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  • Title: Monoamine metabolite levels in rat CSF: kinetic studies.
    Author: Scheinin H, Scheinin M.
    Journal: Pharmacol Toxicol; 1987 Sep; 61(3):167-71. PubMed ID: 2446306.
    Abstract:
    The kinetics of monoamine metabolites, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA), in cisternal CSF were determined after monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibition (pargyline, 100 mg/kg) and tyrosine hydroxylase inhibition (alpha-methyl-p-tyrosine, alpha-MPT, 250 mg/kg) in awake rats. In addition, the possibility of a peripheral contribution to CSF MHPG levels was investigated by infusing large amounts of the metabolite into vena jugularis. Pargyline induced an exponential decrease of CSF MHPG, 5-HIAA and HVA, with respective half-lives of 51, 86 and 46 min. alpha-MPT caused a slower decline of MHPG and HVA, while 5-HIAA was unaffected. Results from the MHPG-infusion experiments indicate minor peripheral contribution to CSF MHPG levels in acute pharmacological studies. The present paper gives further support for the validity of our new animal model in detecting acute changes in central monoaminergic activity.
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