Cerebral concussion in rats rapidly induces hypothalamic-specific effects on opiate and cholinergic receptors
Cerebral concussion in rats rapidly induces hypothalamic-specific effects on opiate and cholinergic receptors
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大鼠脑震荡迅速诱导下丘脑对阿片和胆碱能受体的特异性影响
DOI:
10.1016/0006-8993(81)90835-0
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发表时间:
1981
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
D. Parkinson
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作者:
M. West;F. LaBella;V. Havlicek;D. Parkinson
Conscious male adult rats were concussed by a blow to the occiput with a blunt dart, shot from a spring-loaded pistol. Animals were decapitated within 2 sec, brains quickly removed, several brain regions homogenized in cold buffer and radioreceptor assays carried out. There was a 20% increase in binding of [3H]naloxone and [3H]QNB in the hypothalamus but not in the amygdala, striatum, hippocampus, cortex, midbrain and hindbrain. For animals killed 5–10 sec after concussion, when normal conscious behavior had returned, there were no changes in binding between control and concussed rats. Binding of [3H]spiroperidol and [3H]ouabain was unaffected by concussion. To rule out changes due to non-specific stress, one series of rats received a blow to the lower body. There was no change from control in [3H]QNB binding to hypothalamic tissues by a body blow as compared with the blow to the head. The findings suggests decreased binding of endogenous endorphins and acetylcholine to their respective receptors as a result of concussion. The transient deficit in endogenous transmitter binding may temporarily interrupt hypothalamic circuits concerned with the state of consciousness.