CENTRAL DOPAMINERGIC TRANSMISSION IS SELECTIVELY INCREASED IN THE LIMBIC SYSTEM OF RATS CHRONICALLY EXPOSED TO ANTIDEPRESSANTS

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作者
DEMONTIS, GM [1 ]
DEVOTO, P [1 ]
GESSA, GL [1 ]
MELONI, D [1 ]
PORCELLA, A [1 ]
SABA, P [1 ]
SERRA, G [1 ]
TAGLIAMONTE, A [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CAGLIARI,DEPT NEUROSCI,I-09100 CAGLIARI,ITALY
关键词
Antidepressants; DOPAC (dihydroxyphenylacetic acd); Dopamine D[!sub]1[!/sub] receptors; Dopamine uptake;
D O I
10.1016/0014-2999(90)90589-X
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Repeated electroconvulsive shock (ECS) exposure produced a decrease of [3H]SCH 23390 binding sites and a reduced response of adenylate cyclase activity to dopamine D-1 receptor stimulation in the rat limbic area analogous to that previously observed in rats chronically treated with imipramine. These effects were completely prevented by the repeated administration of a small dose of α-methyl-p-tyrosine (α-MPT), associated with the tricyclic compound. Increased dopaminergic transmission seems to be involved in the mechanism of antidepressant action. Rats chronically treated with imipramine showed a decrease of dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) concentration restricted to the limbic area. Finally, both imipramine and desipramine blocked the uptake of [3H]dopamine in the limbic system with a 100-fold greater potency than that observed in the basal ganglia. © 1990.
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