title: Contribution of L-type Ca2+ channels to long-term enhancement of high K(+)-evoked release of dopamine from rat striatal slices.
abstract: Pre-treatment with BAY K 8644, an L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels agonist, produced long-term enhancement (LTE) of over 2 h of high K(+)-evoked dopamine release from rat striatal slices. Exposure to BAY K 8644 under Ca(2+)-free conditions did not enhance this release. Thus, a transient activation of L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels followed by Ca2+ entry can trigger LTE of the evoked DA release from striatal tissues. This type of LTE in the striatum underlines the importance of presynaptic mechanisms, including L-type voltage-gated Ca2+ channels of 'long-term potentiation' expression.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmacology, National Institute of Health Sciences, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kataoka
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kohzuma
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Taniyama
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D015220:Calcium Channels / Q000502:physiology*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004594:Electrophysiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D015640:Ion Channel Gating; D008297:Male; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D002120:Calcium Channel Agonists; D015220:Calcium Channels; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D011188:Potassium; D004298:Dopamine