Down-regulation of the D1 and D5 dopamine receptors in the primate prefrontal cortex by chronic treatment with antipsychotic drugs.
Lidow M, Elsworth J, Goldman-Rakic P. Down-regulation of the D1 and D5 dopamine receptors in the primate prefrontal cortex by chronic treatment with antipsychotic drugs. Journal Of Pharmacology And Experimental Therapeutics 1997, 281: 597-603. PMID: 9103549.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChronic treatmentAntipsychotic drugsPrefrontal cortexReceptor antagonismDopamine receptorsD5 dopamine receptor mRNAD2 dopamine receptor antagonismD2 receptor antagonismDopamine receptor mRNAVehicle control groupTreatment of schizophreniaD1 classD5 dopamine receptorsDopamine receptor antagonismPrimate prefrontal cortexD5 mRNAsDopaminergic receptorsAntipsychotic medicationAntipsychotic efficacyD2 antagonistTherapeutic rangeAntipsychotic activityPharmacological spectrumReceptor mRNARibonuclease protection assays