Electrical high frequency stimulation of the caudate nucleus induces local GABA outflow in freely moving rats
Electrical high frequency stimulation of the caudate nucleus induces local GABA outflow in freely moving rats
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DOI:
10.1016/j.jneumeth.2006.07.023
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发表时间:
2007-01-30
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3
通讯作者:
Moser, A.
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作者:
Hiller, A.;Loeffler, S.;Moser, A.
Electrical high frequency stimulation of the globus pallidus internus or the subthalamic nucleus has beneficial motor effects in advanced Parkinson's disease. The mechanisms underlying these clinical results remain, however, unclear. From previous in vitro studies it is proposed that the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) system is involved in the effectiveness of electrical high frequency stimulation (HFS). In these experiments, we developed an in vivo model that allows for simultaneous and collocated microdialysis and HFS by electrical pulses of 124 Hz in the caudate nucleus of freely moving rats. GABA and glutamate outflow were sampled by microdialysis technique and quantified after pre-column o-phthaldialdehyde sulphite derivatization using HPLC with electrochemical detection. As the most outstanding result, we could demonstrate that high frequency stimulation significantly increased basal GABA outflow without affecting glutamate levels in freely moving rats. (c) 2006 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.