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Influence of alternating low frequency magnetic fields on reactivity of central dopamine receptors in neonatal 6-hydroxydopamine treated rats.

Abstract
The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of extremely low frequency magnetic field (ELF MF) on the reactivity of the central dopamine D(1) receptor in rats with dopamine neurons chemically damaged by 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), an animal model of human's Parkinson's disease. The experiment was carried out on male Wistar rats. On day 3 of postnatal life, a lasting and selective chemical damage of the central dopamine system was induced in the rats by infusion of 6-OHDA HBr (133.4 microg intracerebroventricular, base form) given bilaterally into lateral ventricles of the brain. Control animals received similar treatments injecting only vehicle. At 2 months of age, both 6-OHDA treated and control rats were randomly divided into two groups. Rats from the first group were exposed to 10 Hz sinusoidal, 1.8-3.8 mT magnetic field one hour daily for 14 days. Rats of the second group were sham exposed, with the applicator solenoid turned off. On the day after the final exposure the evaluations were made of the rat's spontaneous irritability, oral activity, and catalepsy. The MF exposed rat with chemically induced dopamine neurons damage exhibited a reduction of irritability and oral activity when stimulated with SKF 38393 (the agonist of central dopamine D(1) receptor) and some increase of catalepsy after administration of SCH 23390(the antagonist of central dopamine D(1) receptor). These results indicate that ELF MF reduce the reactivity of central dopamine D(1) receptors in rats.
AuthorsA Sieroń, R Brus, R Szkilnik, A Plech, N Kubański, G Cieślar
JournalBioelectromagnetics (Bioelectromagnetics) Vol. 22 Issue 7 Pg. 479-86 (Oct 2001) ISSN: 0197-8462 [Print] United States
PMID11568933 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
CopyrightCopyright 2001 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Chemical References
  • Receptors, Dopamine D1
  • Oxidopamine
Topics
  • Animals
  • Animals, Newborn
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Electromagnetic Fields
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Neurons (drug effects, physiology)
  • Oxidopamine (toxicity)
  • Parkinson Disease (physiopathology)
  • Rats
  • Rats, Wistar
  • Receptors, Dopamine D1 (drug effects, physiology)

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