title: Increased levels of extracellular dopamine in the nucleus accumbens and amygdala of rats by ingesting a low concentration of a long-chain Fatty Acid.
abstract: Changes in the extracellular concentration of dopamine (DA) in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) shell and the basolateral amygdala (BLA) resulting from the voluntary ingestion of either corn oil, mineral oil, or 1% linoleic acid diluted with mineral oil as a vehicle were measured in rats by using in vivo microdialysis after they had been trained to establish a preference for corn oil. Ingesting the mineral oil caused no significant change in DA level in the NAc shell, whereas corn oil ingestion significantly increased the DA level during 0-15 min of the test session, reaching the maximum level of 129.8 ± 6.2% compared with the baseline after 10 min. Ingesting linoleic acid also resulted in a significant increase in DA level during 0-20 min, reaching 125.9 ± 9.0% after 10 min. Similar results were obtained in the BLA. Despite its very low calorie content, a low concentration of non-esterified fatty acid increased the DA levels equivalent to those resulting from corn oil in the brain's reward system.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Nutrition Chemistry, Graduate School of Agriculture, Kyoto University.
authors.forename: Shin-ichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Adachi
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Endo
authors.forename: Takafumi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mizushige
authors.forename: Satoshi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tsuzuki
authors.forename: Shigenobu
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Matsumura
authors.forename: Kazuo
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: Tohru
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fushiki
mesh_terms: D000284:Administration, Oral; D000679:Amygdala / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003314:Corn Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004435:Eating; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D019787:Linoleic Acid / Q000008:administration & dosage* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D008839:Microelectrodes; D008899:Mineral Oil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism; D009714:Nucleus Accumbens / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012201:Reward; D013238:Stereotaxic Techniques
chemical_list: D003314:Corn Oil; D008899:Mineral Oil; D019787:Linoleic Acid; D004298:Dopamine