Effects of calcitonin on rat extrapyramidal motor system: behavioral and biochemical data

Ferdinando Nicoletti; Giuseppe Clementi; Francesco Patti; Pier Luigi Canonico; Rosa Maria di Giorgio; Mario Matera; Giovanni Pennisi; Luciano Angelucci; Umberto Scapagnini

doi:10.1016/0006-8993(82)90436-X

Effects of calcitonin on rat extrapyramidal motor system: behavioral and biochemical data

Ferdinando Nicoletti
, Giuseppe Clementi
, Francesco Patti
, Pier Luigi Canonico
, Rosa Maria di Giorgio
, Mario Matera
, Giovanni Pennisi
, Luciano Angelucci
, Umberto Scapagnini

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Abstract

The effects of i.v.c. injection of human and salmon calcitonin on biochemical and behavioral parameters related to the extrapyramidal motor system, were investigated in male rats. Calcitonin injection resulted in a potentiation of haloperidol-induced catalepsy and a partial prevention of apomorphine-induced hyperactivity. Moreover calcitonin induced a significant decrease in nigral GAD activity but no change in striatal DA and DOPAC concentration or GAD activity. The results are discussed in view of a primary action of calcitonin on the striatonigral GABAergic pathway mediating the DA-related behavioral messages of striatal origin.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	381-385
Number of pages	5
Journal	Brain Research
Volume	250
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0006-8993(82)90436-X
Publication status	Published - 4 Nov 1982
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

DA/DOPAC
GAD
calcitonin
catalepsy
corpus striatum
hyperactivity
substantia nigra

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