ISSN:
1432-2072
Keywords:
Catecholamines
;
Cerebroventricular perfusion
;
Carbamazepine
;
Imipramine
;
Desmethylimipramine
;
Tranylcypromine
;
Rat
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract Concentrations of endogenous norepinephrine, dopamine and epinephrine in cerebroventricular perfusates were used to evaluate the effects of drugs on the availability of extracellular catecholamines in the intact rat brain. Administration of the antidepressant drugs imipramine, desmethylimipramine or tranylcypromine resulted in marked increases of both norepinephrine and dopamine concentrations while epinephrine levels were not affected. Treatment with a similar dose of carbamazepine — an anticonvulsant drug with antidepressant activity — resulted in a significant increase in dopamine concentrations without apparent effect on either norepinephrine or epinephrine. It is suggested that at the applied dose, carbamazepine may act to modify the uptake, release or metabolism of dopamine in brain areas adjacent to the cerebroventricular space without affecting the other catecholamines.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00429729
