title: CB1-independent inhibition of dopamine transporter activity by cannabinoids in mouse dorsal striatum.
abstract: Cannabinoid drugs are known to affect dopaminergic neurotransmission in the basal ganglia circuitry. In this study, we used in vitro and in vivo techniques to investigate whether cannabinoid agonists and antagonist could affect dopaminergic transmission in the striatum by acting at the dopamine transporter. Incubation of striatal synaptosomes with the cannabinoid agonists WIN55,212-2 or methanandamide decreased dopamine uptake (IC(50) = 2.0 micromol/L and 3.1 micromol/L, respectively). A similar inhibitory effect was observed after application of the inactive WIN55,212-2 isomer, S(-)WIN55,212-3. The CB(1) antagonist AM251 did not reverse WIN55,212-2 effect but rather mimicked it. WIN55,212-2 and AM251 partially displaced the binding of the cocaine analog [(3)H]WIN35,428, thus acting as dopamine transporter pseudo-substrates in the high micromolar range. High-speed chronoamperometry measurements showed that WIN55,212-2 (4 mg/kg, i.p.) caused significant release of endogenous dopamine via activation of CB(1) receptors, followed by a reduction of dopamine clearance. This reduction was CB(1)-independent, as it was mimicked by S(-)WIN55,212-3. Administration of AM251 (1 and 4 mg/kg, i.p.) increased the signal amplitude and reduced the clearance of dopamine pressure ejected into the striatum. These results indicate that both cannabinoid agonists and antagonists inhibit dopamine transporter activity via molecular targets other than CB(1) receptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, TX 78229-3900, USA.
authors.forename: David A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Price
authors.forename: William A
authors.initials: WA
authors.lastname: Owens
authors.forename: Georgianna G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Gould
authors.forename: Alan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Frazer
authors.forename: James L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Lynette C
authors.initials: LC
authors.lastname: Daws
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Giuffrida
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D048588:Benzoxazines / Q000494:pharmacology; D001667:Binding, Competitive / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D002186:Cannabinoids / Q000819:agonists* / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D003042:Cocaine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008657:Metabolic Clearance Rate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D009025:Morpholines / Q000494:pharmacology; D009281:Naphthalenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D017729:Presynaptic Terminals / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000494:pharmacology; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1 / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D013574:Synaptosomes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D048588:Benzoxazines; D002186:Cannabinoids; D050483:Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins; D009025:Morpholines; D009281:Naphthalenes; D010880:Piperidines; D011720:Pyrazoles; D043884:Receptor, Cannabinoid, CB1; C088155:methanandamide; C103505:AM 251; C021279:(1R-(exo,exo))-3-(4-fluorophenyl)-8-methyl-8- azabicyclo(3.2.1)octane-2-carboxylic acid, methyl ester; C070417:(3R)-((2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-((4-morpholinyl)methyl)pyrrolo-(1,2,3-de)-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphthalenyl))methanone; D003042:Cocaine; D004298:Dopamine