Abstract
To clarify the striatal Ca2+-dependent monoaminergic exocytosis mechanisms, this study determined the effects of the Ca2+-induced Ca2+ releasing system (CICR), containing inositol-trisphosphate-receptor (IP3R) and ryanodine-receptor (RyR), on striatal releases of dopamine and its precursor, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), using microdialysis. The basal dopamine release is regulated by IP3R but not by RyR, whereas basal DOPA release does not require CICR. The K+-evoked releases of DOPA and dopamine were enhanced by IP3R agonist, whereas RyR agonist reduced it. Additionally, inhibition of dopamine release induced by RyR hyperactivation was prevented by inhibition of L-type voltage-sensitive Ca2+-channel activity. These present results suggest that CICR-associated regulation of striatal releases of DOPA and dopamine is restrictive during the resting stage, whereas CICRs play an important role as a reserve mechanism of exocytosis of striatal DOPA and dopamine during the hyperexcitable stage.
Copyright 2004 Elsevier Ireland Ltd.
MeSH terms
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Adenosine / analogs & derivatives*
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Adenosine / pharmacology
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Analysis of Variance
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Animals
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Calcium / metabolism*
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Calcium Channels / drug effects
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Calcium Channels / physiology
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Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid / methods
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Corpus Striatum / drug effects
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Corpus Striatum / metabolism*
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Dopamine / metabolism*
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Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
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Electrochemistry / methods
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Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / pharmacology
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Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
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Levodopa / pharmacology
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Macrocyclic Compounds
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Male
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Microdialysis / methods
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Oxazoles / pharmacology
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Potassium / pharmacology
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Rats
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Rats, Wistar
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Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / drug effects
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Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear / physiology
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Ruthenium Red / pharmacology
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Ryanodine / pharmacology
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Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / drug effects
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Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel / physiology
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Time Factors
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Verapamil / pharmacology
Substances
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Calcium Channels
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Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate Receptors
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Macrocyclic Compounds
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Oxazoles
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Receptors, Cytoplasmic and Nuclear
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Ryanodine Receptor Calcium Release Channel
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xestospongin A
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Ruthenium Red
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adenophostin A
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Ryanodine
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Levodopa
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Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate
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Verapamil
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Adenosine
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Potassium
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Calcium
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Dopamine