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Ventral striatum supports Methylphenidate therapeutic effects on impulsive choices expressed in temporal discounting task

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Methylphenidate (MPH) is a dopamine transporter (DAT) inhibitor used to treat attention-deficit/hyperactivity-disorder (ADHD). ADHD patients make impulsive choices in delay discounting tasks (DDT) and MPH reduces such impulsivity, but its therapeutic site of action remains unknown. Based on the high density of DAT in the striatum, we hypothesized that the striatum, especially the ventral striatum (VS) and caudate nucleus which both encode temporal discounting, can be preferential MPH action sites. To determine whether one of these striatal territories is predominantly involved in the effect of MPH, we trained monkeys to make choices during DDT. First, consistent with clinical observations, we found an overall reduction of impulsive choices with a low dose of MPH administered via intramuscular injections, whereas we reported sedative-like effects with a higher dose. Then, using PET-imaging, we found that the therapeutic reduction of impulsive choices was associated with selective DAT occupancy of MPH in the VS. Finally, we confirmed the selective involvement of the VS in the effect of MPH by testing the animals’ impulsivity with microinjections of the drug in distinct striatal territories. Together, these results show that the therapeutic effect of MPH on impulsive decisions is mainly restricted to its action in the VS
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Eva Martinez, Benjamin Pasquereau, Guillaume Drui, Yosuke Saga, Elise Météreau, et al.. Ventral striatum supports Methylphenidate therapeutic effects on impulsive choices expressed in temporal discounting task. Scientific Reports, 2020, 10 (1), pp.716. ⟨10.1038/s41598-020-57595-6⟩. ⟨hal-03025239⟩
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