INCREASE OF PLASMA ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN AND CORTISOL IN 1-METHYL-4-PHENYL-1,2,3,6-TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE (MPTP)-TREATED DOGS

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作者
MIZOBUCHI, M [1 ]
HINENO, T [1 ]
KAKIMOTO, Y [1 ]
HIRATANI, K [1 ]
机构
[1] EHIME UNIV, SCH MED, DEPT SURG 1, SHIGENOBU, EHIME 79102, JAPAN
关键词
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN; CORTISOL; 1-METHYL-4-PHENYL-1,2,3,6-TETRAHYDROPYRIDINE; PARKINSONS DISEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; DOPAMINERGIC NEURON;
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10.1016/0006-8993(93)91678-L
中图分类号
Q189 [神经科学];
学科分类号
071006 ;
摘要
Neuroendocrine abnormality of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis was investigated in 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP)-treated dogs as a model of Parkinson's disease. Blood samples were collected every 4 h for 3-4 days before MPTP treatment, around 2 and 4 weeks after the treatment of MPTP (2.5 mg/kg). Adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH) and cortisol concentrations in plasma were determined by radioimmunoassay. The concentrations of plasma ACTH and cortisol increased by 40% and 60% after MPTP treatment, respectively. Circadian rhythms of neither plasma ACTH nor cortisol concentrations were observed in both MPTP-treated and control dogs. This high hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal function in MPTP-treated dogs suggests that MPTP may influence the activity of the hypothalamic neurons of the dog.
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