NMDA receptors in the medial prefrontal cortex and the dorsal hippocampus regulate methamphetamine-induced hyperactivity and extracellular amino acid release in mice

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• 作者：Wenyan Han^a ; Fangyang Wang^a ; Jia Qi^a ; ¹ ; Fang Wang^a ; Lijia Zhang^a ; Siqi Zhao^a ; Ming Song^b ; Chunfu Wu^a ; ^{wucf@syphu.edu.cn} ; ^{chunfuw@gmail.com} ; Jingyu Yang^a ; ^{yangjingyu2006@gmail.com}
• 关键词：ACSF ; artificial cerebrospinal fluid ; AMPA ; 伪-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionate ; ANOVA ; analysis of variance ; CNS ; central nervous system ; CPP ; conditioned place preference ; DHC ; Dorsal hippocampus ; GABA ; gamma-aminobutyric acid ; Glu ; Glutam
• 刊名：Behavioural Brain Research
• 出版年：2012
• 期刊代码：3_01664328
• 类别：neu
• 出版时间：15 June, 2012
• 卷：232
• 期：1
• 页码：44-52
• 文件大小：1101 K

摘要

The medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC) and the dorsal hippocampus (DHC) play significant roles in stimulant-induced neurobehavioral effects. Methamphetamine (MAP)-induced hyperactivity has been reported to be involved in the regulation of the glutamatergic system. The present study examined whether the glutamatergic and GABAergic systems in the mPFC and DHC were involved in MAP-induced hyperactivity in mice. A combined kainic acid (KA) or N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) lesion and microdialysis technique targeting both the mPFC and DHC were used. The results showed that both KA- and NMDA-induced lesions of the mPFC facilitated MAP-induced hyperactivity, while neither KA- nor NMDA-induced lesions of the DHC had a similar effect. MAP increased the extracellular glutamate (Glu) levels in the mPFC and reduced Glu levels in the DHC. GABA levels in both of these regions were reduced. A KA or NMDA lesion of the mPFC inhibited the Glu reduction in the DHC, and the same lesion of the DHC inhibited the Glu increase in the mPFC induced by MAP. A NMDA lesion of the mPFC blocked GABA reduction in the DHC, but a lesion of DHC enhanced the GABA decrease in the mPFC induced by MAP. Furthermore, a NMDA lesion of DHC increased the vesicular glutamate transporter-2 (VGLUT2) expression in the mPFC following MAP-administration. These findings indicate that glutamatergic as well as GABAergic systems in these two regions are involved in MAP-induced hyperactivity. Moreover, there may be an inhibitory role in these two regions, especially mediated by NMDA receptors, in MAP-induced abnormal behavior and neurotransmission responses.