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H Jabbari G Niknam MT Vinciguerra Shalaleh Moslehi J Abolafia R Peña-Santiago 《ZooKeys》2012,(203):55-63
A new species of the genus Crassolabium, Crassolabium persicumsp. n., collected from Arasbaran rangelands of Iran, is described and illustrated. It is characterized by its body 1.92-2.40 mm long, lip region offset by constriction and 17-19 μm wide, odontostyle 16-19 μm long with aperture occupying less than one-third (27-30%) its length, neck 428-690 μm long, pharyngeal expansion 369-390 μm long or occupying 54-56% of total neck length, female genital system amphidelphic, uterus bipartite and 162-218 μm long or 2.3-3.5 times as long as body diameter, pars refringens vaginae well developed, V = 54-57.5, vulva longitudinal, prerectum bearing a blind sac, tail conical with rounded tip to conoid (25-36 μm, c=60-69, c'=0.5-0.9), spicules 68-72 μm long, precloacal pair of supplements far (22-27 μm) from cloacal aperture, and 13-17 shortly spaced ventromedian supplements with hiatus. The new taxon is compared in depth to its relatives in Crassolabium as well as other similar species of Aporcelaimellus and Amblydorylaimus. 相似文献
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J. Shawn Goodwin Gaynor A. Larson Jarod Swant Namita Sen Jonathan A. Javitch Nancy R. Zahniser Louis J. De Felice Habibeh Khoshbouei 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2009,284(5):2978-2989
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 [Ca2+]i from internal
stores compared with AMPH. [Ca2+]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
[Ca2+]i and for the enhanced effects of METH on
[Ca2+]i elevation. Calmodulin-dependent protein
kinase II and protein kinase C inhibitors alone or in combination also blocked
AMPH- or METH-induced Ca2+ 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.The dopamine transporter
(DAT)3 is a main
target for psychostimulants, such as d-amphetamine (AMPH),
methamphetamine (METH), cocaine (COC), and methylphenidate (Ritalin®). DAT
is the major clearance mechanism for synaptic dopamine (DA)
(1) and thereby regulates the
strength and duration of dopaminergic signaling. AMPH and METH are substrates
for DAT and competitively inhibit DA uptake
(2,
3) and release DA through
reverse transport
(4–9).
AMPH- and METH-induced elevations in extracellular DA result in complex
neurochemical changes and profound psychiatric effects
(2,
10–16).
Despite their structural and pharmacokinetic similarities, a recent National
Institute on Drug Abuse report describes METH as a more potent stimulant than
AMPH with longer lasting effects at comparable doses
(17). Although the route of
METH administration and its availability must contribute to the almost four
times higher lifetime nonmedical use of METH compared with AMPH
(18), there may also be
differences in the mechanisms that underlie the actions of these two drugs on
the dopamine transporter.Recent studies by Joyce et al.
(19) have shown that compared
with d-AMPH alone, the combination of d- and
l-AMPH in Adderall® significantly prolonged the time course of
extracellular DA in vivo. These experiments demonstrate that subtle
structural features of AMPH, such as chirality, can affect its action on
dopamine transporters. Here we investigate whether METH, a more lipophilic
analog of AMPH, affects DAT differently than AMPH, particularly in regard to
stimulated DA efflux.METH and AMPH have been reported as equally effective in increasing
extracellular DA levels in rodent dorsal striatum (dSTR), nucleus accumbens
(NAc) (10,
14,
20), striatal synaptosomes,
and DAT-expressing cells in vitro
(3,
6). John and Jones
(21), however, have recently
shown in mouse striatal and substantia nigra slices, that AMPH is a more
potent inhibitor of DA uptake than METH. On the other hand, in synaptosomes
METH inhibits DA uptake three times more effectively than AMPH
(14), and in DAT-expressing
COS-7 cells, METH releases DA more potently than AMPH (EC50 = 0.2
μm for METH versus EC50 = 1.7
μm for AMPH) (5).
However, these differences do not hold up under all conditions. For example,
in a study utilizing C6 cells, the disparity between AMPH and METH was not
found (12).The variations in AMPH and METH data extend to animal models. AMPH- and
METH-mediated behavior has been reported as similar
(22), lower
(20), or higher
(23) for AMPH compared with
METH. Furthermore, although the maximal locomotor activation response was less
for METH than for AMPH at a lower dose (2 mg/kg, intraperitoneal), both drugs
decreased locomotor activity at a higher dose (4 mg/kg)
(20). In contrast, in the
presence of a salient stimuli, METH is more potent in increasing the overall
magnitude of locomotor activity in rats yet is equipotent with AMPH in the
absence of these stimuli
(23).The simultaneous regulation of DA uptake and efflux by DAT substrates such
as AMPH and METH, as well as the voltage dependence of DAT
(24), may confound the
interpretation of existing data describing the action of these drugs. Our
biophysical approaches allowed us to significantly decrease the contribution
of DA uptake and more accurately determine DAT-mediated DA efflux with
millisecond time resolution. We have thus exploited time-resolved, whole-cell
voltage clamp in combination with in vitro and in vivo
microamperometry and Ca2+ imaging to compare the impact of METH and
AMPH on DAT function and determine the consequence of these interactions on
cell physiology.We find that near the resting potential, METH is more effective than AMPH
in stimulating DAT to release DA. In addition, at efficacious concentrations
METH generates more current, greater DA efflux, and higher Ca2+
release from internal stores than AMPH. Both METH-induced or the lesser
AMPH-induced increase in intracellular Ca2+ are independent of
membrane potential. The additional Ca2+ response induced by METH
requires intact phosphorylation sites in the N-terminal domain of DAT.
Finally, our in vivo voltammetry data indicate that METH inhibits
clearance of locally applied DA more effectively than AMPH in the rat nucleus
accumbens, which plays an important role in reward and addiction, but not in
the dorsal striatum, which is involved in a variety of cognitive functions.
Taken together these data imply that AMPH and METH have distinguishable
effects on DAT that can be shown both at the molecular level and in
vivo, and are likely to be implicated in the relative euphoric and
addictive properties of these two psychostimulants. 相似文献
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Khoshbouei H Wang H Lechleiter JD Javitch JA Galli A 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2003,278(14):12070-12077
Amphetamine (AMPH) elicits its behavioral effects by acting on the dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) to induce DA overflow into the synaptic cleft. Facilitated exchange diffusion is the classical model used to describe AMPH-induced DA efflux. This model hypothesizes that AMPH-induced DA efflux is mediated by DAT and results from the transport of AMPH into the cell followed by a counter movement of DA out to the extracellular compartment. To further characterize the action of AMPH, we used the patch clamp technique in the whole-cell configuration combined with amperometry on human embryonic kidney HEK-293 cells stably transfected with the human DAT (DAT cells). In DAT cells, AMPH-induced DAT-mediated currents were blocked by cocaine. We demonstrate that DA efflux mediated by DAT is voltage-dependent, electrogenic, and dependent on intracellular Na(+) concentration in the recording electrode. Intracellular Na(+) fluorescence, as measured by confocal microscopy using a Na(+)-sensitive dye, was enhanced by AMPH application. Furthermore, the ability of AMPH to induce DA efflux was regulated by intracellular Na(+) concentration and correlated with the size of the DAT-mediated, AMPH-induced ion flux across the plasma membrane. In the absence of intracellular Na(+) but the presence of high intracellular Cl(-), AMPH-induced inward currents elicited DA efflux proportionally to their dimension and duration. Thus, we propose that AMPH-induced DA efflux depends on two correlated transporter processes. First, AMPH binds to the DAT and is transported, thereby causing an inward current. Second, because of this AMPH-induced inward current, Na(+) becomes more available intracellularly to the DAT, thereby enhancing DAT-mediated reverse transport of DA. 相似文献
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Amir Pachideh Gholamreza Niknam Habibeh Jabbari Reyes Pe?a-Santiago 《Journal of nematology》2015,47(1):67-70
Margollus bokanicus n. sp., collected from natural habitats in Khorasaneh district, Bokan, West Azarbaijan province, Iran, is described. Morphological and morphometric data are provided as well as drawings and light microscopy illustrations. The new species is characterized by a medium size body length (0.60 to 0.73 mm), labial and postlabial sclerotizations, lip region 7-μm wide, offset by constriction and long neck (167 to 207 μm), long pharyngeal basal bulb (27 to 36 μm) or 16% to 17% of total neck length, female genital system monodelphic–opisthodelphic, anterior branch reduced to a uterine sac (26–29 μm) or 1.1 to 1.3 times the body diameter, long posterior uterus (25–28 μm) or 1.1 to 1.3 times the body diameter, V = 40 to 47, cylindroid female tail (17 to 24 μm, c = 31 to 38, c’ = 1.1 to 1.4), and males unknown. This taxon is easily distinguishable from other Margollus species by its smaller general size and more posterior vulva. A compendium of Margollus species is also presented. 相似文献
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Kaustuv Saha Danielle Sambo Ben D. Richardson Landon M. Lin Brittany Butler Laura Villarroel Habibeh Khoshbouei 《The Journal of biological chemistry》2014,289(32):22246-22257
The dysregulation of the dopaminergic system is implicated in multiple neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders such as Parkinson disease and drug addiction. The primary target of psychostimulants such as amphetamine and methamphetamine is the dopamine transporter (DAT), the major regulator of extracellular dopamine levels in the brain. However, the behavioral and neurophysiological correlates of methamphetamine and amphetamine administration are unique from one another, thereby suggesting these two compounds impact dopaminergic neurotransmission differentially. We further examined the unique mechanisms by which amphetamine and methamphetamine regulate DAT function and dopamine neurotransmission; in the present study we examined the impact of extracellular and intracellular amphetamine and methamphetamine on the spontaneous firing of cultured midbrain dopaminergic neurons and isolated DAT-mediated current. In dopaminergic neurons the spontaneous firing rate was enhanced by extracellular application of amphetamine > dopamine > methamphetamine and was DAT-dependent. Amphetamine > methamphetamine similarly enhanced DAT-mediated inward current, which was sensitive to isosmotic substitution of Na+ or Cl− ion. Although isosmotic substitution of extracellular Na+ ions blocked amphetamine and methamphetamine-induced DAT-mediated inward current similarly, the removal of extracellular Cl− ions preferentially blocked amphetamine-induced inward current. The intracellular application of methamphetamine, but not amphetamine, prevented the dopamine-induced increase in the spontaneous firing of dopaminergic neurons and the corresponding DAT-mediated inward current. The results reveal a new mechanism for methamphetamine-induced dysregulation of dopaminergic neurons. 相似文献
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Methamphetamine (METH) is an addictive psychostimulant whose societal impact is on the rise. Emerging evidence suggests that psychostimulants alter synaptic plasticity in the brain—which may partly account for their adverse effects. While it is known that METH increases the extracellular concentration of monoamines dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, it is not clear how METH alters glutamatergic transmission. Within this context, the aim of the present study was to investigate the effects of acute and systemic METH on basal synaptic transmission and long-term potentiation (LTP; an activity-induced increase in synaptic efficacy) in CA1 sub-field in the hippocampus. Both the acute ex vivo application of METH to hippocampal slices and systemic administration of METH decreased LTP. Interestingly, the acute ex vivo application of METH at a concentration of 30 or 60 µM increased baseline synaptic transmission as well as decreased LTP. Pretreatment with eticlopride (D2-like receptor antagonist) did not alter the effects of METH on synaptic transmission or LTP. In contrast, pretreatment with D1/D5 dopamine receptor antagonist or 5-HT1A receptor antagonist NAN-190 abrogated the effect of METH on synaptic transmission. Furthermore, METH did not increase baseline synaptic transmission in D1 dopamine receptor haploinsufficient mice. Our findings suggest that METH affects excitatory synaptic transmission via activation of dopamine and serotonin receptor systems in the hippocampus. This modulation may contribute to synaptic maladaption induced by METH addiction and/or METH-mediated cognitive dysfunction. SCH23390相似文献
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Lute BJ Khoshbouei H Saunders C Sen N Lin RZ Javitch JA Galli A 《Biochemical and biophysical research communications》2008,372(4):656-661
The dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) is a major molecular target of the psychostimulant amphetamine (AMPH). AMPH, as a result of its ability to reverse DAT-mediated inward transport of DA, induces DA efflux thereby increasing extracellular DA levels. This increase is thought to underlie the behavioral effects of AMPH. We have demonstrated previously that insulin, through phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K) signaling, regulates DA clearance by fine-tuning DAT plasma membrane expression. PI3K signaling may represent a novel mechanism for regulating DA efflux evoked by AMPH, since only active DAT at the plasma membrane can efflux DA. Here, we show in both a heterologous expression system and DA neurons that inhibition of PI3K decreases DAT cell surface expression and, as a consequence, AMPH-induced DA efflux. 相似文献
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Many aspects of drug abuse and addiction share neurobiological substrates with the modulatory processes underlying the response and adaptation to acute stress. In particular, the ascending noradrenergic system has been implicated in facilitating the response to stress, and in stress-induced reinstatement of drug seeking behavior. Thus, to better understand the link between stress and addictive behaviors, it would be informative to understand better the modulatory function of the ascending noradrenergic system, and its interaction with other neurotransmitters with which it is closely associated or co-localized, such as the neuropeptide galanin. In this paper, we review a series of studies investigating the functional interactions of norepinephrine and galanin in modulating the behavioral response to acute stress in two components of the extended amygdala, the central nucleus of the amygdala and the lateral bed nucleus of the stria terminalis. We showed that norepinephrine facilitates behavioral reactivity to stress on the elevated plus-maze and social interaction tests. However, when stress-induced activation of the noradrenergic system was enhanced by blocking inhibitory adrenergic autoreceptors, galanin release was recruited in the central amygdala, acting to attenuate the behavioral response to stress. By contrast, stress-induced galanin release in the lateral bed nucleus appeared to be independent of enhanced noradrenergic activation, and unlike the central amygdala, both galanin and norepinephrine facilitated behavioral stress reactivity in the bed nucleus. The different modes of interaction and differential region- and response-specificity of galanin and norepinephrine suggest that a complex neural circuit interconnecting these two regions is involved in the modulatory effects of norepinephrine and galanin on the behavioral response to stress. Such complexity may allow for flexibility and plasticity in stress adaptation, and may also contribute to behavioral changes induced by chronic drug administration. Thus, the interaction of galanin and norepinephrine may be a viable target for the future development of novel therapeutic strategies for treating behavioral disorders related to stress or drug abuse. 相似文献