title: Synaptosomal dopamine uptake in rat striatum following controlled cortical impact.
abstract: Functional deficits following traumatic brain injury (TBI) are associated with alterations in markers of dopaminergic neurotransmission. To assess the effects of TBI on the expression and functional integrity of dopamine transporters, we measured transporter protein levels and investigated synaptosomal dopamine uptake in the rat striatum. Two or four weeks after lateral controlled cortical impact or sham injury, Western blotting revealed a decrease in transporter protein in the ipsilateral striatum of injured rats relative to shams (P < 0.05). However, no significant difference in synaptosomal uptake (K(m), V(max)) was found between injured and sham-injured animals. Our data suggest that striatal dopamine transporters are capable of normal function at 2 weeks and 4 weeks after injury. However, it is unclear whether neurons in the injured striatum can properly regulate the activity of dopamine transporters in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Safar Center for Resuscitation Research, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
authors.forename: Margaret S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Xiangbai
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xiecheng
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Ma
authors.forename: Dianxu
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ren
authors.forename: Amy K
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Wagner
authors.forename: Ian J
authors.initials: IJ
authors.lastname: Reynolds
authors.forename: C Edward
authors.initials: CE
authors.lastname: Dixon
mesh_terms: D018663:Adrenergic Agents / Q000633:toxicity; D000818:Animals; D015153:Blotting, Western; D001930:Brain Injuries / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000378:metabolism*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D016627:Oxidopamine / Q000633:toxicity; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D018663:Adrenergic Agents; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D008562:Membrane Glycoproteins; D026901:Membrane Transport Proteins; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D016627:Oxidopamine; D004298:Dopamine