ENHANCED EXTRACELLULAR DOPAMINE LEVEL MAY BE THE FUNDAMENTAL NEUROPHARMACOLOGICAL BASIS OF CROSS-BEHAVIORAL SENSITIZATION BETWEEN METHAMPHETAMINE AND COCAINE - AN INVIVO DIALYSIS STUDY IN FREELY MOVING RATS

被引:110
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作者
AKIMOTO, K [1 ]
HAMAMURA, T [1 ]
KAZAHAYA, Y [1 ]
AKIYAMA, K [1 ]
OTSUKI, S [1 ]
机构
[1] OKAYAMA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT NEUROPSYCHIAT,OKAYAMA 700,JAPAN
关键词
Cocaine; Cross-sensitization; Intracerebral dialysis; Methamphetamine;
D O I
10.1016/0006-8993(90)90295-M
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Intracerebral dialysis was used to study the mechanism underlying cross-behavioral sensitization between methamphetamine (MAP) and cocaine. The challenge injection of cocaine caused a significantly greater increase in striatal perfusate dopamine (DA) levels in MAP-pretreated rats than in saline-pretreated rats. Similarly, the challenge injection of MAP caused a significantly greater increased in extracellular DA levels in cocaine-pretreated rats than in control rats. These results suggest that an enhancement in striatal DA efflux may play an important role in cross-behavioral sensitization between MAP and cocaine. © 1990.
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页码:344 / 346
页数:3
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