机构:[1]Laboratory Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405深圳市中医院深圳医学信息中心[2]Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 571199, P.R. China
The aim of the present study was to investigate the dynamic changes of five neurotransmitters and their associated enzymes in the rat plasma and brain tissues following the co-administration of β-asarone and levodopa (L-dopa). The rats were divided into five groups, including the control group and four treatment groups that were intragastrically co-administered β-asarone and L-dopa and sacrificed at 1, 5, 18 and 48 h, respectively. Neurotransmitter levels in the brain tissues and plasma were detected using high performance liquid chromatograph and the related enzymes of dopamine (DA) were measured using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. The results indicated that the striatal levels of L-dopa and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) peaked at 1 h and then returned to the normal levels, while the striatal levels of DA were stable within 48 h. In the cortex and hippocampus tissue, L-dopa, DA, DOPAC and homovanillic acid (HVA) levels peaked at 1 h and then returned to normal levels. In the plasma, L-dopa, DA, DOPAC and HVA levels peaked at 1 h. Compared with the control group, L-dopa, DA and HVA levels were higher between 18 and 48 h, whereas the DOPAC level was lower. By contrast, no statistically significant differences were observed in the serotonin (5-HT) levels among the plasma, hippocampus, cortex and striatum. Furthermore, the DA/L-dopa ratio in the brain tissues and plasma increased in the first 5 h, while (DOPAC + HVA)/DA ratios demonstrated a significant reduction. Striatal tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) levels were higher compared with the control group; however, catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) and monoamine oxidase B levels were reduced. In the rat plasma, TH and COMT peaked at 1 h, while AADC peaked at 5 h. In conclusion, the results of the present study indicate that the co-administration of L-dopa and β-asarone may be used to maintain a stable striatal DA level within 48 h. In addition, this treatment may promote DA generation by AADC and reduce the metabolism of DA by COMT.
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Guangdong Natural Science Foundation of China (No. S2012010010625) and the First Clinical Medical College of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine Excellence Doctoral Dissertation Cultivation Project (No. YB201403).
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第一作者机构:[1]Laboratory Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405[2]Hainan Medical University, Haikou, Hainan 571199, P.R. China
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通讯机构:[1]Laboratory Center, The First Affiliated Hospital, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine,Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405[*1]Laboratory Center, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, 12 Jichang Road, Guangzhou, Guangdong 510405, P.R. China
推荐引用方式(GB/T 7714):
Huang Liping,Deng Minzhen,Fang Yongqi,et al.Dynamic changes of five neurotransmitters and their related enzymes in various rat tissues following β-asarone and levodopa co-administration.[J].Experimental and therapeutic medicine.2015,10(4):1566-1572.doi:10.3892/etm.2015.2704.
APA:
Huang Liping,Deng Minzhen,Fang Yongqi&Li Ling.(2015).Dynamic changes of five neurotransmitters and their related enzymes in various rat tissues following β-asarone and levodopa co-administration..Experimental and therapeutic medicine,10,(4)
MLA:
Huang Liping,et al."Dynamic changes of five neurotransmitters and their related enzymes in various rat tissues following β-asarone and levodopa co-administration.".Experimental and therapeutic medicine 10..4(2015):1566-1572