Preferential decarboxylation of l-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine in rat renal tissues |
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Institution: | 1. Medical Genetics Research Laboratory, Department of Biotechnology, Quaid-i-Azam University, Islamabad, Pakistan;2. Department of Pediatric Gastroenterology, The Children''s Hospital and the Institute of Child Health, Lahore, Pakistan |
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Abstract: | - 1.1. Administration of l-threo-3,4-dihydroxyphenylserine (l-threo-DOPS; 3, 10 and 30 mg/kg, i.p.) produced a dose-dependent increase in the tissue levels of both noradrenaline and its deaminated metabolite 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DOPEG) in the rat jejunum, liver and renal cortex, but not in the left ventricle.
- 2.2. The accumulation of noradrenaline and DOPEG after the administration of l-threo-DOPS (30 mg/kg, i.p.) was also found to be a time-dependent effect, reaching its maximum 15 min after the injection and then declining progressively.
- 3.3. The accumulation of noradrenaline and DOPEG after l-threo-DOPS (30 mg/kg, i.p.) was found to be similar in control and 6-OHDA treated rats and completely prevented by previous treatment with benserazide.
- 4.4. Administration of l-threo-DOPS (30 mg/kg) produced an increase in plasma levels of noradrenaline and DOPEG; this effect was maximum, for both noradrenaline (6.2-fold increase) and DOPEG (3.4-fold increase), at 30 min after the injection of l-threo-DOPS.
- 5.5. The results presented here support the view that most l-threo-DOPS is decarboxylated into noradenaline by non-neuronal AAAD, a reaction occurring predominantly in renal tissues.
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