Influences of diterpene sclareol glycol on some dopamine related behavior.

1. The effects of the diterpene sclareol glycol (SG) of the labdane family on some dopamine (DA) related behavior (locomotor activity in mice, apomorphine-induced stereotypy in mice and rats, and haloperidol-induced catalepsy in rats) were studied. 2. The locomotion frequency of mice was significantly increased by SG (stronger effect by low and medium dose). SG antagonized the hypomotility induced by reserpine pretreatment. SG enhanced the apomorphine decreased motility (induced by small dose of apomorphine). 3. SG provoked increase of apomorphine stereotypy. The long-term SG treatment augmented the sensitivity of rats to apomorphine-induced stereotypy. 4. SG at low dose decreased haloperidol-induced catalepsy: at higher dose it increased the catalepsy. SG treatment alone did not induce catalepsy. 5. These results were discussed in the light of a possible interaction of SG with dopaminergic transmission (DA autoreceptors and postsynaptic DA receptors) at the level of the striatum and the nucleus accumbens. The interaction of SG with adenylate cyclase (stimulation of catalytic subunit) and with GABAergic transmission in realization of its effects on DA related behavior was also discussed.