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Prenatal cocaine alters dopamine transporter binding in postnatal day 10 rat striatum
Author(s) -
Collins Lucille M.,
Meyer Jerrold S.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
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Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.809
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1098-2396
pISSN - 0887-4476
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2396(199608)23:4<335::aid-syn12>3.0.co;2-w
Subject(s) - striatum , dopamine transporter , offspring , dopamine , prenatal cocaine exposure , endocrinology , chemistry , medicine , dopamine plasma membrane transport proteins , in utero , dopamine uptake inhibitors , pharmacology , nucleus accumbens , biology , fetus , pregnancy , dopaminergic , prenatal exposure , genetics
The effect of in utero cocaine exposure on the postnatal binding of the radiolabeled dopamine (DA) uptake inhibitor [ 3 H]GBR 12935 to the DA uptake complex was examined in male rats. One set of pregnant Sprague‐Dawley rats was given subcutaneous (s.c.) injections of cocaine (40 mg/kg) or 0.9% saline from gestational day (GD) 8–21. Another set of animals received bilateral s.c. Silastic implants, each containing 60 mg cocaine base dissolved in polyethylene glycol (PEG) or PEG only, from GD 18‐21. The density of[ 3 H]GBR 12935 binding to the DA transporter in striatum and mesencephalon was assessed by quantitative autoradiography on postnatal day (PND) 1, 10, 30, and 60. Both treatment methods resulted in a decrease of [ 3 H]GBR 12935 binding in dorsal lateral striatum of cocaine‐exposed offspring on PND 10. There were no significant differences in [ 3 H]GBR 12935 binding between offspring of cocaine and vehicle‐treated dams at any other time points examined. Thus, prenatal cocaine exposure by either daily injection from GD 8–21 or continuous infusion from GD 18–21 resulted in a transient decrease in DA transporter binding in the dorsal lateral striatum that was apparent on PND 10. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.