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NEUROSCIENCE
卷 167, 期 4, 页码 1183-1191出版社
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2010.02.073
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attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; dopamine transporter; methylphenidate; spontaneously hypertensive rats; Wistar Kyoto rats; development
The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR/NCrI) is a validated model of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) combined subtype, whereas a recently identified sub-strain of the Wistar Kyoto rat (WKY/NCrI) is a model of ADHD inattentive subtype. In this study, we first examined the expression of genes involved in dopamine signaling and metabolism in the dorsal striatum and ventral mesencephalon of these two rat strains, as well as three reference control strains (WKY/NHsd, WK/HanTac, and SD/NTac) using quantitative real time RT-PCR. Next, striatal dopamine transporter (DAT) density was determined by ligand binding assay in the two ADHD-like strains at different developmental stages and after methylphenidate treatment. In adult rats, the mRNA expression of DAT and tyrosine hydroxylase was elevated in SHR/NCrI and WKY/NCrI rats compared to control strains, with differences between SHR/NCrI and WKY/NCrI rats also evident. During normal development, changes of striatal DAT densities occurred in both strains with lower densities in WKY/NCrI compared to SHR/NCrI after day 25. Two-weeks methylphenidate treatment during different developmental stages was associated with decreased striatal DAT density in both rat strains compared to the non-treated rats with more pronounced effects followed prepubertal treatment. These results suggest differences in the pathophysiology of the combined versus the predominantly inattentive animal model of ADHD. Finally, treatment with methylphenidate might reduce elevated DAT levels more effectively in the combined subtype especially when applied before puberty. (C) 2010 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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