title: Spontaneous and amphetamine-evoked release of cerebellar noradrenaline after sensorimotor cortex contusion: an in vivo microdialysis study in the awake rat.
abstract: Microdialysis sampling combined with HPLC was used to assess spontaneous and d-amphetamine (AMPH)-evoked release of noradrenaline (NA) in the cerebellum 1 day after probe implantation and 1 day after contusion of the right sensorimotor cortex (SMCX) in rats. In normal controls the mean +/- SEM basal NA release was 10.08 +/- 0.97 pg in the left cerebellar hemisphere and 8.21 +/- 1.17 pg in the right hemisphere 22-24 h after probe implantation. The average +/- SEM NA release in a 3-h period after administration of AMPH (2 mg/kg, i.p.) increased to 453 +/- 47.35 pg in the left and to 402 +/- 49.95 pg in the right cerebellar hemisphere. NA release (range of 413-951% increase over baseline) was maximal 20-40 min postdrug, returned to basal levels within 5 h, and remained unchanged for the 22-24-h postdrug measurement period. Animals with a focal SMCX contusion had a marked depression of both spontaneous and AMPH-evoked NA release. Mean +/- SEM basal NA release was 4.84 +/- 1.09 pg in the left and 4.95 +/- 0.43 pg in the right cerebellar hemisphere from 22 to 24 h postinjury, with NA levels increasing to 259 +/- 75.44 and 219 +/- 23.45 pg in the respective hemispheres over a 3-h period after AMPH. The maximal AMPH-induced increase in NA release ranged from 522 to 1,088% of basal levels in contused rats, with NA release returning to predrug levels within 5 h and remaining depressed for at least 48 h postinjury.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Krobert
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Sutton
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Feeney
mesh_terms: D000661:Amphetamine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001924:Brain Concussion / Q000378:metabolism*; D002525:Cerebellar Cortex / Q000196:embryology; D002531:Cerebellum / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D009044:Motor Cortex; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013003:Somatosensory Cortex
chemical_list: D000661:Amphetamine; D009638:Norepinephrine