Abstract
Extracellular levels of dopamine (DA) and its metabolite, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), in the striatum and frontoparietal (sensorimotor) cortex in halothane-anesthetized rats were analyzed simultaneously using in vivo microdialysis. Basal DA levels, measured from the microdialysis perfusate, were 6.4 +/- 0.8 nM (n = 15) in the striatum and 0.9 +/- 0.1 nM (n = 15) in the frontoparietal cortex. Subcutaneous injections of d-amphetamine (2 mg/kg) increased DA levels 10-fold in the striatum and fivefold in the cortex. Injections of substance P (0.07 nmol/0.2 microliters) into the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNR) increased DA and DOPAC levels approximately 30% in the ipsilateral striatum and approximately 50% in the ipsilateral frontoparietal cortex. Injections of neurokinin A (0.09 nmol/0.2 microliter) into the SNR increased DA and DOPAC levels approximately 30% in the ipsilateral striatum but did not significantly affect DA levels in the ipsilateral frontoparietal cortex, although DOPAC levels were increased by approximately 50%. It is suggested that striatal and cortical DA release is regulated differently by nigral substance P and neurokinin A terminals.
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