Involvement of the L-DOPA receptor GPR143 in acute and chronic actions of methylphenidate.

Methylphenidate (MPH) and methamphetamine (METH) are the current treatments of choice for attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder. We previously reported that METH induces the release of dopamine (DA) and of the neurotransmitter candidate L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA). In contrast, we here found that MPH increased the DA release while it did not affect the L-DOPA release from the dorsolateral striatum. Nevertheless, MPH-induced hyperlocomotion was reduced in Gpr143 (L-DOPA receptor) gene-deficient (Gpr143-/y) mice. The rewarding effect and increased c-fos expression induced by MPH were also attenuated in Gpr143-/y mice. Together, these findings suggest that GPR143 is involved in the acute and chronic actions of MPH. Copyright © 2023 The Authors. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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Hiraku Uchimura, Kaori Kanai, Masami Arai, Miyu Inoue, Akitoyo Hishimoto, Daiki Masukawa, Yoshio Goshima. Involvement of the L-DOPA receptor GPR143 in acute and chronic actions of methylphenidate. Journal of pharmacological sciences. 2023 Jul;152(3):178-181

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