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Effect of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate and Potassium on Striatal Monoamine Metabolism in Immature Rat: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study

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Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) and potassium on 5-day-old rat's brain were examined. We measured extracellular striatal monoamines such as dopamine (DA), 3,4 dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA), and 5-hydroxyindole-3-acetic acid (5-HIAA) using intracerebral microdialysis. After 3 h stabilization, pups received varying concentrations of NMDA (1–3 mM) and potassium (200–800 mM) by intrastriatal perfusion for 32 minutes. Increasing the concentration of NMDA and potassium induced a dose related DA increase (p < 0.001), whereas DOPAC, HVA, and 5-HIAA decreased significantly. Five days later the same animals were sacrificed and the weight reduction of their cerebral hemispheres was measured. The weight of the drug perfused side was significantly reduced compared with that of the contralateral one. We examined next the relationship between the level of maximum DA and the relative hemisphere weight reduction. The DA peak was highly correlated with the hemisphere weight reduction (r = 0.70, n = 52, p < 0.001 in the NMDA group, r = 0.83, n = 30, p < 0.001 in the potassium group, respectively). These data show that each treatment alter striatal monoamine metabolism in immature rat brain and that the extracellular DA peak is a potential early indicator to estimate brain injury.

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    Wako Nakajima, Akira Ishida, Maya Ogasawara & Goro Takada

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Nakajima, W., Ishida, A., Ogasawara, M. et al. Effect of N-Methyl-D-Aspartate and Potassium on Striatal Monoamine Metabolism in Immature Rat: An In Vivo Microdialysis Study. Neurochem Res 23, 1159–1165 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1020721900402

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