α2 and β-adrenoceptor agonists modulate [3H]dopamine release from rat nucleus accumbens slices: Implications for research into depression
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1573-6903
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Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
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Medicine
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Abstract The modulatory effects of noradrenergic agonists on the 25 mM K+-induced release of [3H]dopamine (3H-DA) from rat brain nucleus accumbens slices was investigated, using a superfusion technique. The K+-induced release of3H-DA was Ca2+ dependent, significantly enhanced (25–32%;p〈0.02) by the β-adrenoceptor agonist isoproterenol (10 μM), and significantly decreased (13–25%;p〈0.05) by the α2-adrenoceptor agonist clonidine (10 μM). At these concentrations neither drug affected basal release of3H-DA. Clonidine (100 μM) increased the basal release of3H-DA, while decreasing the K+-induced release by 19% (p〈0.01). The inclusion of desipramine in the incubation medium, to prevent accumulation of3H-DA into noradrenergic neurons, did not alter the inhibitory effect of clonidine (10 μM) on3H-DA release. This study provides direct evidence that noradrenergic neurons can modulate dopaminergic neurotransmission in the mesolimbic system.
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Electronic Resource
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