title: Dopamine release in rat striatum: physiological coupling to tyrosine supply.
abstract: Intracerebral microdialysis was used to monitor dopamine release in rat striatal extracellular fluid following the intraperitoneal administration of dopamine's precursor amino acid, L-tyrosine. Dopamine concentrations in dialysates increased transiently after tyrosine (50-100 mg/kg) administration. Pretreatment with haloperidol or the partial lesioning of nigrostriatal neurons enhanced the effect of tyrosine on dopamine release, and haloperidol also prolonged this effect. These data suggest that nigrostriatal dopaminergic neurons are responsive to changes in precursor availability under basal conditions, but that receptor-mediated feedback mechanisms limit the magnitude and duration of this effect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Brain and Cognitive Sciences, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: During
authors.forename: I N
authors.initials: IN
authors.lastname: Acworth
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Wurtman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003956:Dialysis; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism; D005246:Feedback; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000494:pharmacology; D006892:Hydroxydopamines / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D016627:Oxidopamine; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine / Q000502:physiology; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D006892:Hydroxydopamines; D011954:Receptors, Dopamine; D014443:Tyrosine; D016627:Oxidopamine; D006220:Haloperidol; D004298:Dopamine