Hong-Chang Guan

TL;DR: The cloning of a gene that encodes a dopamine receptor gene that has high homology to the human dopamine D2 and D3 receptor genes is reported, which suggests the existence of other types of dopamine receptors which are more sensitive to clozapine.

TL;DR: The cloning of a gene encoding a 477-amino-acid protein with strong homology to the cloned Dt receptor is reported here the existence of a dopamine D1-like receptor with these characteristics had not been predicted and may represent an alternative pathway for dopamine-mediated events and regulation of D2 receptor activity.

TL;DR: This is the first report of a receptor in the catecholamine receptor family that displays polymorphic variation in the human population and such variation among humans may underlie individual differences in susceptibility to neuropsychiatric disease and in responsiveness to antipsychotic medication.

TL;DR: It is concluded that the combined density of D2 and D3 receptors (labelled by [3H]raclopride) is increased by only 10% in schizophrenia brain, as found by Farde et al.15, but that it is the density of dopamine D4 receptors which is sixfold elevated in schizophrenia.

TL;DR: The observed decline in the human D1/D2 ratio with age suggests that the perioral control mechanisms for humans and rats may be different.