse striatum. The dopamine D 1 receptor family (D 1-like) antagonist, R(+)-7-chloro-8-hydroxy-3-methyl-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-1 H-3-benazepine (SCH 23390), elevated aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase activity and protein content in striatum, as well as the mRNA for the enzyme in midbrain. The dopamine D 1-like receptor agonist, (±)-1-phenyl-2,3,4,5-tetrahydro-(1 H)-3-benzazepine-7,8-diol (SKF 38393), had no effect on aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase. The dopamine D 1-like drugs had no effect on tyrosine hydroxylase. In contrast, the dopamine D 2 receptor family (D 2-like) antagonists haloperidol and spiperone elevated both tyrosine hydroxylase and aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase activities. The increase in aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase activity was accompanied by elevated enzyme protein content but not mRNA. The dopamine D 2-like receptor agonists, bromocriptine, quinpirole and (±)-7-hydroxydipropylaminotetralin (7-OH-DPAT), all decreased striatal tyrosine hydroxylase. Under the conditions used, bromocriptine and 7-OH-DPAT, but not quinpirole, decreased aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase activity of striatum. Both the dopamine D 1- and D 2-like receptor antagonists enhanced the turnover of striatal dopamine to differing degrees, as judged by the ratio of acid metabolites of dopamine to dopamine. Taken together our results indicate that aromatic l-amino acid decarboxylase can be modulated independently of tyrosine hydroxylase. © Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.

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