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  • Title: Retrograde degeneration of nigrostriatal neurons induced by intrastriatal 6-hydroxydopamine injection in rats.
    Author: Berger K, Przedborski S, Cadet JL.
    Journal: Brain Res Bull; 1991 Feb; 26(2):301-7. PubMed ID: 1826461.
    Abstract:
    Quantitative receptor autoradiography was used to assess the effects of unilateral intrastriatal injections of 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on the distribution of D1 and D2 dopamine (DA) receptors and of DA uptake sites in the mesostriatal pathway. [3H]Mazindol-labeled DA uptake sites were reduced both in the striatum (-97%) and in the substantia nigra pars compacta (SNpc) (-88%) on the injected side. There were also significant decreases of dopamine uptake sites in the nucleus accumbens (NAc) (-73%) and in the ventral tegmental area (VTA) (-70%). Changes in [3H]mazindol binding were also found within the contralateral VTA (-30%) and SNpc (-13%) but not in the contralateral-striatum. [3H]SCH23390-labeled D1 receptors were significantly reduced in the dorsomedial (-18%) and ventromedial (-14%) aspects of the striatum ipsilateral to the side of the lesions. In contrast, the concentration of [3H]spiperone-labeled D2 receptors was not altered. There were also significant decreases in D1 (-18%) and of D2 (-27%) receptors in the SNpc and of D1 (-10%) in the SN pars reticulata (SNpr). These results suggest that oxyradical-induced damage in striatal DA terminals could lead to retrograde changes in the SNpc. In addition, the data indicate that unilateral striatal damage can result in bilateral changes in the SNpc, thus confirming the interdependence of the two nigrostriatal pathways in rats.
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