Abstract
Bilateral microinjections of dopamine (DA, 0.3, 3.0 or 30.0 μg) or the DAagonist, bromocryptine (3.0 μg) into the basolateral amygdala (BLA) dose-dependently attenuated cold restraint stress (3 h at 4 °C) -induced gastric ulcer formation in rats. On the other hand, intra-BLA injections of the neurotoxin, 6-hydroxydopamine (10 μg) or the DA-antagonist, haloperidol (0.1 or 1.0 μg) aggravated such stress ulcer formation. All these effects were seen only when the injection sites were localized in the posterior (and not the anterior) BLA. Further, pretreatment of rats with haloperidol (0.1 μg) clearly antagonized the gastric cytoprotective effects of DA or bromocryptine (both at 3.0 μg), when both chemicals were injected in the posterior BLA. The results indicate that DA-ergic mechanisms in the posterior BLA are important for the regulation of gastric mucosal integrity during cold restraint stress.
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