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ArticleBrain research bulletin2017

Methylphenidate modulates dorsal raphe neuronal activity: Behavioral and neuronal recordings from adolescent rats.

Natasha Kharas, Holly Whitt, Cruz Reyes-Vasquez, Nachum Dafny

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Article in Brain research bulletin, 2017. 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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4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Natasha KharasThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Medical School at Houston, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 6431 Fannin St., MSB 7.208B, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Holly WhittThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Medical School at Houston, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 6431 Fannin St., MSB 7.208B, Houston, TX 77030, USA.
Cruz Reyes-VasquezDepartmento de Fisiologia Division de Investigacion Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Mexico City, Mexico.
Nachum DafnyThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Medical School at Houston, Department of Neurobiology and Anatomy, 6431 Fannin St., MSB 7.208B, Houston, TX 77030, USA. Electronic address: nachum.dafny@uth.tmc.edu.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston · USUniversidad Nacional Autónoma de México · MX

Funding

How and Where Methylphenidate Exerts Effect in Adolescent and Adult BrainsR01DA027222 · NIDA · UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HLTH SCI CTR HOUSTON · PI DAFNY, NACHUM · 2009 to 2013
$1.5M
NIDA NIH HHS R01 DA027222
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Methylphenidate (MPD) is a widely prescribed psychostimulants used for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD). Unlike the psychostimulants cocaine and amphetamine, MPD does not exhibit direct actions on the serotonin transporter, however there is evidence suggesting that the therapeutic effects of MPD may be mediated in part by alterations in serotonin transmission. This study aimed to investigate the role of the dorsal raphe (DR) nucleus, one of the major sources of serotonergic innervation in the mammalian brain, in the response to MPD exposure. Freely behaving adolescent rats previously implanted bilaterally with permanent electrodes were used. An open field assay and a wireless neuronal recording system were used to concomitantly record behavioral and DR electrophysiological activity following acute and chronic MPD exposure. Four groups were used: one control (saline) and three experimental groups treated with 0.6, 2.5, and 10.0mg/kg MPD respectively. Animals received daily MPD or saline injections on experimental days 1-6, followed by 3 washout days and MPD rechallenge dose on experimental day (ED)10. The same chronic dose of MPD resulted in either behavioral sensitization or tolerance, and we found that neuronal activity recorded from the DR neuronal units of rats expressing behavioral sensitization to chronic MPD exposure responded significantly differently to MPD rechallenge on ED10 compared to the DR unit activity recorded from animals that expressed behavioral tolerance. This correlation between behavioral response and DR neuronal activity following chronic MPD exposure provides evidence that the DR is involved in the acute effects as well as the chronic effects of MPD in adolescent rats.

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AnimalsCentral Nervous System SensitizationCentral Nervous System StimulantsDorsal Raphe NucleusDose-Response Relationship, DrugDrug ToleranceElectrodes, ImplantedMaleMethylphenidateMotor ActivityNeuronsRats, Sprague-DawleyWireless TechnologyCentral Nervous System StimulantsMethylphenidateAdolescentBehaviorDorsal rapheMethylphenidateNeuronal activityRats

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PMID27889580
PMCPMC5224521
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