Research Article
Adenosine Receptor Antagonists Do Not Disrupt Rodent Prepulse Inhibition: An Improved Side Effect Profile in the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease
Table 2
Mean startle magnitude ± SEM in mouse prepulse inhibition (* versus vehicle).
| Drug | Dose (mg/kg) | Startle |
| SCH 412348 | Veh. | 129.0 ± 17.8 | 0.3 | 144.6 ± 17.8 | 1.0 | 140.5 ± 20.7 | 3.0 | 142.6 ± 12.9 |
| Istradefylline | Veh. | 125.9 ± 22.3 | 0.1 | 104.9 ± 17.3 | 0.3 | 110.9 ± 19.0 | 1.0 | 75.9 ± 10.7 |
| Pramipexole | Veh. | 95.6 ± 8.7 | 0.3 | 103.1 ± 13.2 | 1.0 | 76.3 ± 8.5 | 3.0 | 69.5 ± 10.5 |
| Pergolide | Veh. | 135.2 ± 23.5 | 0.1 | 149.9 ± 12.3 | 0.3 | 116.9 ± 17.6 | 1.0 | 100.5 ± 15.1 | 3.0 | 62.7 ± 10.9* |
| Ropinirole | Veh. | 135.9 ± 19.7 | 3.0 | 134.1 ± 15.2 | 10.0 | 143.3 ± 15.6 | 30.0 | 140.6 ± 18.0 |
| L-dopa | Veh. | 130.5 ± 20.9 | 10.0 | 135.0 ± 16.4 | 30.0 | 96.8 ± 14.4 | 100.0 | 69.0 ± 5.8* | 300.0 | 50.7 ± 9.6* |
| Apomorphine | Veh. | 149.9 ± 26.4 | 0.3 | 93.1 ± 15.9 | 1.0 | 90.6 ± 15.2 | 3.0 | 94.7 ± 13.5 |
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