ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
DL-6-Fluorotryptophan
;
Sleep wake cycle
;
5-Hydroxytryptamine
;
Rats
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract DL-6-Fluorotryptophan (6-FT), a competitive inhibitor of tryptophan hydroxylase, produced a transient disruption of sleep in rats chronically implanted with EEG recording electrodes. In the 4 h period following the administration of 6-FT (120 mg/kg) awake time was increased, paradoxical sleep time was decreased and slow-wave sleep remained unchanged. These sleep changes were accompanied by significant reductions in brain 5-HT levels. L-Tryptophan (100 mg/kg) co-administered with 6-FT prevented the major sleep changes whereas L-leucine (100 mg/kg) was without effect. The major sleep changes produced by 6-FT were prevented by the pineal indole melatonin (20 mg/kg) but not by L-5-hydroxytryptophan (5 mg/kg). These neurochemical and drug interaction data raise the possiblity that 5-hydroxytryptamine is involved in the control of paradoxical rather than slow-wave sleep in the rat.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00432750
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