EFFECTS OF THE ANTIDEPRESSANT ANTIPANIC DRUG PHENELZINE ON GABA CONCENTRATIONS AND GABA-TRANSAMINASE ACTIVITY IN RAT-BRAIN

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作者
MCMANUS, DJ
BAKER, GB
MARTIN, IL
GREENSHAW, AJ
MCKENNA, KF
机构
[1] UNIV ALBERTA,DEPT PSYCHIAT,NEUROCHEM RES UNIT,EDMONTON T6G 2B7,ALBERTA,CANADA
[2] MRC,NEUROBIOL UNIT,CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QH,ENGLAND
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10.1016/0006-2952(92)90331-C
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R9 [药学];
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1007 ;
摘要
The effects of long-term (28-day) administration of several antidepressant/antipanic drugs [imipramine, desipramine, tranylcypromine and phenelzine (PLZ) on gamma-aminobutyric acid-transaminase (GABA-T) activity and GABA levels were investigated in rat frontal cortex. Of the drugs investigated, only PLZ inhibited GABA-T and elevated GABA levels. Additional short-term experiments were conducted with PLZ, and they demonstrated a dose-dependent inhibition of GABA-T in rat whole brain. Time-response studies on inhibition of GABA-T in whole brain demonstrated that at a dose of PLZ of 15 mg/kg i.p. inhibition of GABA-T remained relatively constant from 1 to 8 hr and that the enzyme was still inhibited by 23% at 24 hr after PLZ administration.
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