PAP 9704, a Korean Herbal Medicine Attenuates Methamphetamine-Induced Hyperlocomotion via Adenosine A_<2A> Receptor Stimulation in Mice(Pharmacology)

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The effect of PAP 9704, a traditional prescription in Korea consisting of Polygala tenuifolia, Acorus gramineus, and Poria cocos at a ratio of 1:1:1 (dry weight), on methamphetamine (MA)-induced hyperlocomotion was examined in mice. The increased locomotor activity induced by MA (1 mg/kg/d, i.p.×7) was significantly attenuated by co-administration with PAP 9704 (100 or 200 mg/kg/d,/p.o.×7) in a dose dependent manner. Consistently, it was found that the hyperlocomotor activity occurred in parallel with the expression of striatal fos-reated antigen immunoreactivity. The adenosine A_<2A> receptor antagonist, 1,3,7-trimethyl-8-(3-chlorostyryl)-xanthine (0.5 or 1.Omg/kg, i.p.), significantly reversed the pharmacological action of PAP 9704 in a dose related manner, but the adenosine A, receptor antagonist 8-cyclopentyl-l,3-dimethylxanthine (0.5 or 1.0mg/kg, i.p.) and the A_<2B> receptor antagonist alloxazine (1.5 or 3.0 mg/kg, i.p.) did not significantly affect this pharmacological action. Our results suggest that PAP 9704 prevents MA-induced hyperlocomotion, at least in part, via the stimulation of the adenosine A_<2A> receptor.
公益社団法人日本薬学会の論文
2004-06-01