Synaptic Zn2+ potentiates the effects of cocaine on striatal dopamine neurotransmission and behavior

Synaptic Zn2+ potentiates the effects of cocaine on striatal dopamine neurotransmission and behavior

Abstract Cocaine binds to the dopamine (DA) transporter (DAT) to regulate cocaine reward and seeking behavior. Zinc (Zn2+) also binds to the DAT, but the in vivo relevance of this interaction is unknown. We found that Zn2+ concentrations in postmortem brain (caudate) tissue from humans who died of c...

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Main Authors: Juan L. Gomez, Jordi Bonaventura, Jacqueline Keighron, Kelsey M. Wright, Dondre L. Marable, Lionel A. Rodriguez, Sherry Lam, Meghan L. Carlton, Randall J. Ellis, Chloe J. Jordan, Guo-hua Bi, Oscar Solis, Marco Pignatelli, Michael J. Bannon, Zheng-Xiong Xi, Gianluigi Tanda, Michael Michaelides
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2021-11-01
Series:Translational Psychiatry
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41398-021-01693-0

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