Effects of neurotoxic doses of methamphetamine on potassium and amphetamine evoked overflow of dopamine in the striatum of awake rats
Effects of neurotoxic doses of methamphetamine on potassium and amphetamine evoked overflow of dopamine in the striatum of awake rats
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DOI:
10.1016/s0304-3940(98)00374-7
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发表时间:
1998-06-05
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Dugan, MT
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作者:
Cass, WA;Manning, MW;Dugan, MT
The effects of neurotoxic doses of methamphetamine on basal and evoked overflow of dopamine in the striatum were examined in awake rats using microdialysis. Male Fischer-344 rats were administered methamphetamine (5 mg/kg s.c.) or saline four times in 1 day at 2-h intervals. Microdialysis experiments were carried out 1 week later. Basal levels of dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, and homovanillic acid were reduced in the striatum of the methamphetamine-treated animals. Local application of excess potassium (100 mM) and amphetamine (100 mu M), and intraperitoneal injection of amphetamine (1.5 mg/kg), led to increased levels of extracellular dopamine in the striatum of both methamphetamine- and saline-treated rats. However, the increase was significantly less in the methamphetamine-treated animals. Tissue levels of dopamine and metabolites were reduced in the striata of rats treated with methamphetamine. These results indicate that treatment with neurotoxic doses of methamphetamine can lead to functional changes in dopamine release in the striatum of Fischer-344 rats. (C) 1998 Published by Elsevier Science Ireland Ltd. Ail rights reserved.