ISSN:
1435-1463
Keywords:
Dopamine
;
micro-dialysis
;
1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion
;
monoamine oxidase
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Summary The acute effect of 1-methyl-4-phenylpyridinium ion (MPP+), a neurotoxin derived from 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1, 2, 3, 6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP), was examined by the in vivo micro-dialysis technique. A dialysis cannula was implanted into rat striatum, and the changes in the concentrations of dopamine (DA), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) and homovanillic acid (HVA), and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the perfusate every 20 min after administration of MPP+ were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection (HPLC-ED). After MPP+ administration the levels of DOPAC, HVA and 5-HIAA were markedly decreased. On the contrary the level of DA was markedly increased and reached a maximum 40 min after beginning of the MPP+ administration. By postmortem analysis of the striatal tissue MPP+ was proved to cause the inhibition of monoamine oxidase (MAO), especially MAO-B. These results suggest that the acute biochemical changes induced by MPP+ in vivo were MAO inhibition and release of DA.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF01253601
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