L-DOPA inhibits spontaneous acetylcholine release from the striatum of experimental Parkinson's model rats

Brain Research
H UedaY Misu

Abstract

Acetylcholine (ACh) release was measured by microdialysis. Addition of 10 nM L-DOPA to the perfusate significantly decreased ACh release, from the striatum of rats lesioned with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), but not sham-operated rats. The L-DOPA-induced decrease was not affected by (-)-sulpiride which completely blocked D2- and D3-agonist-induced decrease in ACh release in lesioned rats. Neither 10 nM D-DOPA nor 100 nM dopamine caused by any change in ACh release. These findings suggest that L-DOPA-sensitive mechanisms are supersensitized in Parkinson's disease model rats.

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