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Dorsal raphé stimulation modifies striatal-evoked antidromic invasion of nigral dopaminergic neurons in vivo.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  1830848     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Extracellular single unit recordings were obtained from antidromically identified nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons in anesthetized rats to determine the effects of dorsal raphé stimulation on the somatodendritic excitability of substantia nigra dopaminergic neurons. Stimulation of the dorsal raphé with a brief train of pulses delivered 7-2 ms prior to the neostriatal-evoked antidromic response significantly reduced the proportion of neostriatal-evoked antidromic responses that consisted of both initial segment and somatodendritic components without significantly altering the neostriatal-evoked post-stimulus inhibitory period. Raphé stimulation alone facilitated post-stimulus neuronal firing in almost half of the cells examined. The raphé-induced decrease in somatodendritic excitability was blocked by the serotonin antagonist, metergoline (0.5-2.0 mg/kg, i.v.), without significantly affecting the rate or pattern of spontaneous activity. The tryptophan hydroxylase inhibitor, parachlorophenylalanine (400 mg/kg, i.p. for three consecutive days), abolished the decrease in somatodendritic excitability following raphé stimulation which could be re-instated by intravenous administration of 5-HTP. The dopamine antagonists haloperidol (25-100 micrograms/kg, i.v.) and sulpiride (10-30 mg/kg, i.v.) also blocked the effects of dorsal raphé stimulation on somatodendritic invasion. These data suggest that in vivo, serotonin liberated from raphé-nigral terminals facilitates the release of dopamine from nigrostriatal dendrites resulting in a local, autoreceptor-mediated reduction in somatodendritic excitability without affecting the spontaneous firing rate and excitability of the neuron as a whole.
Authors:
F Trent; J M Tepper
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Experimental brain research. Experimentelle Hirnforschung. Expérimentation cérébrale     Volume:  84     ISSN:  0014-4819     ISO Abbreviation:  Exp Brain Res     Publication Date:  1991  
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1991-09-11     Completed Date:  1991-09-11     Revised Date:  2009-11-11    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0043312     Medline TA:  Exp Brain Res     Country:  GERMANY    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  620-30     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers, State University of New Jersey, Newark 07102.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Corpus Striatum / physiology*
Dopamine / physiology*
Electric Stimulation
Electrodes
Fenclonine / pharmacology
Haloperidol / pharmacology
Male
Metergoline / pharmacology
Neurons / drug effects,  physiology*
Raphe Nuclei / cytology,  physiology*
Rats
Rats, Inbred Strains
Serotonin / physiology
Substantia Nigra / cytology,  physiology*
Sulpiride / pharmacology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
MH 45286/MH/NIMH NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
15676-16-1/Sulpiride; 17692-51-2/Metergoline; 50-67-9/Serotonin; 52-86-8/Haloperidol; 7424-00-2/Fenclonine

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