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Dopamine induces apoptosis in cultured rat striatal neurons; possible mechanism of D 2 ‐dopamine receptor neuron loss during aging
Author(s) -
Shinkai T.,
Zhang L.,
Mathias S.A.,
Roth G.S.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
journal of neuroscience research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.72
H-Index - 160
eISSN - 1097-4547
pISSN - 0360-4012
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1097-4547(19970215)47:4<393::aid-jnr4>3.0.co;2-9
Subject(s) - dopamine , dopamine receptor d2 , dopamine receptor , striatum , dopamine receptor d1 , neuron , dopamine receptor d3 , receptor , apoptosis , chemistry , medicine , neuroscience , biology , endocrinology , biochemistry
We examined D 2 ‐dopamine receptor containing neurons in cultures of neonatal rat striatum for apoptosis following dopamine treatment. Exposure to cultures to micromolar concentrations of dopamine resulted in 60–70% killing of D 2 ‐dopamine receptor neurons within 24 hr. We also utilized a double labeling procedure to determine that treatment with dopamine induced apoptosis in D 2 ‐dopamine receptor containing neurons. These results suggest that loss of D 2 ‐dopamine receptor containing neurons during aging could be due to an apoptotic effect of dopamine. J. Neurosci. Res. 47:393–399, 1997. © 1997 Wiley‐Liss, Inc. This article is a US Government work and, as such, is in the public domain in the United States of America.

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