Lack of effect of 6-hydroxydopamine pretreatment on depolarization-induced release of ATP from rat brain synaptosomes

Pamela E. Potter, Thomas D. White

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Pretreatment of rats with intraventricular 6-hydroxydopamine produced considerable destruction of noradrenergic and dopaminergic nerve terminals as indicated by depletions in synaptosomal catecholamine contents. However, 6-hydroxydopamine pretreatment did not result in diminished release of ATP during depolarization of synaptosomes with either elevated extracellular K+ or veratridine. These findings suggest that most of the ATP released during the depolarization of rat brain synaptosomal preparations is not co-released with noradrenaline or dopamine but must originate from other sources.

Idioma originalEnglish
Páginas (desde-hasta)143-147
Número de páginas5
PublicaciónEuropean Journal of Pharmacology
Volumen80
N.º1
DOI
EstadoPublished - may. 7 1982

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Funding Information:
The authors thank H.A. Robertson for providing the methods for determining noradrenaline and dopamine and Diana Webb for her expert technical assistance. This study was supported by a grant from the Medical Research Council of Canada.

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  • Pharmacology

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