The serotonergic system has a relevant role in L-DOPA-induced dyskinesia induction.
The 5-HT1 agonist, eltoprazine, reduces dyskinesia and restores striatal bidirectional synaptic plasticity.
Eltoprazine normalizes D1R-dependent cAMP/PKA and ERK/mTORC signaling pathways.
L-DOPA and eltoprazine-treated parkinsonian rats show altered striatal learning behavior.
The locomotor defect of parkinsonian and L-DOPA-treated rats is reversed by the treatment.