Presynaptic D1 dopamine receptors facilitate glutamatergic neurotransmission in the rat globus pallidus
Presynaptic D1 dopamine receptors facilitate glutamatergic neurotransmission in the rat globus pallidus
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DOI:
10.1016/j.neulet.2007.08.026
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发表时间:
2007-10-02
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Aceves, Jorge
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作者:
Hernandez, Adan;Sierra, Arturo;Aceves, Jorge
The effects of D1/5 dopamine agonists on spontaneous excitatory postsynaptic currents (sEPSCs) were studied in neurons of the rat globus pallidus using whole-cell recordings in the presence of TTX and bicuculline. In this condition, CNQX abolished the sEPSCs, indicating that they were solely mediated by AMPA receptors. SKF 38393, a D1-like agonist, increased the frequency but not the amplitude of the sEPSCs, suggesting a presynaptic site of action. The increase in frequency was blocked by SCH 23390, a D1/5 antagonist. Quinpirole, a D2-like agonist, decreased the frequency but did not affect the amplitude of the synaptic currents. SKF 38393 increased the frequency of sEPSCs currents, even in presence of quinpirole, indicating that D 1/5- and D2-like receptors independently modulate glutamate release upon a single neuron. The results suggest that the dopaminergic control of the glutamate transmission in the globus pallidus may play a role in processing cortical information in the indirect pathway of the basal ganglia. (C) 2007 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved.