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1976759

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1990-11-20
pubmed:abstractText
An involvement of the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) system in mediating the motivational effects of opioids has been suggested. Accordingly, the present study employed the technique of in vivo microdialysis to examine the effects of selective mu-, delta-, and kappa- opioids on DA release in the nucleus accumbens (NAC) of anesthetized rats. Microdialysis probes were inserted into the NAC and perfusates were analyzed for DA and its metabolites, dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DO-PAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA), using a reverse-phase HPLC system with electrochemical detection for separation and quantification. Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of selective mu-opioid [D-Ala2, N-methyl-Phe4, Gly5-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO) or delta-opioid [D-Pen2, D-Pen5]-enkephalin (DPDPE) agonists, at doses that function as positive reinforcers in rats, resulted in an immediate and significant increase in extracellular DA. DOPAC and HVA levels were also significantly increased. The effects of DAMGO were blocked by the selective mu-antagonist D-Pen-Cys-Tyr-D-Trp-Orn-Thr-Pen-Thr-NH2 (CTOP) whereas those of DPDPE were blocked by the delta-antagonist allyl2-Tyr-Aib-Aib-Phe-Leu-OH (ICI 174,864). In contrast to mu- and delta-agonists, the kappa-agonist N-CH3-Tyr-Gly-Gly-Phe-Leu-Arg-N-CH3-Arg-D-Leu-NHC2H5 (E-2078), a dynorphin analog that produces aversive states, decreased DA release in a biphasic manner. Norbinaltorphimine, a selective kappa-antagonist, could block this effect. These results demonstrate that mu-, delta-, and kappa-opioid agonists differentially affect DA release in the NAC and this action is centrally mediated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0022-3042
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
55
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1734-40
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1990
pubmed:articleTitle
The effects of opioid peptides on dopamine release in the nucleus accumbens: an in vivo microdialysis study.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Neuropharmacology, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Planegg-Martinsried, F.R.G.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't