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Immunological and pharmacological identification of the dopamine D1 receptor in the CNS of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis

Hernádi, L. and Vehovszky, Ágnes and Serfőző, Z. (2012) Immunological and pharmacological identification of the dopamine D1 receptor in the CNS of the pond snail, Lymnaea stagnalis. Acta Biologica Hungarica, 63 (Supple). pp. 151-159. ISSN 0236-5383

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Abstract

We investigated the presence and distribution of the D1 dopamine receptor in the CNS of Lymnaea stagnalis applying immunobloting and immunocytochemistry. We also investigated the effect of dopamine as well as the specific D1 receptor blocker, SCH23390, on the firing activity of the feeding modulator serotonergic neuron, CGC, which displayed D1 immunoreactivity. Immunoblot experiments showed one specifically labeled band with 62 kDa mw which is close to that of the mammalian D1 receptor. Neurons displaying D1-like immunoreactivity can be observed in each ganglion of the CNS but particularly in the pedal ganglia which are the center for locomotion. Dopamine regularly evokes burst activity in the serotonergic CGC at 1 mM and this effect could be antagonized by SCH23390. These observations suggest that a D1-like receptor molecule is present in the CNS of Lymnaea.

Item Type: Article
Subjects: Q Science / természettudomány > QH Natural history / természetrajz
Depositing User: Ágnes Sallai
Date Deposited: 12 Jan 2018 10:47
Last Modified: 12 Jan 2018 10:47
URI: http://real.mtak.hu/id/eprint/72424

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