NITRIC-OXIDE INHIBITS DEPOLARIZATION-INDUCED RELEASE OF ENDOGENOUS DOPAMINE IN THE RABBIT RETINA

被引:39
作者
DJAMGOZ, MBA [1 ]
CUNNINGHAM, JR [1 ]
DAVENPORT, SL [1 ]
NEAL, MJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNITED MED & DENT SCH,ST THOMAS HOSP,DEPT PHARMACOL,LONDON SE1 7EH,ENGLAND
关键词
NITRIC OXIDE; DOPAMINE; GABA; BICUCULLINE; RETINA; LIGHT ADAPTATION; AMACRINE CELL; RABBIT;
D O I
10.1016/0304-3940(95)11958-Y
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
The effect of nitric oxide donor compounds (sodium nitroprusside, hydroxylamine and S-nitroso-N-acetyl-D,L-penicillamine) on depolarization-induced release of endogenous dopamine in the light-adapted, isolated retina of the rabbit was studied by HPLC. All three compounds had the same effect, reducing the amount of dopamine released by up to 90%. The effect was concentration dependent, saturating at 300 mu M; it was blocked by the nitric oxide scavenger, mannitol (50 mM), which by itself had no effect on the basal release of dopamine. GABA(A) receptors were not involved. Possible cellular mechanisms underlying the findings are discussed. It is suggested that the inhibitory interaction between dopamine and nitric oxide could represent a higher order function in the light adaptation process in the retina.
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