Striatal dopamine in acute cerebral ischemia of stroke-resistant rats.
We devised the present experiments to assess the effects of ischemia on the production of dopamine in the caudate nucleus of spontaneously hypertensive stroke-resistant rats. Ringer's solution was continuously perfused at a rate of 10 microliters/min through 0.2-mm-diameter dialysis tubing implanted in the rat's caudate nucleus. After bilateral occlusion of the common carotid artery, perfusate was collected at 20-minute intervals for 120 minutes and was analyzed for monoamines and their metabolites using high-performance liquid chromatography and an electrochemical detection system. The extracellular concentration of dopamine increased abruptly approximately 3 minutes after the ischemic insult, reached a maximum at between 20 and 40 minutes after the insult, and subsequently decreased. During the 120 minutes, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid concentrations decreased significantly, whereas 5-hydroxytryptamine was not detected. Our results indicate that during cerebral ischemia a large increase in extracellular dopamine concentration in the caudate nucleus occurs, probably as a result of energy failure of the cell membranes. This leakage of dopamine may be a causal factor in the neuronal damage associated with cerebral ischemia.
Kawano
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Department of Neurosurgery, Nagasaki University School of Medicine, Japan.
Tsutsumi
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Miyake
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Mori
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D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002545:Brain Ischemia / Q000378:metabolism*; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D002561:Cerebrovascular Disorders / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011918:Rats, Inbred SHR
D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D004298:Dopamine