Histamine H-3 receptor-mediated inhibition of depolarization-induced, dopamine D-1 receptor-dependent release of [H-3]-gamma-aminobutyric acid from rat striatal slices
Ja. Arias-montano et al., Histamine H-3 receptor-mediated inhibition of depolarization-induced, dopamine D-1 receptor-dependent release of [H-3]-gamma-aminobutyric acid from rat striatal slices, BR J PHARM, 133(1), 2001, pp. 165-171
1 A study was made of the regulation of [H-3]-gamma -aminobutyric acid ([H-
3]-GABA) release from slices of rat striatum by endogenous dopamine and exo
genous histamine and a histamine H-3-agonist. Depolarization-induced releas
e of [H-3]-GABA was Ca2+-dependent and was increased in the presence of the
dopamine D-2 receptor family antagonist, sulpiride (10 muM) The sulpiride-
potentiated release of [H-3]-GABA was strongly inhibited by the dopamine D-
1 receptor family antagonist, SCH 23390 (1 muM). Neither antagonist altered
basal release.
2 The 15 mM K+-induced release of [H-3]-GABA in the presence of sulpiride w
as inhibited by 100 muM histamine (mean inhibition 78 +/- 3%) and by the hi
stamine H-3 receptor-selective agonist, immepip, 1 muM (mean inhibition 81
+/- 5%). The IC50 values for histamine and immepip were 1.3 +/- 0.2 muM and
16 +/- 2 nM, respectively. The inhibitory effects of histamine and immepip
were reversed by the H-3 receptor antagonist, thioperamide, 1 muM.
3 The inhibition of 15 mM K+-induced [3H]-GABA release by immepip was rever
sed by the H3 receptor antagonist, clobenpropit, K-d 0.11 +/- 0.04 nM. Clob
enpropit alone had no effect on basal or stimulated release of [H-3]-GABA.
4 Elevated K+ caused little release of [H-3]-GABA from striatal slices from
reserpinized rats, unless the D-1 partial agonist, R(+)-SKF 38393, 1 muM,
was also present. The stimulated release in the presence of SKF 38393 was r
educed by 1 muM immepip to the level obtained in the absence of SKF 38393.
5 These observations demonstrate that histamine H-3 receptor activation str
ongly inhibits the dopamine D-1 receptor-dependent release of [H-3]-GABA fr
om rat striatum; primarily through an interaction at the terminals of GABA
neurones.