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  • 标题:Prenatal cocaine exposure alters alpha2 receptor expression in adolescent rats
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  • 作者:Rosemarie M Booze ; David R Wallace ; Janelle M Silvers
  • 期刊名称:BMC Neuroscience
  • 印刷版ISSN:1471-2202
  • 电子版ISSN:1471-2202
  • 出版年度:2006
  • 卷号:7
  • 期号:1
  • 页码:1
  • DOI:10.1186/1471-2202-7-33
  • 语种:English
  • 出版社:BioMed Central
  • 摘要:Background Prenatal cocaine exposure produces attentional deficits which to persist through early childhood. Given the role of norepinephrine (NE) in attentional processes, we examined the forebrain NE systems from prenatal cocaine exposed rats. Cocaine was administered during pregnancy via the clinically relevant intravenous route of administration. Specifically, we measured α2-adrenergic receptor (α2-AR) density in adolescent (35-days-old) rats, using [3H]RX821002 (5 nM). Results Sex-specific alterations of α2-AR were found in the hippocampus and amygdala of the cocaine-exposed animals, as well as an upregulation of α2-AR in parietal cortex. Conclusion These data suggest that prenatal cocaine exposure results in a persistent alteration in forebrain NE systems as indicated by alterations in receptor density. These neurochemical changes may underlie behavioral abnormalities observed in offspring attentional processes following prenatal exposure to cocaine.
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