ANALYSIS OF DRUGS IN CEREBRAL MICRODIALYSATES
pharm-analyt have recently joined forces with RenaSci (Nottingham) to offer a new service – measurement of drugs and neurotransmitters in the same microdialysate sample.
RenaSci employs dual-probe microdialysis to measure extracellular levels of neurotransmitter in different brain regions of freely-moving rats.
For example, they have recently measured the effects of d-amphetamine 0.5 mg/kg sc on dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens and on acetylcholine levels in the prefrontal cortex. Microdialysate samples from this study were sent to pharm-analyt for analysis.
The results show an excellent correlation between d-amphetamine concentrations and dopamine levels in the nucleus accumbens and a weaker though still strong relationship between d-amphetamine concentrations and acetylcholine levels in the prefrontal cortex.
pharm-analyt is a fully-independent bioanalytical company based in Baden/Vienna. The company has been measuring small molecules and their metabolites in a variety of biological fluids and tissues for 30 years. For this purpose, they employ state-of-the-art instrumentation mass spectrometry technology. This enables them to quantify drug concentrations in minimal sample volumes with very high sensitivity.
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The ability to measure drug concentrations and neurotransmitter levels in the same microdialysate sample provides important information regarding the pharmacodynamic-pharmacokinetic properties of the drug.
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