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Local administration of dopaminergic drugs into the ventral tegmental area modulates cataplexy in the narcoleptic canine.

Cataplexy in the narcoleptic canine may be modulated by systemic administration of monoaminergic compounds. In the present study, we have investigated the effects of monoaminergic drugs on cataplexy in narcoleptic canines when perfused locally via microdialysis probes in the amygdala, globus pallidus/putamen, basal forebrain, pontine reticular formation and ventral tegmental area of narcoleptic and control Doberman pinchers. Cataplexy was quantified using the Food-Elicited Cataplexy Test and analyzed by electroencephalogram, electroculogram and electromyogram. Local perfusion with the monoaminergic agonist quinpirole, 7-OH-DPAT and BHT-920, into the ventral tegmental area produced a dose-dependent increase in cataplexy without significantly reducing basal muscle tone. Perfusion with the antagonist raclopride in the same structure produced a moderate reduction in cataplexy. Local perfusion with quinpirole, 7-OH-DPAT and BHT-920 into the globus pallidus/putamen also produced an increase, while raclopride produced a decrease, in cataplexy in narcoleptic canines. In control animals, none of the above drugs produced cataplexy or muscle atonia when perfused into either the ventral tegmental area or the globus pallidus/putamen. Other monoaminergic drugs tested in these two brain areas; prazosin, yohimbine, amphetamine, SKF 38393 and SCH 23390 had no effects on cataplexy. Local perfusion with each of the above listed drugs had no effect on cataplexy in any of the other brain regions examined. These findings show that cataplexy may be regulated by D2/D3 dopaminergic receptors in the ventral tegmental area and perhaps the globus pallidus/ putamen. It is suggested that neurons in the mesolimbic dopamine system of narcoleptics are hypersensitive to dopaminergic autoreceptor agonists.

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Comparison of the photodynamic action of Rose Bengal and tetrachlorosalicylanilide on isolated porcine erythrocyte membranes.

The light-mediated effects of Rose Bengal and 3,3',4',5-tetrachlorosalicylanilide (T4CS) on porcine erythrocyte membranes have been investigated. Irradiation in the presence of Rose Bengal and oxygen causes extensive destruction of the unsaturated fatty acids of the erythrocyte membrane. This results in a decrease in the membrane flexibility as measured by a nitroxide spin probe. Irradiation in the presence of T4CS and oxygen had no measurable effect on the unsaturated fatty acids or on the membrane flexibility. Irradiation of erythrocyte membranes both in the presence of Rose Bengal and oxygen and of T4CS gave rise to polymerisation of the membrane proteins. This was evident by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and by freeze-fracture electron microscopy. Aggregation of membrane proteins could be observed with low levels of Rose Bengal and short irradiation times at which no loss of unsaturated fatty acids could be detected. Irradiation of the n-butanol-extracted apoprotein of porcine erythrocyte membranes both in the presence of Rose Bengal and of T4CS resulted in polymerisation of the protein as measured by gel electrophoresis and electron microscopy. The results obtained from the two photodynamic compounds are compared in terms of their different mechanisms of action on the membrane. The implications of the results in determining the molecular events leading to photohaemolysis are discussed.

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Some in vitro receptor binding properties of [3H]eticlopride, a novel substituted benzamide, selective for dopamine-D2 receptors in the rat brain.

The substituted benzamide compound eticlopride, (S)-(-)-5-chloro-3-ethyl-N-[(1-ethyl-2-pyrrolidinyl) methyl]-6-methoxysalicylamide hydrochloride (FLB 131), has been shown to selectively block dopamine-D2 binding sites in the rat brain. The compound was tritium-labelled to high specific radioactivity and was used for in vitro receptor binding studies. [3H]Eticlopride was found to bind specifically to rat brain homogenates with the highest binding in the striatum and lowest in the hippocampus. The binding was saturable with a high number of binding sites (49.5 pmol/g) and with very high affinity (0.17 nM). As with other benzamides, the binding of [3H]eticlopride was highly sodium-dependent. Lesioning of the striatal neurons with ibotenic acid reduced the binding by 50% while lesioning of the nigrostriatal pathways with 6-hydroxydopamine was without effect on the observed binding. The binding of [3H]eticlopride was inhibited potently by neuroleptic drugs, while compounds known not to interact with the dopamine-D2 binding sites were inactive. It is concluded that this new dopamine-D2 antagonist may be a useful tool for the study of dopamine-D2 binding sites due to its high affinity and good selectivity.

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Comparison of the pharmacological characteristics of [3H]raclopride and [3H]SCH 23390 binding to dopamine receptors in vivo in mouse brain.

In vivo binding of the benzamide derivative [3H]raclopride was studied in mouse brain. The binding was saturable, reversible and stereospecific. Non-specific binding was 5-15% of the total binding. Pharmacological characterization of the binding indicated labelling of dopamine D2 receptors since the binding was potently inhibited by compounds with high affinity for this receptor in vitro. On the other hand, compounds with low affinity in vitro i.e., dopamine D1-selective compounds were weak or inactive as inhibitors of [3H]raclopride binding. A comparison of the pharmacological characteristics of [3H]raclopride and [3H]SCH 23390 binding in vivo indicated that compounds with selectivity in vitro retained this selectivity in vivo. Thus, spiroperidol, haloperidol, 1-sulpiride, clebopride, LY 171555 and (-)-NPA ((-)-N-propyl-norapomorphine) were D2 selective while SCH 23390, SKF 38393 and SKF 75670 were D1 selective. Clozapine, tilozepine, cis-flupentixol, chlorpromazine and butaclamol were non-selective both in vitro and in vivo. However, a few compounds changed profile in vivo compared to in vitro. Thus, fluperlapine and fluphenazine had a dual D1-D2 receptor profile in vitro but were D1- or D2-selective in vivo, respectively. Pergolide and molindone which were D2-selective in vitro both had a dual D1-D2 receptor profile in vivo. In conclusion, [3H]raclopride, in vivo, selectively labels the dopamine D2 receptor. Comparison of the pharmacological characteristics of [3H]raclopride and [3H]SCH 23390 binding in vivo supported the that the dopamine D1 receptor is an important target for a variety of neuroleptics, especially of the clozapine type. This may indicate that blockade of the dopamine D1 receptor conveys antipsychotic action.

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EEDQ, a tool for ex vivo measurement of occupancy of D-1 and D-2 dopamine receptors.

EEDQ (N-ethoxycarbonyl-2-ethoxy-1,2-dihydroquinoline) inactivates dopamine (DA) D-1 and D-2 receptors, measured by ex vivo [3H]SCH 23390 and [3H]spiperone binding in striatal homogenates. SCH 23390 (D-1 antagonist) and SK&F 38393 (D-1 agonist) protect against inactivation of D-1 receptors (ED50 values 0.075 and 53 mumol/kg, respectively). Raclopride (D-2 antagonist) and quinpirole (D-2 agonist) protect against inactivation of D-2 receptors (ED50 values 0.48 and 7.1 mumol/kg, respectively). The potencies correspond closely to those obtained by in vivo binding experiments using radioligands.

2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-ben↗

Effects of adrenalectomy on responses mediated by dopamine D-1 and D-2 receptors.

The effects of surgical adrenalectomy were investigated on behavioural responses produced by the selective D-1 agonist, SK&F 38393, alone, and in combination with the D-2 agonist, quinpirole (LY171555). Further, stereotyped responses to apomorphine and LY171555 were assessed following treatment with either the D-1 or the D-2 antagonists, SCH 23390 and raclopride, respectively. There was no difference between sham-adrenalectomized (sham) and adrenalectomized (ADX) groups in responses to SK&F 38393. Although concomitant stimulation of both receptor subtypes increased the incidence of stereotyped sniffing behaviour, there was no difference in the magnitude of this effect between the sham and ADX groups. Raclopride reduced LY171555-induced sniffing and hypothermia less in ADX rats than in sham controls, which was consistent with the hypothesis that adrenocortical hormones affect D-2 receptor responsiveness. SCH 23390 had a greater inhibitory effect on LY171555 responses, but a smaller effect on apomorphine responses in the ADX group compared with their sham controls. It is concluded that the amplified D-2-stimulated response observed in ADX rats may be more dependent on tonic D-1 receptor activation than the control D-2 response of shams.

2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-ben↗

Comparison of [3H]YM-09151-2 with [3H]spiperone and [3H]raclopride for dopamine d-2 receptor binding to rat striatum.

The Kd value of [3H]YM-09151-2, a potent and highly selective dopamine D-2 antagonist, for binding to rat striatum was about 20 pM (half of that for [3H]spiperone and one-fiftieth of that for [3H]raclopride). The Bmax of [3H]YM-09151-2 binding was about 30% higher than that of [3H]raclopride or [3]spiperone. The ratio (bout 3%) of non-specific to specific binding of [3H]YM-09151-2 was smaller than that of [3H]spiperone and [3H]raclopride. The Hill coefficient values of dopamine D-2 antagonists, SCH23390, mianserin and phentolamine for the inhibition of binding of [3H]YM-09151-2 were near 1.0, and their Ki values with [3H]YM-09151-2 were consistent with those for inhibiting [3H]raclopride and [3H]spiperone binding to D-2 receptors. Thus, [3H]YM-09151-2 may be the most suitable ligand for the labelling of dopamine D-2 receptors in the brain.

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Comparison of chronic administration of haloperidol and the atypical neuroleptics, clozapine and raclopride, in an animal model of tardive dyskinesia.

Rats were administered haloperidol, clozapine, raclopride, or no drug for either 28 days or 8 months and then withdrawn from drug treatment for 3 weeks. Oral movements were repeatedly recorded, both by a human observer and by a computerized video analysis system which determined mouth openings and closings, or computer-scored movelets (CSMs). Four weeks of neuroleptic administration produced no changes in CSMs in any drug-treated group. Long-term administration induced distinctively different patterns of oral activity in the three drug groups, both in number of CSMs and the form of these movements. The oral movements which developed in the haloperidol-treated rats fit a previously described syndrome of late-onset oral dyskinesias which increased upon drug withdrawal. The clozapine- and raclopride-treated rats did not show the increased oral movements seen in the haloperidol animals, but each exhibited uniquely different CSM characteristics compared to controls. The results from this rodent model imply that haloperidol, but not clozapine or raclopride, produces late-onset oral dyskinesias in rats that fit the pattern expected for tardive dyskinesia.

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The effects of dopamine D1 and D2 receptor agonists and antagonists in monkeys withdrawn from long-term neuroleptic treatment.

The effects of dopamine D1 and D2 receptor agonists and antagonists were studied in eight Cebus apella monkeys previously treated with haloperidol for two years. SKF 81297 (specific D1 receptor agonist) induced oral hyperkinesia of variable intensity (P less than 0.01): some of the monkeys developed extreme lip smacking, tonque protrusions and licking movements while others developed only slight lip movements. A combined treatment of SKF 81297 with LY 171555 (full D2 receptor agonist) or SCH 23390 (D1 receptor antagonist) inhibited the oral hyperkinesia induced by SKF 81297 (P less than 0.01, P less than 0.02, respectively). Raclopride (D2 receptor antagonist) did not statistically change oral hyperkinesia (P less than 0.2), although five monkeys showed increased oral movements; most of these monkeys had pre-existing hyperkinesia. Treatment with SCH 23390 or raclopride resulted in an identical dystonic/cataleptic syndrome. SKF 81297 inhibited the dystonia induced by SCH 23390, while it did not significantly affect raclopride dystonia. The investigation indicates that oral dyskinesia may be related to an imbalance in D1 receptor and D2 receptor stimulation in favor of D1 receptors. The question now is whether D1 receptor antagonists, which may have antipsychotic potential, will produce tardive dyskinesia after long-term use.

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Similar effect of raclopride and reduced sucrose concentration on the microstructure of sucrose sham feeding.

Raclopride, a dopamine D2 antagonist, decreases the intake of sucrose solutions during sham feeding tests and of water during sham drinking tests in rats. To determine whether the reduced intake of sucrose by raclopride was due to a decrease in the positive reinforcing effect of sucrose or to an impairment in licking movements, we compared the rate, efficiency and pattern of licking after two procedures each of which decreased sucrose sham intake about 50%; these were (a) pretreatment with raclopride (ID50), and (b) dilution of the sucrose concentration sham fed from 10 to 5%. Microstructural analysis failed to reveal significant differences in the rate, efficiency (licks/ml) or patterns of licking between these two procedures. When raclopride inhibited the sham drinking of water, the rate and efficiency of licking were normal, but the patterns of licking were qualitatively different from those observed when raclopride inhibited the sham feeding of sucrose. We conclude that raclopride decreases intake of 10% sucrose during sham feeding and intake of water during sham drinking by decreasing the positive reinforcing potency of the orosensory effect(s) of the two liquids on licking rather than by decreasing the ability to lick. These results provide strong evidence that interaction of dopamine at D2 receptors is necessary for the normal sensory and/or hedonic processing of the orosensory stimuli produced by sucrose during sham feeding and by water during sham drinking.

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Effects of dopamine D1 and D2 receptor agonists and antagonists on bombesin-induced behaviors.

Central administration of bombesin elicits excessive grooming and locomotor activity in rats. This grooming activity is one characterised by vigorous scratching of the face, nape and body flanks. Pretreatment with the D1 receptor antagonist SCH 23390 inhibited the expression of bombesin-induced activity with grooming being more inhibited than locomotion. Blockade of D2 receptors with eticlopride significantly attenuated the behavioral responses to bombesin. When SCH 23390 and eticlopride were administered concurrently, it was apparent that D1 blockade had a greater effect on grooming and D2 blockade a larger effect on locomotion. Stimulation of D1 receptors by SKF 38393 elicited non-stereotyped locomotor activity and a form of grooming behavior characterised by vigorous washing of the face and ventral body surfaces. Co-administration of bombesin and SKF 38393 resulted in a form of grooming which resembled that elicited by SKF 38393 alone. The specific D2 agonist PPHT elicited a form of locomotion characterised by a downward oriented head posture and slow ambulatory activity around the cage perimeter. Co-administration of PPHT and bombesin resulted in a complete suppression of bombesin-induced behaviors and was largely indistinguishable from activity observed under PPHT alone conditions. These data implicate both D1 and D2 receptor based mechanisms in the modulation/mediation of the behavioral effects of bombesin. Part of the bombesin-induced behavioral effects may be explained by (indirect) activation of (a) dopamine system(s).

2,3,4,5-Tetrahydro-7,8-dihydroxy-1-phenyl-1H-3-ben↗

Synthesis and binding properties of the fluorinated substituted benzamide [3H]NCQ 115, a new selective dopamine D2 receptor ligand.

[3H]NCQ 115 [R)-5-bromo-2,3-dimethoxy-N-[1-([2,5-3H]-4- fluorobenzyl)-2-pyrrolidinyl)methyl)benzamide) was prepared by acylation of (R)-(2-aminomethyl)-1- ([2,5-3H]-4-fluorobenzyl)pyrrolidine, which was obtained in a stereo-conservative synthesis from (R)-prolinamide. Purification by reversed phase high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) gave [3H]NCQ 115 with a radiochemical purity of greater than 99% and a specific activity of 0.97 GBq/mumol (36 Ci/mmol). Saturation analyses, association and dissociation kinetics as well as binding competition with several compounds of various classes were performed with [3H]NCQ 115 in rat striatal homogenates. Saturation analyses in vitro showed that [3H]NCQ 115 bound to a single binding site with a Kd = 214 pM and Bmax = 35.4 fmol/mg. The binding of [3H]NCQ 115 was dependent upon sodium ions, since the number of binding sites was altered when sodium ions were excluded from the incubation medium. NCQ 115 inhibited the binding of [3H]raclopride to dopamine D2 receptors with high affinity (Ki = 147 pM), having much lower affinity for other receptors. The affinity of this substituted 1-benzyl-2-pyrrolidinylmethyl benzamide was confined to the (R)-enantiomer, which contrasts with that of the corresponding N-ethyl derivatives such as FLB 457, raclopride, eticlopride, sulpiride and NCQ 298, where the pharmacological activity is found in the (S)-enantiomer. It can be concluded that [3H]NCQ 115 binds to dopamine D2 receptors in the rat striatum with high affinity and high selectivity. [3H]NCQ 115 can also be used for in vivo binding studies of the brain. [18F]NCQ 115 may be a suitable ligand for positron emission tomography (PET) studies of the human brain in vivo.

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In vivo binding to dopamine receptors: a correlate of potential antipsychotic activity.

Antagonists of dopamine receptors (especially those of the D2 subtype) have long been recognized as effective antipsychotics. SCH 39166, a dopamine D1 selective antagonist, is now also being evaluated for its clinical antipsychotic properties. The studies described herein determine the binding affinity of a variety of dopamine receptor antagonists (both dopamine D1 and D2 selective compounds) for the dopamine D1 and D2 receptors, in vivo, and correlate this affinity with their behavioral activity in the rat conditioned avoidance response (CAR) test. The in vivo binding affinities of the D1 selective compounds at the dopamine D1 site exhibited a high correlation (r = 0.97) with their activities in the rat CAR test. Likewise, D2 selective compounds' inhibition of in vivo binding to dopamine D2 receptors correlated with their behavioral potencies (r = 0.98). Conversely, any binding of selective agents to their non-targeted receptor did not correlate with their behavioral activity. These data suggest that in vivo binding to either dopamine D1 and/or D2 receptors is predictive of potential antipsychotic efficacy.

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The dopamine D3 receptor and autoreceptor preferring antagonists (+)-AJ76 and (+)-UH232; a microdialysis study.

The in vivo neurochemical profiles of haloperidol, raclopride and the dopamine D3 and autoreceptor preferring dopamine receptor antagonists (+)-UH232 and (+)-AJ76 on dopamine release and metabolism in the dorsal striatum and in the nucleus accumbens are described. It is shown that both (+)-UH232 and especially (+)-AJ76 have different effects on brain dialysate dopamine and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) as compared to haloperidol or raclopride. It is suggested that the relative increase in dialysate dopamine over the relative increase in DOPAC is a neurochemical fingerprint, unique for different dopamine receptor antagonists. As a consequence the increased release and metabolism of dopamine after systemic administration of dopamine receptor antagonists may be controlled by different receptors and different dopamine antagonists can partly distinguish between these receptors. This may be due to their different interactions with different dopamine D2 type receptors. It is finally concluded that (+)-UH232 and especially (+)-AJ76 seem to prefer release regulating autoreceptors at the level of the axon terminals.

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Effects of several partial dopamine D2 receptor agonists in Cebus apella monkeys previously treated with haloperidol.

Eight Cebus apella monkeys were treated with haloperidol for 2 years. Five monkeys had developed mild oral tardive dyskinesia and all were primed for neuroleptic induced dystonia, thus serving as a model for both chronic and acute extrapyramidal side effects. In this model, the partial dopamine D2 receptor agonists SDZ HDC-912, SDZ HAC-911, terguride, (-)-3-(3-hydroxyphenyl)-N-propylpiperidine) ((-)-3-PPP) and SND 919 were tested for extrapyramidal side-effect liability. Their antipsychotic potential was also tested, using a dose of dextroamphetamine producing mild stereotypy and moderate motoric unrest. For comparison, the dopamine D2 receptor agonist, LY 171555 and antagonist, raclopride were used. In contrast to the other drugs tested, SDZ HAC-911 consistently reduced oral activity, P < 0.05 (at doses from 0.005 to 0.025 mg/kg). The relative dystonic potencies were raclopride > SDZ HDC-912 > SDZ HAC-911 = terguride. Neither (-)-3-PPP nor SND 919 produced dystonia, but had observable dopamine D2 receptor agonistic effects, (-)-3-PPP producing emesis at 1-4 mg/kg and SND 919 producing motoric unrest and stereotypy at 0.05-0.25 mg/kg. Comparing the antiamphetamine effects of the more antagonist-like drugs with raclopride, the relative potencies were terguride = SDZ HAC-911 > SDZ HDC-912 > raclopride. Comparing the antiamphetamine effects of the more agonist-like drugs with LY 171555, the relative potencies were SND 919 > (-)-3-PPP > LY 171555 in relation to motoric unrest, while neither (-)-3-PPP nor LY 171555 produced inhibition of stereotypy.

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The effects of haloperidol and raclopride in the paw test are influenced similarly by SCH 39166.

We investigated the role of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in the paw test, an animal model used to assess both the antipsychotic potential and extrapyramidal side effects of drugs. The dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, SCH 39166, as well as the dopamine D2 receptor antagonist raclopride, increased the hindlimb retraction time (HRT), viz. a parameter that models antipsychotic potential, at doses that were lower than those that increased the forelimb retraction time (FRT), viz. a parameter that models extrapyramidal side effects. In contrast, the same dose of haloperidol enhanced both parameters. SCH 39166 enhanced the haloperidol- and raclopride-induced effects on FRT, whereas neither haloperidol nor raclopride enhanced the SCH 39166-induced effects upon this parameter. Except at very high doses, SCH 39166 did not alter the haloperidol- and raclopride-induced effects on HRT, and vice versa. No difference between haloperidol and raclopride was found in the interaction experiments. The clinical impact of these findings is discussed.

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Evidence for specific involvement of dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in the regulation of body temperature in the rat.

Administration of the selective dopamine D1 and D2 receptor agonists, A 68930 (0.9-60.0 mumol kg-1 s.c.) and quinpirole (0.1-6.0 mumol kg-1 s.c.), produced a dose-dependent decrease in core temperature in the rat. The hypothermia induced by quinpirole (1.5 mumol kg-1) was antagonized by pretreatment with the selective dopamine D2 receptor antagonist, raclopride (1.6 mumol kg-1 s.c.), but not by the dopamine D1 receptor antagonist, SCH 23390 (0.3 mumol kg-1 s.c.), whereas the hypothermia induced by A 68930 (3.8 mumol kg-1) was antagonized by SCH 23390 (0.3 mumol kg-1), but not by raclopride (1.6 mumol kg-1). Together, these results suggest that both dopamine D1 and D2 receptors are specifically involved in the regulation of body temperature in the rat.

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Dopamine D4 versus D2 receptor selectivity of dopamine receptor antagonists: possible therapeutic implications.

The dopamine D4 receptor, which is considered a close variant of the dopamine D2 receptor, has recently been cloned. Receptor binding studies demonstrated that clozapine, which is an effective antipsychotic agent but atypical in that it lacks the usual side effects of other antipsychotic agents, has high selectivity for the dopamine D4 receptor versus the dopamine D2 receptor. Comparative binding affinity studies have been carried out for a number of interesting dopaminergic agents using membranes prepared from cloned dopamine D2 and D4 receptor containing cells. It was found that clozapine is selective for the dopamine D4 vs. the D2 receptor by a factor of 2.8. Other compounds with dopamine D4 receptor selectivity were (+)-apomorphine (8.7), (+)-N-propyl-norapomorphine (NPA) (2.4) and melperone (1.3). Compounds with considerable selectivity for the dopamine D2 receptor were haloperidol (0.31), chlorpromazine (0.084), trifluoperazine (0.034) and raclopride (0.001). Overall, the results with the antipsychotic agents tested, support the concept that dopamine D4 receptor selectivity may confer clozapine-like antipsychotic efficacy and furthermore that dopamine D2 receptor selectivity may confer side effect liability (extrapyramidal side effects and tardive dyskinesia).

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