title: Concentration-dependent dual action of locally applied N-methyl-D-aspartate on extracellular dopamine in the rat prefrontal cortex in vivo.
abstract: Using microdialysis, the glutamate agonist N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) was perfused for 20 min through the medial prefrontal cortex of freely moving rats, and its effects on extracellular concentrations of dopamine (DA) were determined. NMDA (1 mM) increased DA to 170-1500%, depending on the intensity and duration of the clonic forelimb jerks and convulsions that were induced. NMDA (0.1 mM), however, decreased DA to 61%. Metabolites of DA were decreased after both concentrations of NMDA. The effects of both 0.1 mM and 1 mM NMDA were blocked by 0.5 mM of the competitive NMDA-antagonist D-AP-5. The NMDA-induced decrease in release and metabolism possibly results from an indirect action via an inhibitory local interneuron or polysynaptic circuit.
authors.affiliation: Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Graduate School of Neurosciences Amsterdam.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Feenstra
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: van der Weij
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Botterblom
mesh_terms: D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate / Q000494:pharmacology; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017397:Prefrontal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D018690:Excitatory Amino Acid Agonists; D018691:Excitatory Amino Acid Antagonists; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D015763:2-Amino-5-phosphonovalerate; D002118:Calcium; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid