Effect of a Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase Inhibitor, 2,3-Dichloro-α-Methylbenzylamine, on the Alpha-2-Adrenoceptor Function in the Hypothalamus in Rats
作者:
Masaharu Kubota,
Masaru Atobe,
Michio Nakagawara,
Tetsuhiko Kariya,
期刊:
Neuropsychobiology
(Karger Available online 1996)
卷期:
Volume 33,
issue 3
页码: 132-137
ISSN:0302-282X
年代: 1996
DOI:10.1159/000119263
出版商: S. Karger AG
关键词: Phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase inhibitors;Epinephrine;Brain dialysis;Growth hormone;Locomotor activity;2;3-Dichloro-α-methylbenzylamine;3-Methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol
数据来源: Karger
摘要:
This study examines the in vivo effects of 2,3-dichloro-α-methylbenzyl-amine (DCMB), a centrally active phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) inhibitor, on α2-adrenoceptors. Sixty-six rats received either DCMB, SKF2966l, the peripheral PNMT inhibitor, at a dose of 50 mg/kg or saline intraperitoneally. To examine the functional responses of the α2-adrenoceptors to these drugs, changes in spontaneous locomotor activity, concentration of 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG) in dialysates from the hypothalamus, and the influence of clonidine on growth hormone (GH) secretion were investigated. (1) DCMB increased spontaneous motion of the rat. (2) DCMB increased extracellular MHPG concentration in the hypothalamus verified by micro-brain dialysis. (3) Clonidine failed to stimulate GH secretion in DCMB-treated rats. These results suggest that DCMB has an inhibitory action on the α2-adrenoceptor function in v
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