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Chapter-04 Dopamine and Drugs used for Parkinson’s Disease

BOOK TITLE: Psychiatric Drug Handbook

Author
1. Chowdhury Lopamudra (Dhar)
2. Singh Om Prakash
ISBN
9789352703159
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/14248_5
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2018
Pages
9
Author Affiliations
1. Murshidabad Medical College, Berhampore, Murshidabad, West Bengal, India
2. NRS Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Chapter keywords
Dopamine, DA, Parkinson’s disease, restless leg syndrome, hyperprolactinemia, physiologic action, drug-induced Parkinsonism, apomorphine, Levodopa, pituitary gland

Abstract

This chapter describes dopamine (DA) and drugs used for Parkinson’s disease. Dopamine first synthesized in 1910. DA consists of a catechol moiety linked to ethylamine. It is closely related to melatonin. Dopamine is neither excitatory nor inhibitory it’s rather modulator; influenced by both excitatory glutamate nor inhibitory GABA input. Drugs of abuse cause increase in DA in nucleus accumbens. DA receptor agonists are now used in treatment of Parkinson’s disease, restless leg syndrome and hyperprolactinemia, major limitation being lack of receptor selectivity. This chapter covers the physiologic actions, drugs used in Parkinsonism, and drug-induced Parkinsonism.

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