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Amphetamine-induced changes in dopamine receptors in early postnatal rat brain.

Authors: Mukda, S  Kaewsuk, S  Ebadi, M  Govitrapong, P 
Citation: Mukda S, etal., Dev Neurosci. 2009;31(3):193-201. Epub 2009 Jan 15.
RGD ID: 2311558
Pubmed: PMID:19145071   (View Abstract at PubMed)
DOI: DOI:10.1159/000193395   (Journal Full-text)

Amphetamines are among the most widely abused drugs. The user population includes a large proportion of women of child-bearing age. The early ontogeny of the axons in the neocortex and other neural structures positions them to influence the development and connectivity of non-aminergic dendrites and axons in these structures. A cascade of abnormalities in neural circuitry may result from the effects of amphetamines on the dopaminergic system. An attempt has been made to investigate the possible changes in the dopaminergic system in neonatal rats (a human third trimester equivalent model) following chronic D-amphetamine exposure. Neonatal rats were administered 5-15 mg/kg D-amphetamine subcutaneously daily from postnatal day 4 to day 10. Several parameters related to the dopaminergic system were measured. The results showed that tyrosine hydroxylase enzyme levels were significantly decreased in the prefrontal cortex, dorsal striatum and nucleus accumbens. Dopamine D1 receptor (DRD1) levels increased in the dorsal striatum whereas dopamine D2 receptor (DRD2) levels significantly decreased in both the prefrontal cortex and the dorsal striatum but significantly increased in the nucleus accumbens. In order to investigate whether these changes occurred at the transcriptional level, DRD1 and DRD2 mRNAs were detected. The results showed that DRD1 mRNA levels were significantly increased in the dorsal striatum whereas DRD2 mRNA levels were significantly increased in all three brain regions. These results indicate that early D-amphetamine exposure altered the dopaminergic system in the developing rat brain. This change may lead to abnormal perinatal stimulation that may yield long-term consequences.

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TermQualifierEvidenceWithReferenceNotesSourceOriginal Reference(s)
response to amphetamine  IEP 2311558; 2311558 RGD 

Objects Annotated

Genes (Rattus norvegicus)
Drd1  (dopamine receptor D1)
Drd2  (dopamine receptor D2)


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