Dopamine transporter deficient rodents: perspectives and limitations for neuroscience

A Savchenko, G Targa, Z Fesenko, D Leo… - Biomolecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
The key element of dopamine (DA) neurotransmission is undoubtedly DA transporter (DAT),
a transmembrane protein responsible for the synaptic reuptake of the mediator. Changes in …

Reframing” dopamine signaling at the intersection of glial networks in the aged Parkinsonian brain as innate Nrf2/Wnt driver: Therapeutical implications

B Marchetti, C Giachino, C Tirolo, MF Serapide - Aging Cell, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Dopamine (DA) signaling via G protein‐coupled receptors is a multifunctional
neurotransmitter and neuroendocrine–immune modulator. The DA nigrostriatal pathway …

Dopamine transporter silencing in the rat: systems-level alterations in striato-cerebellar and prefrontal-midbrain circuits

JR Reinwald, N Gass, AS Mallien, A Sartorius… - Molecular …, 2022 - nature.com
Silencing of dopamine transporter (DAT), a main controlling factor of dopaminergic
signaling, results in biochemical and behavioral features characteristic for neuropsychiatric …

Patterns of ethanol intake in male rats with partial dopamine transporter deficiency

LB Kuiper, JB Roberts, PM Estave… - Genes, Brain and …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Mesolimbic dopamine signaling plays a major role in alcohol and substance use disorders
as well as comorbidities such as anxiety and depression. Growing evidence suggests that …

The lack of dopamine transporter is associated with conditional associative learning impairments and striatal proteomic changes

A Savchenko, C Müller, J Lubec, D Leo, V Korz… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Dopamine (DA) is critically involved in different functions of the central nervous system
(CNS) including control of voluntary movement, affect, reward, sleep, and cognition. One of …

Early adolescence prefrontal cortex alterations in female rats lacking dopamine transporter

P Illiano, D Leo, RR Gainetdinov, M Pardo - Biomedicines, 2021 - mdpi.com
Monoamine dysfunctions in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) can contribute to diverse
neuropsychiatric disorders, including ADHD, bipolar disorder, PTSD and depression …

Heterozygote dopamine transporter knockout rats display enhanced cocaine locomotion in adolescent females

M Pardo, M Martin, RR Gainetdinov, DC Mash… - International journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Cocaine is a powerful psychostimulant that is one of the most widely used illicit addictive.
The dopamine transporter (DAT) plays a major role in mediating cocaine's reward effect …

Genetic loss of the dopamine transporter significantly impacts behavioral and molecular responses to sub-chronic stress in mice

A Petri, A Sullivan, K Allen, BD Sachs - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Dopaminergic neurotransmission has emerged as a critical determinant of stress
susceptibility and resilience. Although the dopamine transporter (DAT) is known to play a …

Altered responsiveness to glutamatergic modulation by MK-801 and to repeated stress of immune challenge in female dopamine transporter knockout rats

N Hlavacova, K Hrivikova, L Karailievova… - Progress in Neuro …, 2023 - Elsevier
Chronic stress is a key factor in psychiatric and neurological disorders often worsening
disease symptoms. In this study, a unique animal model, the dopamine transporter knockout …

Neurotoxicology of dopamine: victim or assailant?

ML Bucher, J Dicent, CD Hospital, GW Miller - NeuroToxicology, 2024 - Elsevier
Since the identification of dopamine as a neurotransmitter in the mid-20th century,
investigators have examined the regulation of dopamine homeostasis at a basic biological …