(-)Deprenyl and (-)1-phenyl-2-propylaminopentane, [(-)PPAP], act primarily as potent stimulants of action potential-transmitter release coupling in the catecholaminergic neurons.
(-)Deprenyl and (-)1-phenyl-2-propylaminopentane, [(-)PPAP], act primarily as potent stimulants of action potential-transmitter release coupling in the catecholaminergic neurons.
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(-)Deprenyl 和 (-)1-苯基-2-丙氨基戊烷 [(-)PPAP] 主要作为儿茶酚胺能神经元中动作电位-递质释放耦合的有效兴奋剂。
DOI:
10.1016/0024-3205(96)00014-8
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发表时间:
1996
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影响因子:
6.1
通讯作者:
K. Kelemen
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作者:
J. Knoll;I. Miklya;B. Knoll;R. Marko;K. Kelemen
The activity of the catecholaminergic neurons in the rat brain is enhanced significantly 30 min after the subcutaneous injection of very small doses of (−)deprenyl (threshold doses: 0.01 mg/kg for noradrenergic neurons and 0.025 mg/kg for dopaminergjc neurons). As a catecholaminergic activity enhancer (CAE) substance (−)deprenyl is about ten times more potent than its parent compound, (−)methamphetamine. While the (+)methamphetamine is 3–5 times more potent than (−)methamphetamine in releasing catecholamines, the (−)methamphetamine is the more potent CAE substance. The mechanism of the CAE effect of (−)deprenyl and (−)PPAP, a deprenyl-derived substance devoid of MAO inhibitory potency, was studied in rats by measuring: a) the release of catecholamines from striatum, substantia nigra, tuberculum olfactorium and locus coeruleus; b) the stimulation induced release of3H-noradrenaline from the isolated brain stem; and c) the antagonistic effect against tetrabenazine-induced depression of learning in the shuttle box. The CAE effect was found to be unrelated: a) to the inhibition of MAO activity; b) to the inhibition of presynaptic catecholamine receptors; c) to the inhibition of the uptake of catecholamines; and d) to the release of catecholamines. It was concluded that (−)deprenyl and (−)PPAP act primarily as potent stimulants of action potential-transmitter release coupling in the catecholaminergic neurons of the brain. We show that both (−)deprenyl and (−)PPAP enhance the inward Ca2+current in sino-auricular fibers of the frog heart. (−)PPAP was much more potent than either (+)PPAP or (−)deprenyl in this test.