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  • Title: Comparison of free MHPG in rat cerebrospinal fluid with free and conjugated MHPG in brain tissue: effects of drugs modifying noradrenergic transmission.
    Author: Scheinin H, MacDonald E, Scheinin M.
    Journal: Eur J Pharmacol; 1986 Sep 23; 129(1-2):113-21. PubMed ID: 2876902.
    Abstract:
    The changes of free 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) were compared with the corresponding alterations of free and conjugated MHPG in rat brain tissue after various pharmacological treatments modifying noradrenergic neurotransmission. In addition, the effects of the drug treatments on the concentration of noradrenaline (NA) in brain were determined. alpha-Methyl-p-tyrosine (an inhibitor of tyrosine hydroxylase) induced decreases in free and conjugated MHPG in CSF and brain; the free species appeared to decline more rapidly. Reserpine caused similar biphasic changes in free MHPG in CSF and brain but the rapid and transient initial increase in MHPG-SO4 was very weak. Pargyline (monoamine oxidase inhibitor) induced a sharp decline in the concentration of free MHPG in brain and CSF while MHPG-SO4 in brain definitely decreased more slowly. Relatively similar time courses were seen for all three MHPG parameters after administration of MPV-1248 (alpha 2-antagonist) and clonidine (alpha 2-agonist) i.e., increases and decreases, respectively. The present results support the validity of monitoring drug-induced acute changes in central turnover of NA by repeated measurements of free MHPG levels in rat cisternal CSF.
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