title: [Changes of discharge rate and pattern of 5-hydroxytrypamine neurons of dorsal raphe nucleus in a rat model of Parkinson's disease].
abstract: In the present study, changes of the neuronal activity of 5-hydroxytrypamine (5-HT) neurons of dorsal raphe nucleus(DRN) in a rat model of Parkinson's disease (PD) were investigated with glass microelectrode recording. The results showed that the discharge rates of 5-HT neurons in control and PD rats were (1.61+/-0.56) Hz and (2.61+/-1.97) Hz, respectively. The discharge rate of PD rats was significantly increased when compared to that of the control rats. In control rats, 79% of 5-HT neurons discharged regularly and 21% in bursts. In PD rats, however, 36% of 5-HT neurons discharged regularly, 16% irregularly and 47% in bursts. The percentage of 5-HT neurons discharging in bursts was obviously higher than that of the control rats (P<0.05). The data suggest that the discharge rate and bursting pattern of 5-HT neurons in DRN are increased in a rat model of Parkinson's disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, Xi'an Jiao Tong University, Xi'an 710061, China.
authors.forename: Yu-Xia
authors.initials: YX
authors.lastname: Chu
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Jie
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Feng
authors.forename: Yong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qiao-Jun
authors.initials: QJ
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Li
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004594:Electrophysiology; D008297:Male; D008839:Microelectrodes; D009474:Neurons / Q000502:physiology; D010300:Parkinson Disease / Q000503:physiopathology*; D011903:Raphe Nuclei / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology*; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin