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:An investigation was made into the effects of hyperammonemia on the metabolism of brain serotonin (5-HT). The animal model used was the sparse fur (spf) mouse, which possesses an inborn error of the urea cycle, i.e. an abnormal form of ornithine transcarbamylase. Several indoles were measured in brain and plasma using liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection coupled to an u.v. detection (LCEC-u.v.). In the mutant mice, plasma total tryptophan (TRP) was higher when compared with the controls, while plasma free-TRP portion was unchanged. In these animals, brain TRP was increased whilst the 5-HT and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) levels were significantly higher in the hypothalamus and midbrain. Experiments with NSD-1015 (100 mg/kg i.p.) indicated that the 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP) synthesis rate was increased in the hyperammonemic mice. Pargyline experiments (100 mg/kg i.p.) confirmed the enhanced brain 5-HT turnover rate in the spf mice. In addition, these experiments led to the conclusion that hyperammonemia does not affect the various rate constants. After administration of NSD-1015, TRP level slightly increased in the spf mouse brains, while it was stationary in those of the controls. This result could indicate an increased activity of hepatic TRP-pyrrolase in the hyperammonemic mice. Valine (VAL) administration (200 mg/kg i.p.) reduced brain TRP content in the two kinds of mice, but its effect was of shorter duration in the spf when compared with the control. Comparison of brain tryptamine level indicated a slight but not significant increase in the mutant mice. The data reported here indicate that hyperammonemia may affect peripheral TRP metabolism with consequences upon brain 5-HT synthesis, which could promote certain neurologic disorders.
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Neurochem Intjournal_title
Neurochemistry internationalauthors
Chaouloff F,Laude D,Mignot E,Kamoun P,Elghozi JLdoi
10.1016/0197-0186(85)90019-1subject
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1985-01-01 00:00:00pages
143-53issue
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0197-0186issn
1872-9754pii
0197-0186(85)90019-1journal_volume
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