Amphetamine is a psychostimulant commonly used to treat several disorders, including attention deficit, narcolepsy, and obesity. Plasmalemmal and vesicular monoamine transporters, such as the… (More)
Administration of a high-dose regimen of methamphetamine (METH) rapidly and profoundly decreases plasmalemmal and vesicular dopamine (DA) transport in the striatum, as assessed in synaptosomes and… (More)
It has been hypothesized that high-dose methamphetamine treatment rapidly redistributes cytoplasmic dopamine within nerve terminals, leading to intraneuronal reactive oxygen species formation and… (More)
Methamphetamine (METH) is a powerful stimulant of abuse with potent addictive and neurotoxic properties. More than 2.5 decades ago, METH-induced damage to dopaminergic neurons was described. Since… (More)
Monoamine transporters such as the dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) and the vesicular monoamine transporter-2 (VMAT-2) are critical regulators of DA disposition within the brain. Alterations in DA… (More)
Regulator of G-protein-signaling (RGS) proteins play a key role in the regulation of G-protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling. The characteristic hallmark of RGS proteins is a conserved… (More)
It is well accepted that methylphenidate (MPD) inhibits dopamine (DA) transporter function. In addition to this effect, this study demonstrates that MPD increases vesicular [3H]DA uptake and binding… (More)
Recent studies demonstrated that vesicular dopamine (DA) uptake can be rapidly altered in synaptic vesicles purified from the striata of stimulant-treated rats. Specifically, a single administration… (More)
Multiple high-dose administrations of methamphetamine (METH) both rapidly (within hours) decrease plasmalemmal dopamine (DA) uptake and cause long-term deficits in DA transporter (DAT) levels and… (More)
High-dose administration of psychostimulants traffics the vesicular monoamine transporter-2 (VMAT-2), as assessed by subcellular fractionation of rat striatal tissue. This study demonstrates that… (More)