There is increasing evidence to suggest that several effects of the formamidine pesticide amitraz (AMZ) in mammals are mediated by its interaction with α2-adrenoceptors. AMZ has been shown to inhibit the binding of [3H]clonidine, a specific ligand for α2-adrenoceptors to mouse brain in vitro and after administration in vivo. In the present study we have further investigated and characterized the effects of acute and chronic administration of AMZ on brain α2-adrenoceptors in mice. AMZ caused a dosedependent inhibition of [3H]clonidine binding. This inhibition was long-lasting (more than 48 h) following a relatively high dose of AMZ (75 mg/kg), while it was of short duration (2 h) following low doses (7.5 and 12.5 mg/kg). The time course of inhibition of [3H]clonidine binding was correlated with the plasma levels of AMZ and/or its active metabolites, measured with a novel radioreceptor binding technique. The alteration of [3H]clonidine binding was due to a decrease in α2-adrenoceptor affinity, with no change in the density of binding sites, and was reversible in vitro upon repeated washing of the membrane preparation. Repeated administration of 7.5 mg/kg or 12.5 mg/kg AMZ, to yield a total dose of 75 mg/kg, showed no evidence of a cumulative effect on brain α2-adrenoceptors. © 1989.
Acute and chronic effects of the pesticide amitraz on α2-adrenoceptors in the mouse brain / Costa, L. G.; Olibet, G.; Desheng, W.; Murphy, S. D.. - In: TOXICOLOGY LETTERS. - ISSN 0378-4274. - 47:2(1989), pp. 135-143. [10.1016/0378-4274(89)90068-4]
Acute and chronic effects of the pesticide amitraz on α2-adrenoceptors in the mouse brain
Costa L. G.;
1989-01-01
Abstract
There is increasing evidence to suggest that several effects of the formamidine pesticide amitraz (AMZ) in mammals are mediated by its interaction with α2-adrenoceptors. AMZ has been shown to inhibit the binding of [3H]clonidine, a specific ligand for α2-adrenoceptors to mouse brain in vitro and after administration in vivo. In the present study we have further investigated and characterized the effects of acute and chronic administration of AMZ on brain α2-adrenoceptors in mice. AMZ caused a dosedependent inhibition of [3H]clonidine binding. This inhibition was long-lasting (more than 48 h) following a relatively high dose of AMZ (75 mg/kg), while it was of short duration (2 h) following low doses (7.5 and 12.5 mg/kg). The time course of inhibition of [3H]clonidine binding was correlated with the plasma levels of AMZ and/or its active metabolites, measured with a novel radioreceptor binding technique. The alteration of [3H]clonidine binding was due to a decrease in α2-adrenoceptor affinity, with no change in the density of binding sites, and was reversible in vitro upon repeated washing of the membrane preparation. Repeated administration of 7.5 mg/kg or 12.5 mg/kg AMZ, to yield a total dose of 75 mg/kg, showed no evidence of a cumulative effect on brain α2-adrenoceptors. © 1989.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.