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Amphetamine and methamphetamine differentially affect dopamine transporters in vitro and in vivo.

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Goodwin, J. Shawn, Larson, Gaynor A., Swant, Jarod, Sen, Namita, Javitch, Jonathan A., Zahniser, Nancy R., De Felice, Louis J., Khoshbouei, Habibeh·2009·Journal of Biological Chemistry

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The psychostimulants d-amphetamine (AMPH) and methamphetamine (METH) release excess dopamine (DA) into the synaptic clefts of dopaminergic neurons. Abnormal DA release is thought to occur by reverse transport through the DA transporter (DAT), and it is believed to underlie the severe behavioral effects of these drugs. Here we compare structurally similar AMPH and METH on DAT function in a heterologous expression system and in an animal model. In the in vitro expression system, DAT-mediated whole-cell currents were greater for METH stimulation than for AMPH. At the same voltage and concentration, METH released five times more DA than AMPH and did so at physiological membrane potentials. At maximally effective concentrations, METH released twice as much [Ca(2+)](i) from internal stores compared with AMPH. [Ca(2+)](i) responses to both drugs were independent of membrane voltage but inhibited by DAT antagonists. Intact phosphorylation sites in the N-terminal domain of DAT were required for the AMPH- and METH-induced increase in [Ca(2+)](i) and for the enhanced effects of METH on [Ca(2+)](i) elevation. Calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II and protein kinase C inhibitors alone or in combination also blocked AMPH- or METH-induced Ca(2+) responses. Finally, in the rat nucleus accumbens, in vivo voltammetry showed that systemic application of METH inhibited DAT-mediated DA clearance more efficiently than AMPH, resulting in excess external DA. Together these data demonstrate that METH has a stronger effect on DAT-mediated cell physiology than AMPH, which may contribute to the euphoric and addictive properties of METH compared with AMPH.

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  • D-amphetamine and methamphetamine rapidly enter the brain and increase synaptic DA by competitively inhibiting DAT and reversing DAT direction.

    “D-amphetamine and methamphetamine enter brain rapidly after administration. They competitively inhibit dopamine transporter (DAT) clearing dopamine (DA), and also release DA via reversing DAT direction, ultimately causing excessive DA accumulation in synaptic cleft ultimately (11).”

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    The Abstract states that D-amphetamine and methamphetamine competitively inhibit DAT-mediated dopamine uptake and release dopamine through reverse transport; the Discussion also describes excess dopamine in synaptic clefts. Our copy does not establish that both drugs enter the brain rapidly after administration, so that part of the attributed claim is unsupported. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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Authors
Goodwin, J. S., Larson, G. A., Swant, J., Sen, N., Javitch, J. A., Zahniser, N. R., De Felice, L. J., & Khoshbouei, H.
Affiliations
  • Meharry Medical College (US)
  • University of Colorado Denver (US)
  • Columbia University (US)
Corresponding author
Khoshbouei, Habibeh
Venue
Journal of Biological Chemistry
Publisher
Elsevier BV
Published
2009-01
Volume
284
Issue
5
Pages
2978-2989
ISSN
0021-9258 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2025188861
Cited by
203
References
82
Citations by year
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FWCI
3.60
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Journal of Biological Chemistry (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
  • National Science Foundation (0642188)
  • National Institutes of Health (DA012408, DA004216, DA022413)
  • National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (T32HL076133, HL076133)
  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (DA012408, P01DA012408, DA021471, DA015050, K05DA022413, DA-022413, DA-004216, K05DA015050, R01DA026947, DA06338, R24DA021471)
  • National Cancer Institute (U54CA091408, U54CA91408)
  • National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (U54NS041071, NS034075, R01NS034075)
  • National Center for Research Resources (G12RR003032, U54RR019192, G12-RR03032)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurotransmitter Receptor Influence on Behavior
  • Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
Keywords
amphetamine, methamphetamine, dopamine transporter, dopamine release, psychostimulants, intracellular calcium, N-terminal phosphorylation, calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II, protein kinase C, nucleus accumbens, dopamine clearance, drug addiction
MeSH terms
Amphetamine, Animals, Bacterial Proteins, Calcium, Cell Line, Dopamine, Humans, Luminescent Proteins, Male, Methamphetamine, Nucleus Accumbens, Rats, Sprague-Dawley, Patch-Clamp Techniques, Dopamine Plasma Membrane Transport Proteins, Rats, In Vitro Techniques

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