| Literature DB >> 1358675 |
H Okazawa1, M Murata, M Watanabe, M Kamei, I Kanazawa.
Abstract
We investigated the effect of dopamine on the in vivo expression of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the striatum of mouse. BDNF mRNA expression in the striatum, which was quantified with the reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction, was up-regulated from 2 h after oral administration of levodopa, a precursor of dopamine. The increase was sustained for 16 h. Co-administration of haloperidol partially inhibited dopamine-induced BDNF enhancement. These data suggest that dopaminergic stimulation directly promotes the expression of BDNF in the striatum in vivo.Entities:
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Year: 1992 PMID: 1358675 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(92)81430-t
Source DB: PubMed Journal: FEBS Lett ISSN: 0014-5793 Impact factor: 4.124