title: Local effects of acute ethanol on dopamine neurotransmission in the ventral striatum in C57BL/6 mice.
abstract: In this study, fast-scan cyclic voltammetry in brain slices was used to evaluate the effects of acute ethanol on dopamine terminal release and uptake in the nucleus accumbens of C57BL/6 mice. We found that pharmacologically relevant concentrations of ethanol (20 and 100 mM) did not alter electrically evoked dopamine release, while the highest concentration (200 mM) significantly decreased release (approximately 45%). No significant changes were observed in the rate of dopamine uptake after ethanol (20, 100 or 200 mM). In addition, it was established that a moderate dose (2 g/kg, i.p.) of ethanol did not alter the rate of dopamine synthesis, measured as L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) accumulation. However, a high dose (5 g/kg, i.p.) of ethanol significantly increased the levels of L-DOPA to 60% above the control value. These data are consistent with earlier findings obtained in brain slices from rats; dopamine release, but not clearance, is affected by acute ethanol.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Wake Forest University Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC 27157, USA.
authors.forename: Evgeny A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Budygin
authors.forename: Tiffany A
authors.initials: TA
authors.lastname: Mathews
authors.forename: Gennady B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Lapa
authors.forename: Sara R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001479:Basal Ganglia / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D000431:Ethanol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D007980:Levodopa / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D023421:Models, Animal; D009474:Neurons / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000431:Ethanol; D007980:Levodopa; D004298:Dopamine