CHANGES IN BRAIN MONOAMINERGIC NEUROTRANSMITTER CONCENTRATIONS IN RAT AFTER INTRACEREBROVENTRICULAR INJECTION OF STREPTOZOTOCIN

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作者
DING, A [1 ]
NITSCH, R [1 ]
HOYER, S [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV HEIDELBERG,DEPT PATHOCHEM & GEN NEUROCHEM,NEUENHEIMER FELD 220-221,W-6900 HEIDELBERG,GERMANY
关键词
BRAIN GLUCOSE METABOLISM; BRAIN INSULIN; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MONOAMINERGIC NEUROTRANSMITTERS; STREPTOZOTOCIN;
D O I
10.1038/jcbfm.1992.13
中图分类号
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号
1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
The tissue concentrations of the monoaminergic neurotransmitters noradrenaline (NA), dopamine, and serotonin (5-HT) and of their major metabolites were measured by HPLC and electrochemical detection in several rat brain areas after intracerebroventricular injection of streptozotocin (STZ). NA levels were found to be decreased in the frontal cortex by 14%, in the entorhinal cortex by 18%, and in the striatum by 38%. In the entorhinal cortex, 5-HT levels were decreased by 19% and the 5-HT turnover rate, measured as the 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid/5-HT ratio, was found to be increased by 48%. These results may be indicative of a distinct susceptibility of some neurotransmitters in certain brain areas after a more general impairment of brain metabolism by means of intracerebroventricular application of the diabetogenic compound STZ.
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