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Bulgarian Academy of Science

Dopamine receptors in epilepsy analyzed, regulation by angiotensin revealed

Published in Genetics and Environmental Health Week, January 5th, 2005

Researchers from Bulgaria have reported on the effects of angiotensin IV on the down-regulation of dopamine D-1 and D-2 receptors in the basal ganglia of PTZ kindling model of epilepsy.

"The present study examined the effect of pentylenetetrazol (PTZ) induced kindling as well as the action of the hexapeptide angiotensin IV (ANG IV) on the dopamine (DA) D-1 and D-2 receptor binding in the basal ganglia of the mouse brain," J. Tchekalarova and colleagues, Bulgarian Academy of Science reported.

"By using quantitative receptor autoradiography, it was found that PTZ kindling led to a decrease in DA D-2 receptor density (about 20%) in all regions of the...

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