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The Anxiogenic β‐Carboline FG 7142 Selectively Increases Dopamine Release in Rat Prefrontal Cortex as Measured by Microdialysis
Author(s) -
Bradberry Charles W.,
Lory John D.,
Roth Robert H.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
journal of neurochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.75
H-Index - 229
eISSN - 1471-4159
pISSN - 0022-3042
DOI - 10.1111/j.1471-4159.1991.tb01987.x
Subject(s) - anxiogenic , dopamine , prefrontal cortex , chemistry , flumazenil , microdialysis , inverse agonist , benzodiazepine , striatum , endocrinology , medicine , pharmacology , neuroscience , agonist , psychology , receptor , biochemistry , anxiolytic , cognition
Abstract: The effect of the anxiogenic β‐carboline methyl‐β‐carboline‐3‐carboxyamide (FG 7142) on dopamine release in prefrontal cortex and striatum in the awake freely moving rat was determined using the technique of microdialysis. FG 7142 (25 mg/kg, i.p.) caused a time‐dependent increase in dopamine release in prefrontal cortex which was statistically significantly greater than the response to vehicle administration. Dopamine release in striatum was unaltered by FG 7142. Pretreatment of animals with the benzodiazepine antagonist Ro 15‐1788 (30 mg/kg, i.p., 15 min prior to FG 7142 administration) completely abolished the increase in dopamine release caused by FG 7142 in prefrontal cortex. These data indicate that the anxiogenic benzodiazepine inverse agonist FG 7142 can selectively increase dopamine release in prefrontal cortex, and that this effect appears to be mediated via the γ‐aminobutyric acid/benzodiazepine receptor complex.