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ArticleNeuroscience letters2015

Dopamine uptake dynamics are preserved under isoflurane anesthesia.

Zachary D Brodnik, Rodrigo A España

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Article in Neuroscience letters, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 16 papers.

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16citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

16 citing papers in PubMed, 27 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Zachary D BrodnikDrexel University College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 2900 W Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, United States.
Rodrigo A EspañaDrexel University College of Medicine, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 2900 W Queen Lane, Philadelphia, PA 19129, United States. Electronic address: respana@drexelmed.edu.
Drexel University · US

Funding

Involvement of hypocretin-orexin in the regulation of dopamine signaling and reinforcement processes in femalesR01DA031900 · NIDA · DREXEL UNIVERSITY · PI ESPAÑA, RODRIGO A. · 2013 to 2022
$3.6M
Hypocretin/Orexin Modulation of Reward and Addiction ProcessesK01DA025279 · NIDA · WAKE FOREST UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES · PI ESPAÑA, RODRIGO A. · 2008 to 2012
$771k
NIDA NIH HHS K01 DA025279NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA031900
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Fast scan cyclic voltammetry is commonly used for measuring the kinetics of dopamine release and uptake. For experiments using an anesthetized preparation, urethane is preferentially used because it does not alter dopamine uptake kinetics compared to freely moving animals. Unfortunately, urethane is highly toxic, can induce premature death during experiments, and cannot be used for recovery surgeries. Isoflurane is an alternative anesthetic that is less toxic than urethane, produces a stable level of anesthesia over extended periods, and is often used for recovery surgeries. Despite these benefits, the effects of isoflurane on dopamine release and uptake have not been directly characterized. In the present studies, we assessed the utility of isoflurane for voltammetry experiments by testing dopamine signaling parameters under baseline conditions, after treatment with the dopamine uptake inhibitor cocaine, and after exposure to increasing concentrations of isoflurane. Our results indicate that surgical levels of isoflurane do not significantly alter terminal mechanisms of dopamine release and uptake over prolonged periods of time. Consequently, we propose that isoflurane is an acceptable anesthetic for voltammetry experiments, which in turn permits the design of studies in which dopamine signaling is examined under anesthesia prior to recovery and subsequent experimentation in the same animals.

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Anesthetics, InhalationAnimalsCocaineDopamineDose-Response Relationship, DrugIsofluraneMaleNucleus AccumbensRats, Sprague-DawleySignal TransductionTime FactorsUrethaneAnesthetics, InhalationCocaineDopamineIsofluraneUrethaneCocaineDopamine transporterFast scan cyclic voltammetryNucleus accumbensUrethane

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PMID26321152
PMCPMC4712647
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