In vitro and in silico analysis of the effects of D2 receptor antagonist target binding kinetics on the cellular response to fluctuating dopamine concentrations.
Wilhelmus E A de WitteJoost W VersfeltMaria KuzikovSolene RollandVictoria GeorgiPhilip GribbonSheraz GulDymphy HuntjensPiet Hein van der GraafMeindert DanhofAmaury E Fernández-MontalvánGesa WittElizabeth C M De LangePublished in: British journal of pharmacology (2018)
Signal transduction and feedback are important determinants of the time course of drug effects. The effect of the D2 receptor antagonist dissociation rate constant (koff ) is limited to the maximal rate of fluctuations in dopamine signalling as determined by the dopamine koff and the cAMP turnover.