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DAncing past the DAT at a DA synapse.

Stephanie J Cragg1, Margaret E Rice

  • 1University Department of Pharmacology, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3QT, UK.

Trends in Neurosciences
|April 28, 2004
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Diffusion, not dopamine transporters (DATs), controls initial dopamine spillover. DATs primarily influence dopamine

Area of Science:

  • Neuroscience
  • Neuropharmacology
  • Computational Neuroscience

Background:

  • Dopamine (DA) spillover into extrasynaptic spaces is crucial for signaling due to predominantly extrasynaptic receptor locations.
  • Dopamine transporters (DATs) are hypothesized to gate this spillover process.
  • Understanding the dynamics of extracellular dopamine is essential for comprehending neurotransmission.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the competitive roles of DATs and diffusion in shaping extracellular dopamine transients post-release.
  • To challenge the prevailing view of DATs as gatekeepers of initial dopamine spillover.
  • To elucidate the primary influence of DATs on the spatial and temporal dynamics of extracellular dopamine.

Main Methods:

  • Utilized a computational model based on existing literature data.

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  • Simulated quantal dopamine release and subsequent diffusion and transporter dynamics.
  • Analyzed the interplay between transporter kinetics and diffusion rates.

    • Main Results:

    • Diffusion, not DATs, primarily dictates the initial spillover and concentration of dopamine from the release site.
    • DATs exert their most significant effect on the spatial extent and duration of dopamine signaling beyond the immediate release site.
    • Inhibition of DATs primarily impacts the overall extracellular dopamine concentration and its sphere of influence.

    Conclusions:

    • The study challenges the established view that DATs gate initial dopamine spillover.
    • Diffusion is identified as the dominant factor in controlling initial extrasynaptic dopamine concentration.
    • DATs play a critical role in modulating the long-term extracellular dopamine levels and spatial spread, rather than initial gating.