期刊
JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY
卷 108, 期 4, 页码 986-997出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1471-4159.2008.05840.x
关键词
dopamine; methylphenidate; neurotransmission; striatum; transcription factor; traumatic brain injury; voltammetry
资金
- NIH [K08HD40833, R01NS40125]
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) results in functional deficits that often are effectively treated clinically with the neurostimulant, methylphenidate (MPH). We hypothesized that daily MPH administration would reverse striatal neurotransmission deficits observed in the controlled cortical impact (CCI) model of TBI. CCI or naive rats received daily injections of MPH (5 mg/kg) or saline for 14 days and were assessed on day 15 using fast scan cyclic voltammetry. Dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) localization, DA-related proteins, and transcription factor (c-fos) expression were also assessed. CCI resulted in reduced electrically evoked overflow of DA and maximal velocity of DA clearance (V-max). In contrast, CCI was associated with a decrease in the apparent K-M of DAT. Daily dose of MPH after CCI resulted in robust increases in evoked DA overflow and V-max as well as increased apparent K-M. Reductions in total striatal DAT expression occurred after CCI and were not further affected by MPH. In contrast, membrane-bound striatal DAT levels were increased in both CCI groups. MPH post-CCI significantly increased striatal c-fos levels compared with saline. These results support the hypothesis that daily MPH improves striatal DA neurotransmission after CCI. DAT expression and transcriptional changes affecting DA protein function may underlie the injury and MPH-induced alterations in neurotransmission observed.
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