Phasic dopamine signals are reduced in the spontaneously hypertensive rat and increased by methylphenidate.
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| Title: | Phasic dopamine signals are reduced in the spontaneously hypertensive rat and increased by methylphenidate. |
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| Authors: | Li, Yu‐Ting (AUTHOR), Huang, Yi‐Ling (AUTHOR), Chen, Jia‐Jin Jason (AUTHOR), Hyland, Brian Ian (AUTHOR), Wickens, Jeffery R. (AUTHOR) |
| Source: | European Journal of Neuroscience. Apr2024, Vol. 59 Issue 7, p1567-1584. 18p. |
| Subjects: | Dopaminergic neurons, Dopamine, Methylphenidate, Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, Reinforcement (Psychology), Dopamine uptake inhibitors, Electric stimulation |
| Abstract: | The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is a selectively bred animal strain that is frequently used to model attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) because of certain genetically determined behavioural characteristics. To test the hypothesis that the characteristically altered response to positive reinforcement in SHRs may be due to altered phasic dopamine response to reward, we measured phasic dopamine signals in the SHRs and Sprague Dawley (SD) rats using in vivo fast‐scan cyclic voltammetry. The effects of the dopamine reuptake inhibitor, methylphenidate, on these signals were also studied. Phasic dopamine signals during the pairing of a sensory cue with electrical stimulation of midbrain dopamine neurons were significantly smaller in the SHRs than in the SD rats. Over repeated pairings, the dopamine response to the sensory cue increased, whereas the response to the electrical stimulation of dopamine neurons decreased, similarly in both strains. However, the final amplitude of the response to the sensory cue after pairing was significantly smaller in SHRs than in the SD rats. Methylphenidate increased responses to sensory cues to a significantly greater extent in the SHRs than in the SD rats, due largely to differences in the low dose effect. At a higher dose, methylphenidate increased responses to sensory cues and electrical stimulation similarly in SHRs and SD rats. The smaller dopamine responses may explain the reduced salience of reward‐predicting cues previously reported in the SHR, whereas the action of methylphenidate on the cue response suggests a potential mechanism for the therapeutic effects of low‐dose methylphenidate in ADHD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | The spontaneously hypertensive rat (SHR) is a selectively bred animal strain that is frequently used to model attention‐deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) because of certain genetically determined behavioural characteristics. To test the hypothesis that the characteristically altered response to positive reinforcement in SHRs may be due to altered phasic dopamine response to reward, we measured phasic dopamine signals in the SHRs and Sprague Dawley (SD) rats using in vivo fast‐scan cyclic voltammetry. The effects of the dopamine reuptake inhibitor, methylphenidate, on these signals were also studied. Phasic dopamine signals during the pairing of a sensory cue with electrical stimulation of midbrain dopamine neurons were significantly smaller in the SHRs than in the SD rats. Over repeated pairings, the dopamine response to the sensory cue increased, whereas the response to the electrical stimulation of dopamine neurons decreased, similarly in both strains. However, the final amplitude of the response to the sensory cue after pairing was significantly smaller in SHRs than in the SD rats. Methylphenidate increased responses to sensory cues to a significantly greater extent in the SHRs than in the SD rats, due largely to differences in the low dose effect. At a higher dose, methylphenidate increased responses to sensory cues and electrical stimulation similarly in SHRs and SD rats. The smaller dopamine responses may explain the reduced salience of reward‐predicting cues previously reported in the SHR, whereas the action of methylphenidate on the cue response suggests a potential mechanism for the therapeutic effects of low‐dose methylphenidate in ADHD. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 0953816X |
| DOI: | 10.1111/ejn.16269 |
