title: Intrastriatal infusions of ascorbate antagonize the behavioral response to amphetamine.
abstract: Compared to saline, bilateral infusions of ascorbate (AA) into the neostriatum of freely moving rats attenuated rearing, head bobbing, and sniffing at various times after systemic amphetamine administration. Comparable AA infusions into overlying cerebral cortex failed to alter the amphetamine behavioral response. Intrastriatal AA also enhanced the ability of haloperidol to antagonize amphetamine-induced forepaw shuffling and locomotion. Voltammetric measurements in separate animals revealed a linear increase in neostriatal AA that remained within reasonable physiological limits over the course of the AA infusion. Thus, endogenous AA may modulate behavior via mechanisms intrinsic to the neostriatum.
authors.affiliation: Department of Psychology, Indiana University, Bloomington 47405.
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: White
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maurer
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Kraft
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: G V
authors.initials: GV
authors.lastname: Rebec
mesh_terms: D000281:Administration, Intranasal; D000818:Animals; D001205:Ascorbic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D006220:Haloperidol; D001205:Ascorbic Acid; D003913:Dextroamphetamine