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- Title
Controlled cortical impact injury influences methylphenidate-induced changes in striatal dopamine neurotransmission.
- Authors
Wagner, Amy K.; Sokoloski, Joshua E.; Xiangbai Chen; Harun, Rashed; Clossin, Damian P.; Khan, Amina S.; Andes-Koback, Meghan; Michael, Adrian C.; Dixon, C. Edward
- Abstract
Traumatic brain injury features deficits are often ameliorated by dopamine (DA) agonists. We have previously shown deficits in striatal DA neurotransmission using fast scan cyclic voltammetry after controlled cortical impact (CCI) injury that are reversed after daily treatment with the DA uptake inhibitor methylphenidate (MPH). The goal of this study was to determine how a single dose of MPH (5 mg/kg) induces changes in basal DA and metabolite levels and with electrically evoked overflow (EO) DA in the striatum of CCI rats. MPH-induced changes in EO DA after a 2-week daily pre-treatment regime with MPH was also assessed. There were no baseline differences in basal DA or metabolite levels. MPH injection significantly increased basal [DA] output in dialysates for control but not injured rats. Also, MPH injection increased striatal peak EO [DA] to a lesser degree in CCI (176% of baseline) versus control rats (233% of baseline). However, daily pre-treatment with MPH resulted in CCI rats having a comparable increase in EO [DA] after MPH injection when compared with controls. The findings further support the concept that daily MPH therapy restores striatal DA neurotransmission after CCI.
- Subjects
METHYLPHENIDATE; NEURAL transmission; MURIDAE; BRAIN injuries; ELECTROCHEMICAL analysis
- Publication
Journal of Neurochemistry, 2009, Vol 110, Issue 3, p801
- ISSN
0022-3042
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1471-4159.2009.06155.x