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ArticleMetabolic brain disease2001

Effects of voltage-sensitive calcium channel blockers on extracellular dopamine levels in rat striatum.

A El Ayadi, I Afailal, M Errami

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Article in Metabolic brain disease, 2001. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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A El AyadiAbdelmalek Essâadi University, Laboratory of Neuropharmacology, Faculty of Sciences, Tétouan, Morocco.
I Afailal
M Errami
Abdelmalek Essaâdi University · MA

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Abstract

Various subtypes of voltage-sensitive calcium channels (VSCCs) support the release of dopamine (DA) in the central nervous system. Using in vivo microdialysis, we investigate the influence of these subtypes of calcium channels on dopaminergic terminals in the rat striatum. L-type (nifedipine-sensitive), N-type (omega-conotoxin GVIA-sensitive), or N- and P/Q-type (omega-conotoxin MVIIC-sensitive) Ca2+ channels were blocked using selective antagonists injected locally, and K+-evoked DA release was measured in freely moving animals. K+ (100 mM) induced a massive increase of basal DA extracellular levels (930%) and was without significant effect on extracellular levels of DA metabolites DOPAC and HVA, and on the serotonin metabolite 5HIAA. Omega-conotoxin GVIA (1 microM) and omega-conotoxin MVIIC (1 microM) significantly reduced the K+-evoked DA release by 55 and 62%, respectively. The simultaneous application of the two conotoxins at the same concentration reduced K+-evoked DA release by 66%. Nifedipine (10 microM) had no significant effect on K-evoked DA release, while neomycin, a nonspecific VSCC blocker, produced a highly significant decrease when applied at 250 and 500 microM (56 and 75%, respectively). The compounds. however, had no effect on basal DA release and on the levels of extracellular DOPAC, HVA, and 5HIAA. These results suggest that under high and persistent conditions of membrane depolarization (15 min, 10 mM K+), striatal DA release is mainly mediated by N-type VSCCs.

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3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidAnimalsCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium ChannelsChromatography, High Pressure LiquidCorpus StriatumDopamineExtracellular SpaceHomovanillic AcidHydroxyindoleacetic AcidMaleMicrodialysisNeomycinNifedipineomega-ConotoxinsPotassium3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic AcidCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium ChannelsDopamineHomovanillic AcidHydroxyindoleacetic AcidNeomycinNifedipineomega-ConotoxinsPotassium

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