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JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY A-NEUROETHOLOGY SENSORY NEURAL AND BEHAVIORAL PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 195, Issue 6, Pages 515-527Publisher
SPRINGER HEIDELBERG
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-009-0428-5
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L-DOPA; 5-hydroxytryptophan; Extrasynaptic release of neurotransmitter; Isolated neuron; Lymnaea stagnalis; Dopaminergic neuron; Serotonergic neuron
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- RFBR [05-04-49812, 08-04-00120]
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To elucidate mechanisms that underlie the profound physiological effects of the monoamine precursors 5-hydroxy-l-tryptophan (5-HTP) and l-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (l-DOPA), we examined their action on single monoaminergic neurons isolated from the ganglia of the gastropod snail Lymnaea stagnalis. In isolated serotonergic PeA motoneurons, 5-HTP produced excitation. The effect was mimicked by serotonin at 0.5-1 mu M, masked by pretreatment with serotonin at higher concentrations, and abolished by the inhibitor of aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AAAD) m-hydroxybenzylhydrazine (NSD-1015), the inhibitor of the vesicular monoamine transporter reserpine or the serotonin receptor antagonist mianserin. Exposure of the dopaminergic interneurons RPeD1 to l-DOPA caused a biphasic effect composed of a depolarization followed by a hyperpolarization. AAAD inactivation with NSD-1015, as well as the blockade of dopamine receptors with sulpiride, resulted in the enhancement of the excitatory effect, and the abolition of the inhibitory effect. Dopamine caused hyperpolarization and masked the inhibitory phase of l-DOPA action. The results show that precursors affect the rate of firing of isolated monoaminergic neurons and that their effect is completely or partially mediated by the enhanced synthesis of the respective neurotransmitter, followed by extrasynaptic release of the latter and activation of extrasynaptic autoreceptors.
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