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Endogenous nicotinic cholinergic activity regulates dopamine release in the striatum

Zhou, Fu-Ming, Liang, Yong, Dani, John A.·2001·Nature Neuroscience

Abstract

Dopamine is vital for coordinated motion and for association learning linked to behavioral reinforcement. Here we show that the precise overlap of striatal dopaminergic and cholinergic fibers underlies potent control of dopamine release by ongoing nicotinic receptor activity. In mouse striatal slices, nicotinic antagonists or depletion of endogenous acetylcholine decreased evoked dopamine release by 90%. Nicotine at the concentration experienced by smokers also regulated dopamine release. In mutant mice lacking the beta2 nicotinic subunit, evoked dopamine release was dramatically suppressed, and those mice did not show cholinergic regulation of dopamine release. The results offer new perspectives when considering nicotine addiction and the high prevalence of smoking in schizophrenics.

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  • nAChRs containing the β2 subunit are essential for nicotine to depolarize DA cell bodies in the VTA and increase their firing rate.

    “Electrophysiological studies have shown that nAChRs containing the β2 subunit are essential for the ability of nicotine to depolarize DA cell bodies in the VTA and to increase their firing rate (Picciotto et al. 1998;Zhou et al. 2001).”

    From Mechanisms of Nicotine Addiction (2021) · cites this paper as Zhou et al. 2001

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Authors
Zhou, F.-M., Liang, Y., & Dani, J. A.
Affiliations
Baylor College of Medicine (US)
Corresponding author
Dani, John A.
Venue
Nature Neuroscience
Published
2001-11-19
Volume
4
Issue
12
Pages
1224-1229
ISSN
  • 1097-6256 (ISSN-L)
  • 1546-1726
OpenAlex
W1557320868
Cited by
585
References
3
Citations by year
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FWCI
8.58
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Neuroscience (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA-12661, DA09411, R01DA009411, P01DA012661)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS 21229)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptors Study
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
Keywords
nicotinic acetylcholine receptors, dopamine release, striatum, cholinergic modulation, acetylcholine depletion, nicotine, nicotine dependence, schizophrenia
MeSH terms
Acetylcholine, Acetylcholinesterase, Action Potentials, Animals, Calcium, Choline O-Acetyltransferase, Cholinergic Fibers, Dopamine, Enzyme Inhibitors, Immunohistochemistry, Mice, Inbred C57BL, Synaptic Transmission, Neuromuscular Depolarizing Agents, Neurons, Nicotine, Receptors, Nicotinic, Smoking, Tetrodotoxin, Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase, Neostriatum, Muscarinic Antagonists, Nicotinic Antagonists, Mice

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