Abstract
Ginseng total saponin (GTS) inhibited methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity and conditioned place preference (CPP). Dopamine (DA) receptor supersensitivity was developed in methamphetamine-induced CPP mice and it was inhibited by GTS. GTS also inhibited apomorphine-induced climbing behavior, showing the antidopaminergic activity of GTS. These results suggest that GTS inhibition of the methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity and CPP may be closely related with the inhibition of dopaminergic activation induced by methamphetamine.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 199-204 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Journal | General Pharmacology |
| Volume | 27 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Mar 1996 |
Keywords
- conditioned place preference
- dopamine receptor supersensitivity
- hyperactivity
- methamphetamine
- panax ginseng