EVIDENCE FOR HE CHANGES IN THE DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY AFTER THE SUBACUTE ADMINSTRATION WITH PHYSOSTIGMINE

EVIDENCE FOR HE CHANGES IN THE DOPAMINERGIC ACTIVITY AFTER THE SUBACUTE ADMINSTRATION WITH PHYSOSTIGMINE

Rats were treated with physostigamine acutely and subacutely for 7 days. The duration of tremor, striatal acetylcholinesterase(AChE) activity and the occurrences of dopaminal antagonist-induced catalepsy were measured. During the daily treatment with 0.75mg/kg of physostigmine, the durations of tremor were markedly reduced. However, the tremors were ot occurred in the continuous infusion up to 0.20mg/kg/hr. Striatal AChE activities were significantly inhibited(8.25%) early hour, but twenty-four hour after daily administration with physostigmine AChE activities during the continuous infusion with physostigmine were also significantly inhibites (30-60%).