Expression of the D-3 dopamine receptor in peptidergic neurons of the nucleus accumbens: Comparison with the D-1 and D-2 dopamine receptors
Expression of the D-3 dopamine receptor in peptidergic neurons of the nucleus accumbens: Comparison with the D-1 and D-2 dopamine receptors
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DOI:
10.1016/0306-4522(96)00029-2
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发表时间:
1996-07-01
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影响因子:
3.3
通讯作者:
Bloch, B
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作者:
LeMoine, C;Bloch, B
The D-3 dopamine receptor, belonging to the D-2-like receptor subfamily, displays both specific pharmacology and a unique pattern of expression, especially compared to the D-1 and D-2 receptors. A rat D-3 complementary RNA probe labelled with [S-35]UTP was used to map the neurons expressing the D-1 receptor gene in the rat brain. In particular, we identified the phenotype of the neurons containing D-3 messenger RNA in the nucleus accumbens, with respect to the striatal segregated populations of enkephalin and substance P neurons, by using strategies of double in situ hybridization. In addition, comparison with D-1 and D-2 receptor gene expression was performed to study the potential co-localization of several dopamine receptors within the same neurons in the ventral striatum. The highest level of D-3 messenger RNA was detected in the islands of Calleja and the nucleus accumbens. Other areas such as the caudate-putamen, some hypothalamic, thalamic and cortical areas and lobule 10 of the cerebellum also contained low but significant levels of D-3 messenger RNA. Our results demonstrate that the D-3 receptor is co-expressed either with D-1 or with D-2 receptor, both in the core and shell regions, in a subpopulation of substance P and enkephalin neurons, respectively. They also suggest that a significant part of the accumbal neurons only express either D-1 or D-2, without co-expression with the D-3 receptor.These data imply that dopamine in the nucleus accumbens may act on each population of efferent neurons via the co-expression of two distinct dopamine receptors (D-1, + D-3 or D-2 + D-3), and that synergistic D-1-like/D-2-like effects may occur al the level of a single neuron, through the co-expression of D-1 and D-3 receptors in a significant proportion of substance P neurons (16% or 26% in the core and shell regions, respectively). (C) 1996 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd.