Non-NMDA receptor-mediated regulation of hypothalamic dopaminergic neurons in the rat

European Journal of Pharmacology
E J WagnerK J Lookingland

Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effects of non-NMDA receptor blockade and activation on the activity of tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA), periventricular-hypophysial dopaminergic (PHDA) and, for comparison, nigrostriatal dopaminergic (NSDA) neurons in male and female rats. The activity of TIDA, PHDA and NSDA neurons was estimated by measuring the concentration of the primary dopamine metabolite 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in the median eminence, intermediate lobe of the posterior pituitary and striatum, respectively. Systemic administration of the alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid (AMPA)-selective antagonist 6-nitro-7-sulfamoyl-benzo[f]quinoxaline-2,3(1H,4H)-dione (NBQX) increased DOPAC concentrations in the median eminence and intermediate lobe, and decreased plasma concentrations of prolactin and alpha-MSH, in a dose- and time-related manner. In contrast, NBQX had no effect on DOPAC concentrations in the striatum, suggesting that non-NMDA receptors are not involved in the tonic regulation of NSDA neurons. The increase in DOPAC concentrations in the median eminence and intermediate lobe, and the decrease in plasma concentrations of prolactin and alpha-MSH, produced by...Continue Reading

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