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Fetal mesencephalic grafts decrease the rate of dopamine uptake in the non-lesioned striatum of unilaterally 6-OHDA lesioned rats: an in vivo voltammetric study. 1995

T Reum, and D Schönfuss, and U Schäfer, and A Marburger, and N Drandarevski, and R Morgenstern
Institute of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Medical Faculty (Charité), Humboldt-University at Berlin, Germany.

In the present study the influence of intraventricular fetal mesencephalic grafts on the elimination rate of extracellular dopamine (DA) in the non-lesioned striatum of previously unilaterally 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) lesioned rats was investigated. The elimination of DA was measured after electrical stimulation of the medial forebrain bundle in vivo before and after treatment with the high affinity uptake inhibitor GBR 12909 (20 mg/kg i.p.) using fast cyclic voltammetry (FCV). Rotational behavior induced by amphetamine (AMPH, 2 mg/kg i.p.) and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) immunohistochemistry were used to prove the functional recovery and the ingrowth of the graft, respectively. After grafting, the number of rotations was decreased and TH-positive cells and fibers were found in the grafted striatum. Voltammetric measurements with the aid of a kinetic model revealed a smaller rate constant for the in vivo elimination of extracellular DA in the non-lesioned striatum of grafted rats compared to that of non-grafted controls. This effect was abolished after treatment with GBR 12909. Our results will be discussed in relation to the method used and according to recent investigations of the specific [3H]DA uptake into striatal synaptosomes in vitro. Based on these data we conclude that grafts, placed to the lesioned striatum, reduce the DA uptake rate in the non-lesioned striatum due to the reduction of the number of functional DA transporters.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008636 Mesencephalon The middle of the three primitive cerebral vesicles of the embryonic brain. Without further subdivision, midbrain develops into a short, constricted portion connecting the PONS and the DIENCEPHALON. Midbrain contains two major parts, the dorsal TECTUM MESENCEPHALI and the ventral TEGMENTUM MESENCEPHALI, housing components of auditory, visual, and other sensorimoter systems. Midbrain,Mesencephalons,Midbrains
D003342 Corpus Striatum Striped GRAY MATTER and WHITE MATTER consisting of the NEOSTRIATUM and paleostriatum (GLOBUS PALLIDUS). It is located in front of and lateral to the THALAMUS in each cerebral hemisphere. The gray substance is made up of the CAUDATE NUCLEUS and the lentiform nucleus (the latter consisting of the GLOBUS PALLIDUS and PUTAMEN). The WHITE MATTER is the INTERNAL CAPSULE. Lenticular Nucleus,Lentiform Nucleus,Lentiform Nuclei,Nucleus Lentiformis,Lentiformis, Nucleus,Nuclei, Lentiform,Nucleus, Lenticular,Nucleus, Lentiform,Striatum, Corpus
D004298 Dopamine One of the catecholamine NEUROTRANSMITTERS in the brain. It is derived from TYROSINE and is the precursor to NOREPINEPHRINE and EPINEPHRINE. Dopamine is a major transmitter in the extrapyramidal system of the brain, and important in regulating movement. A family of receptors (RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE) mediate its action. Hydroxytyramine,3,4-Dihydroxyphenethylamine,4-(2-Aminoethyl)-1,2-benzenediol,Dopamine Hydrochloride,Intropin,3,4 Dihydroxyphenethylamine,Hydrochloride, Dopamine
D004558 Electric Stimulation Use of electric potential or currents to elicit biological responses. Stimulation, Electric,Electrical Stimulation,Electric Stimulations,Electrical Stimulations,Stimulation, Electrical,Stimulations, Electric,Stimulations, Electrical
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001522 Behavior, Animal The observable response an animal makes to any situation. Autotomy Animal,Animal Behavior,Animal Behaviors
D012399 Rotation Motion of an object in which either one or more points on a line are fixed. It is also the motion of a particle about a fixed point. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Clinorotation,Clinorotations,Rotations
D016332 Fetal Tissue Transplantation Transference of fetal tissue between individuals of the same species or between individuals of different species. Grafting, Fetal Tissue,Transplantation, Fetal Tissue,Fetal Tissue Donation,Donation, Fetal Tissue,Donations, Fetal Tissue,Fetal Tissue Donations,Fetal Tissue Grafting,Fetal Tissue Graftings,Fetal Tissue Transplantations,Graftings, Fetal Tissue,Tissue Donation, Fetal,Tissue Donations, Fetal,Tissue Grafting, Fetal,Tissue Graftings, Fetal,Tissue Transplantation, Fetal,Tissue Transplantations, Fetal,Transplantations, Fetal Tissue

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