title: Electroconvulsive shock produces large increases in interstitial concentrations of dopamine in the rat striatum: an in vivo microdialysis study.
abstract: This study examined the effects of electroconvulsive shock (ECS) on interstitial concentrations of dopamine (DA) and its metabolites, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA), the serotonin metabolite 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA), and the purine metabolite uric acid, in the striatum using on-line microdialysis in freely moving rats. Interstitial striatal DA increased to 1310% of baseline when the ECS was administered 18 to 24 hours after implantation of the dialysis probe. DOPAC (+ 19%), HVA (+ 30%), 5-HIAA (+10%), and uric acid (+111%) were increased to a smaller extent. The ECS-induced increase in DA was derived from a Ca++ sensitive pool since perfusion of a modified solution in which Ca++ had been replaced with Mg++ blocked this effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychiatry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Nomikos
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Zis
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Damsma
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Fibiger
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000502:physiology*; D003956:Dialysis / Q000379:methods; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004597:Electroshock; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D010477:Perfusion / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid