Effect of nondopaminergic drugs on L-dopa-induced dyskinesias in MPTP-treated monkeys

Clin Neuropharmacol. 1993 Oct;16(5):418-27. doi: 10.1097/00002826-199310000-00004.

Abstract

A group of four monkeys was rendered parkinsonian with the toxin MPTP. They were then treated chronically with L-DOPA/benserazide 50/12.5 mg/kg given orally daily for 2 months. This dose produced a striking antiparkinsonian effect, but all animals manifested dyskinesia. A series of agents acting primarily on neurotransmitters other than dopamine were then tested in combination with L-DOPA to see if the dyskinetic movements would be modified. Several drugs, including clonidine, physostigmine, methysergide, 5-MDOT, propranolol, and MK-801, markedly reduced the dyskinetic movements but at the cost of a return of parkinsonian symptomatology. However, yohimbine and meperidine reduced predominantly the dyskinetic movements. Baclofen was also useful in one monkey against a more dystonic form of dyskinesia. Atropine converted the dystonic movements into chorea.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine*
  • Animals
  • Atropine / pharmacology
  • Baclofen / pharmacology
  • Clonidine / pharmacology
  • Dopamine Agents / pharmacology*
  • Drug Interactions
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / drug therapy*
  • Dyskinesia, Drug-Induced / etiology
  • Female
  • Levodopa*
  • Macaca fascicularis
  • Meperidine / pharmacology
  • Methoxydimethyltryptamines / pharmacology
  • Neurotransmitter Agents / physiology
  • Yohimbine / pharmacology

Substances

  • Dopamine Agents
  • Methoxydimethyltryptamines
  • Neurotransmitter Agents
  • Yohimbine
  • Levodopa
  • Atropine
  • Meperidine
  • 1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine
  • Baclofen
  • Clonidine