Impaired in vivo dopamine release in parkin knockout mice.
Brain Res
; 1352: 214-22, 2010 Sep 17.
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| ID: mdl-20620130
parkin is the most frequent causative gene among familial Parkinson's disease (PD). Although parkin deficiency induces autosomal recessive juvenile parkinsonism (AR-JP, PARK2) in humans, parkin knockout (PKO) mice consistently show few signs of dopaminergic degeneration. We aimed to directly measure evoked extracellular dopamine (DA) overflow in the striatum with in vivo voltammetry. The amplitude of evoked DA overflow was low in PKO mice. The half-life time of evoked DA overflow was long in PKO mice suggesting lower release and uptake of dopamine. Facilitation of DA overflow by repetitive stimulation enhanced in the older PKO mice. Decreased dopamine release and uptake in young PKO mice suggest early pre-symptomatic changes in dopamine neurotransmission, while the enhanced facilitation in the older PKO mice may reflect a compensatory adaptation in dopamine function during the late pre-symptomatic phase of Parkinson's disease. Our results showed parkin deficiency may affect DA release in PKO mice, although it does not cause massive nigral degeneration or parkinsonian symptoms as in humans.
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Assunto principal:
Dopamina
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Corpo Estriado
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Ubiquitina-Proteína Ligases
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Brain Res
Ano de publicação:
2010
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Article
País de afiliação:
Japão