Our hypothesis stems from the evidence that SCZ etiology is caused in part by the activation of dopamine receptor 2 (DR2D), due to increased dopamine levels and increased DR2D receptor density in ...

The specific chemosensitizing effect of Thioridazine was due to antagonism of dopamine receptor 2 (D 2 receptor; DRD2). Inhibition of D 2 receptor signaling by Thioridazine decreased MAPK and PI3K/AKT ...

Sumanirole is a full-efficacy agonist that, over other dopamine receptors, is highly selective for the D 2 receptor. 37 A number of D 4 agonists of varying efficacy and selectivity exist, with A ...

Illustration of the dopamine 2 receptor bound to the antipsychotic drug risperidone. [Roth Lab/UNC School of Medicine] Scientists at the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill have ...

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Through evolution, the dopamine 2 receptor has maintained its function while varying to certain degree the sequence of amino acids. Allosteric pairs involved in maintaining the structure and ...

More information: Juan Enriquez-Traba et al, Dissociable control of motivation and reinforcement by distinct ventral striatal dopamine receptors, Nature Neuroscience (2024). DOI: 10.1038/s41593 ...

Watching other people tuck into tasty food may trigger overeating, suggests new research. Seeing others enjoying a good feed ...

In both groups, dopamine receptors in the brain were measured with positron emission tomography (PET) scans and other tests. It was found that dopamine receptor availability was significantly ...