A rapid and reversible change in dopamine transporters induced by methamphetamine

被引:44
作者
Fleckenstein, AE
Metzger, RR
Gibb, JW
Hanson, GR
机构
[1] Dept. of Pharmacology and Toxicology, 112 Skaggs Hall, University of Utah, Salt Lake City
关键词
methamphetamine; dopamine transporter; free radical;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-2999(97)00148-9
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Because high doses of methamphetamine promote free radical formation, and striatal dopamine transporters are rapidly inactivated by oxidative events, we determined the effect of a single high dose of methamphetamine on dopamine transporter activity in striatal synaptosomes. One hour after methamphetamine administration, dopamine uptake decreased by 48%. This dramatic decline was totally reversed by 24 h after treatment. These findings suggest that methamphetamine reversibly decreases dopamine transporter activity by oxidative mechanisms.
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页码:R9 / R10
页数:2
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