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Effects of MDPV on dopamine transporter regulation in male rats. Comparison with cocaine.

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RATIONALE: MDPV (3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone) is a synthetic cathinone present in bath salts. It is a powerful psychostimulant and blocker of the dopamine transporter (DAT), like cocaine. It is known that acute exposure to psychostimulants induces rapid changes in DAT function. OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effects of MDPV on DAT function comparing with cocaine. METHODS: Binding of [3H]WIN 35428 was performed on PC 12 cells treated with MDPV and washed. Rat striatal synaptosomes were incubated with MDPV or cocaine (1 μM) for 1 h and [3H]dopamine (DA) uptake was performed. Also, different treatments with MDPV or cocaine were performed in Sprague-Dawley rats to assess locomotor activity and ex vivo [3H]DA uptake. RESULTS: MDPV increased surface [3H]WIN 35428 binding on PC 12 cells. In vitro incubation of synaptosomes with MDPV produced significant increases in Vmax and KM for [3H]DA uptake. In synaptosomes from MDPV- (1.5 mg/kg, s.c.) and cocaine- (30 mg/kg, i.p.) treated rats, there was a significantly higher and more persistent increase in [3H]DA uptake in the case of MDPV than cocaine. Repeated doses of MDPV developed tolerance to this DAT upregulation and 24 h after the 5-day treatment with MDPV, [3H]DA uptake was reduced. However, a challenge with the same drugs after withdrawal recovered the DAT upregulation by both drugs and showed an increased response to MDPV vs the first dose. At the same time, animals were sensitized to the stereotypies induced by both psychostimulants. CONCLUSIONS: MDPV induces a rapid and reversible functional upregulation of DAT more powerfully and lasting than cocaine.

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Farmacologia, Biosíntesi, Farmacocinètica, Cocaïna, Metabolisme, Drogues, Estimulants, Fisiologia, Rates, Dopamina

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Pharmacology, Biosynthesis, Pharmacokinetics, Cocaine, Metabolism, Drugs of abuse, Stimulants, Physiology, Rats, Dopamine

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LÓPEZ ARNAU, Raúl, et al. Effects of MDPV on dopamine transporter regulation in male rats. Comparison with cocaine. Psychopharmacology. 2018. Vol. 236, num. 3, pags. 925-938. ISSN 0033-3158. [consulted: 10 of August of 2026]. Available at: https://hdl.handle.net/2445/162419

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