A survey on quantitative microdialysis: theoretical models and practical implications

The existing methods of quantitative microdialysis are reviewed. The methods are divided into 8 groups, depending on the mathematical models and theoretical principles used to describe convective diffusion in the extracellular space of the brain. Special emphasis is made to describe each method from a historical perspective, showing its main contribution to recent knowledge, as well as its limitations and drawbacks. It is concluded that those methods based on explicitly derived equations for in vivo recovery are still too approximative and not suitable for routine application. Therefore, empirical models based on varying perfusion flow rates or concentrations of substances in the perfusion solution, found several practical implications. Methods using a reference substance as a marker of in vivo recovery are also discussed. The paper stresses the increasing importance of methods allowing the quantitative evaluation of microdialysis data whenever measuring neurotransmitter release, drug concentrations or pharmacokinetic variables.

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