Abstract
Altered dopamine regulation in the medial prefrontal cortex has been linked to drug abuse and disorders such as schizophrenia. Heterogeneous expression of the dopamine transporter, as well as the ability of the norepinephrine transporter to clear dopamine in the prefrontal cortex, delineates two potential sites for the regulation of synaptic dopamine within the cortex. The present study used in vivo microdialysis to compare the effects of local infusions of dopamine and norepinephrine uptake blockers in the caudate putamen and two subregions of the prefrontal cortex, the anterior cingulate and prelimbic/infralimbic cortices. Results revealed that all dopamine uptake blockers produced greater increases in dopamine efflux in the caudate-putamen relative to the prefrontal cortex. In addition, amphetamine administration increased dopamine efflux to a greater degree in the prelimbic, relative to the anterior cingulate, cortex. In contrast, the increase in dopamine efflux was similar in both subregions in the presence of nomifensine and desmethylimipramine. Infusions of the selective dopamine uptake blocker GBR 12909 failed to alter dopamine efflux in any prefrontocortical subregion. These data indicate a more prominent role for the dopamine transporter in the clearance of extracellular dopamine in the caudate-putamen relative to the prefrontal cortex and an important role for NET in the clearance of dopamine in both the prelimbic and anterior cingulate subregions of the rat medial prefrontal cortex.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
MeSH terms
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Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Amphetamine / pharmacology
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Animals
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Desipramine / pharmacology
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Dopamine / metabolism*
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Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
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Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors / pharmacology*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Extracellular Space / drug effects
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Extracellular Space / metabolism
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Male
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Membrane Glycoproteins*
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Membrane Transport Proteins / drug effects
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Membrane Transport Proteins / metabolism*
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Microdialysis
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Neostriatum / cytology
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Neostriatum / drug effects
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Neostriatum / metabolism
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Nerve Tissue Proteins*
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Nomifensine / pharmacology
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Norepinephrine / metabolism*
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Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
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Piperazines / pharmacology
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Prefrontal Cortex / cytology
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Prefrontal Cortex / drug effects
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Prefrontal Cortex / metabolism*
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Presynaptic Terminals / drug effects
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Presynaptic Terminals / metabolism
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Rats
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Rats, Sprague-Dawley
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Symporters / drug effects
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Symporters / metabolism*
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Synaptic Transmission / drug effects
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Synaptic Transmission / physiology
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Up-Regulation / drug effects
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Up-Regulation / physiology
Substances
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Adrenergic Uptake Inhibitors
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Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
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Dopamine Uptake Inhibitors
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Membrane Glycoproteins
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Membrane Transport Proteins
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Nerve Tissue Proteins
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Norepinephrine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins
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Piperazines
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Slc6a2 protein, rat
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Symporters
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Nomifensine
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vanoxerine
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Amphetamine
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Desipramine
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Dopamine
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Norepinephrine