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  • Title: Effect of L-tryptophan on diuresis and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion in the rat.
    Author: BERTACCINI G, NOBILI MB.
    Journal: Br J Pharmacol Chemother; 1961 Dec; 17(3):519-25. PubMed ID: 13868372.
    Abstract:
    Oral administration of L-tryptophan to rats produced two main biochemical and pharmacological effects: a marked increase in urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion, and a significant reduction in the urine flow after a water load. Urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion reached its maximum 2 to 6 hr after the administration of tryptophan, and it increased with the dose of the amino acid. Antidiuresis was seen after the administration of L-tryptophan, 200 mg/kg, or more. The effect appeared promptly and it was roughly proportional to the dose of the amino acid administered. Both antidiuretic effect and increase in urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid excretion were more intense after oral than after parenteral administration of L-tryptophan. D-Tryptophan, in oral doses up to 1,000 mg/kg, produced neither an increase in urinary 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid nor a reduction of diuresis. Available evidence suggests that reduction of urine flow is a consequence of biosynthesis and release of 5-hydroxytryptamine by the gastrointestinal mucosa. Tryptamine produced by direct decarboxylation of L-tryptophan does not seem to play any important role.
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