MONITORING THE STIMULATED RELEASE OF DOPAMINE WITH INVIVO VOLTAMMETRY .2. CLEARANCE OF RELEASED DOPAMINE FROM EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
MONITORING THE STIMULATED RELEASE OF DOPAMINE WITH INVIVO VOLTAMMETRY .2. CLEARANCE OF RELEASED DOPAMINE FROM EXTRACELLULAR FLUID
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DOI:
10.1111/j.1471-4159.1984.tb00936.x
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发表时间:
1984-01-01
影响因子:
4.7
通讯作者:
WIGHTMAN, RM
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作者:
EWING, AG;WIGHTMAN, RM
Microvoltammetric electrodes implanted in the cuadate nucleus of the anesthetized rat were used to monitor dopamine [DA] released following electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle. These electrodes are fabricated from unmodified carbon fibers and have been used with normal pulse voltammetry. DA appears in the vicinity of the electrode when the stimulation is initiated, and disappears almost immediately when the stimulation is terminated. The effective diffusion distance is < 100 .mu.m. Postmortem analysis using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection shows that DA released in this manner is metabolized to 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC); however, neither substance is observed electrochemically in the extracellular fluid within seconds after the stimulation. In addition, inhibitors of neuronal uptake of DA, amphetamine (1.8 or 15 mg .cntdot. kg-1) or benztropine (25 mg .cntdot. kg-1), or of DA metabolism, pargyline (150 mg .cntdot. kg-1) or tropolone (100 mg .cntdot. kg-1) do not significantly affect the rate at which DA disappears from extracellular fluid, although they can affect the amount released. DA cannot freely diffuse in the extracellular fluid because an extraneuronal uptake mechanism exists that clears DA from extracellular fluid into an extraneuronal pool where metabolism to DOPAC occurs. DA can be observed during electrical stimulation of the ascending fibers because neuronal and extraneuronal uptake systems are unable to removed on these short time scales.