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Midbrain acetylcholine and glutamate receptors modulate accumbal dopamine release.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  18521007     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
This study determined the role of ventral tegmental area acetylcholine and glutamate receptors in modulating laterodorsal tegmentum stimulation-evoked dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens. Rapid changes in dopamine oxidation current were measured at carbon fiber microelectrodes using fixed potential amperometry in urethane anesthetized male mice. Intraventral tegmental area infusions of the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist scopolamine, the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist mecamylamine, or the ionotropic glutamate receptor antagonist kynurenate significantly diminished dopamine efflux in the nucleus accumbens evoked by brief electrical stimulation of the laterodorsal tegmentum. These findings suggest that acetylcholine and ionotropic glutamate receptors influence rapid dopaminergic activity and thus the communication of behaviorally relevant information from ventral tegmental area dopamine cells to forebrain areas.
Authors:
Deranda B Lester; Anthony D Miller; Tiffany D Pate; Charles D Blaha
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Neuroreport     Volume:  19     ISSN:  0959-4965     ISO Abbreviation:  Neuroreport     Publication Date:  2008 Jun 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2008-06-03     Completed Date:  2008-09-24     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9100935     Medline TA:  Neuroreport     Country:  England    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  991-5     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Psychology, University of Memphis, Memphis, Tennessee 38152-6400, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Cholinergic Antagonists / pharmacology
Dopamine / metabolism*
Electric Stimulation / methods
Electrochemistry / methods
Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / pharmacology
Kynurenic Acid / pharmacology
Male
Mecamylamine / pharmacology
Mesencephalon / metabolism*
Mice
Mice, Inbred C57BL
Nucleus Accumbens / metabolism*
Receptors, Cholinergic / physiology*
Receptors, Glutamate / physiology*
Scopolamine / pharmacology
Ventral Tegmental Area / drug effects,  physiology*
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Cholinergic Antagonists; 0/Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; 0/Receptors, Cholinergic; 0/Receptors, Glutamate; 492-27-3/Kynurenic Acid; 51-34-3/Scopolamine; 60-40-2/Mecamylamine

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