REPEATED ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK PREVENTS INCREASED NEOCORTICAL BETA-1-ADRENOCEPTOR BINDING AFTER DSP-4 TREATMENT IN RATS
REPEATED ELECTROCONVULSIVE SHOCK PREVENTS INCREASED NEOCORTICAL BETA-1-ADRENOCEPTOR BINDING AFTER DSP-4 TREATMENT IN RATS
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DOI:
10.1016/0014-2999(87)90365-7
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发表时间:
1987-02-24
影响因子:
5
通讯作者:
GOODWIN, GM
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作者:
DOOLEY, DJ;HEAL, DJ;GOODWIN, GM
Repeated electroconvulsive shock (ECS) was administered to rats previously injected with DSP-4 (N-(2-chloroethyl)-N-ethyl-2-bromobenzylamine hydrochloride), a noradrenergic neurotoxin. The normal increase in neocortical .beta.1-adrenoceptor binding caused by noradrenaline depletion was effectively prevented by ECS. This finding suggests that the plasticity of the .beta.1-adrenoceptor may be partially independent of endogenous noradrenaline concentration. Additionally, functional noradrenergic neurons are not necessarily a critical requirement for the antidepressant effect of electroconvulsive treatment in humans.