期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 74, 期 5, 页码 2217-2220出版社
LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS
DOI: 10.1046/j.1471-4159.2000.0742217.x
关键词
dopamine nerve terminals; methamphetamine; MPTP; vesicular monoamine transporter; striatal homogenates; dihydrotetrabenazine binding
资金
- NIA NIH HHS [AG08671, AG08479] Funding Source: Medline
- NIDA NIH HHS [DA06236] Funding Source: Medline
[H-3]Dihydrotetrabenazine ([H-3]DTBZ), a specific ligand for the vesicular monoamine transporter (VMAT2), has been used to characterize the integrity of monoaminergic nerve terminals in experimental animals and humans. The purpose of the present studies was to compare the loss of VMAT2 binding with the loss of other neurochemical markers of the dopamine (DA) nerve terminals in mice treated with neurotoxic doses of methamphetamine (METH) or MPTP. Profound decreases (greater than or equal to 70%) in DA content, tyrosine hydroxylase activity, and [H-3]carbomethoxy-3-(4-fluorophenyl)tropane binding to the DA transporter were observed in striatal homogenates at both 1 and 6 days after exposure to the neurotoxins. It is surprising that no significant loss of [H-3]DTBZ binding in the homogenates was observed at 1 day after exposure, although a significant loss (-50%) was apparent 6 days later. However, in isolated vesicle preparations, [H-3]DTBZ binding and active [H-3]DA uptake were markedly reduced (>70%) at 1 day. These observations indicate that vesicle function is compromised at an early time point after exposure to neurotoxic insult. Furthermore, the changes in [H-3]DTBZ binding in homogenates may not be a sensitive indicator of early damage to synaptic vesicles, although homogenate binding reliably identifies a loss of VMAT2 at later times.
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