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Amphetamine-induced dopamine release in the rat striatum: an in vivo microdialysis study.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2447237     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The effects of a number of biochemical and pharmacological manipulations on amphetamine (AMPH)-induced alterations in dopamine (DA) release and metabolism were examined in the rat striatum using the in vivo brain microdialysis method. Basal striatal dialysate concentrations were: DA, 7 nM; dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), 850 nM; homovanillic acid (HVA), 500 nM; 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), 300 nM; and 3-methoxytyramine (3-MT), 3 nM. Intraperitoneal injection of AMPH (4 mg/kg) induced a substantial increase in DA efflux, which attained its maximum response 20-40 min after drug injection. On the other hand, DOPAC and HVA efflux declined following AMPH. The DA response, but not those of DOPAC and HVA, was dose dependent within the range of AMPH tested (2-16 mg/kg). High doses of AMPH (greater than 8 mg/kg) also decreased 5-HIAA and increased 3-MT efflux. Depletion of vesicular stores of DA using reserpine did not affect significantly AMPH-induced dopamine efflux. In contrast, prior inhibition of catecholamine synthesis, using alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine, proved to be an effective inhibitor of AMPH-evoked DA release (less than 35% of control). Moreover, the DA releasing action of AMPH was facilitated in pargyline-pretreated animals (220% of control). These data suggest that AMPH releases preferentially a newly synthesised pool of DA. Nomifensine, a DA uptake inhibitor, was an effective inhibitor of AMPH-induced DA efflux (18% of control). On the other hand, this action of AMPH was facilitated by veratrine and ouabain (200-210% of control). These results suggest that the membrane DA carrier may be involved in the actions of AMPH on DA efflux.
Authors:
S P Butcher; I S Fairbrother; J S Kelly; G W Arbuthnott
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of neurochemistry     Volume:  50     ISSN:  0022-3042     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Neurochem.     Publication Date:  1988 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1988-02-23     Completed Date:  1988-02-23     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  2985190R     Medline TA:  J Neurochem     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  346-55     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Pharmacology, University of Edinburgh, Scotland.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / metabolism
Amphetamine / pharmacology*
Animals
Corpus Striatum / drug effects,  metabolism*
Dialysis
Dopamine / analogs & derivatives,  metabolism*
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Homovanillic Acid / metabolism
Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / metabolism
Male
Methyltyrosines / pharmacology
Nomifensine / pharmacology
Ouabain / pharmacology
Pargyline / pharmacology
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Reserpine / pharmacology
Veratrine / pharmacology
alpha-Methyltyrosine
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Methyltyrosines; 102-32-9/3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; 24526-64-5/Nomifensine; 300-62-9/Amphetamine; 306-08-1/Homovanillic Acid; 50-55-5/Reserpine; 54-16-0/Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; 554-52-9/3-methoxytyramine; 555-57-7/Pargyline; 62-59-9/Veratrine; 630-60-4/Ouabain; 658-48-0/alpha-Methyltyrosine

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