The handling of five amines by the extraneuronal deaminating system of the rat heart |
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Authors: | M. Grohmann U. Trendelenburg |
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Affiliation: | (1) Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie der Universität, Versbacher Strasse 9, D-8700 Würzburg, Federal Republic of Germany |
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Abstract: | Summary The handling of five amines by the extraneuronal deaminating system was studied in perfused hearts of rats (pretreated with reserpine; COMT and neuronal uptake inhibited). Hearts were perfused with 50 nmol/l 3H-noradrenaline for 30 min, in the presence of increasing concentrations of unlabelled (–)-adrenaline, (–)-noradrenaline, dopamine, tyramine and 5-HT. IC50's were determined as those concentrations of unlabelled amines which halved the steady-state rate of deamination of 3H-noradrenaline. After correction for changes in the tissue/medium ratio for 3H-noradrenaline, half-saturating outside concentrations were obtained. They increased in the order (–)-adrenaline (15 mol/l) — tyramine — dopamine — noradrenaline —5-HT (53 mol/l). The Vmax for extraneuronal deamination was determined for 3H-(–)-adrenaline, 3H-(–)-noradrenaline and 3H-dopamine, as well as (by HPLC and electrochemical detection) for tyramine and 5-HT. It was low for (–)-adrenaline, intermediate for (–)-noradrenaline, dopamine and 5-HT, high for tyramine. For the three catecholamines the half-saturating outside concentrations of the extraneuronal deaminating system clearly exceeded those for the extraneuronal O-methylating system of the same organ (see Grohmann and Trendelenburg 1985), although the two enzymes appear to co-exist in the same cells, so that the same transport system is involved.Abbreviations COMT catechol-O-methyl transferase - DOMA dihydroxymandelic acid - DOPEG dihydroxyphenylglycol - 5-HT 5-hydroxytryptamine - MAO monoamine oxidaseSupported by the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (SFB 176)Send offprint requests to U. Trendelenburg |
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Keywords: | Extraneuronal monoamine oxidase Uptake2 Rat heart Extraneuronal deaminating system Catecholamines |
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