TY - JOUR
T1 - Long-lasting effect of systemically administrated caerulein on monoaminergic neuronal pathways in rat brain
AU - Kuroki, Toshihide
AU - Matsumoto, Takashi
AU - Hirano, Makoto
AU - Kagoshima, Hiroshi
AU - Yao, Hiroshi
AU - Uchimura, Hideyuki
AU - Nakamura, Kaoru
AU - Nakahara, Tatsuo
PY - 1987/1/1
Y1 - 1987/1/1
N2 - The effect of systemically administrated cholecystokinin analog, caerulein, on monoaminergic neurons was examined in discrete regions of rat brain. A single injection of caerulein (400 μg/kg, i.p.) significantly elevated 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) levels in the prefrontal cortex lateral field, nucleus accumbens, tuberculum olfactorium and striatum after 2 hours, together with a significant increase in striatal serotonin (5HT). Moreover, the time-course study showed that the caerulein-induced increase in both 5HIAA and 5HT levels lasted even for 24 hours, and their levels tended to recover to the control values gradually. This time-dependent change was not found in the other monoamines and their metabolites. These results suggest a long-lasting action of caerulein on 5HT neurons in specific regions of rat brain.
AB - The effect of systemically administrated cholecystokinin analog, caerulein, on monoaminergic neurons was examined in discrete regions of rat brain. A single injection of caerulein (400 μg/kg, i.p.) significantly elevated 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) levels in the prefrontal cortex lateral field, nucleus accumbens, tuberculum olfactorium and striatum after 2 hours, together with a significant increase in striatal serotonin (5HT). Moreover, the time-course study showed that the caerulein-induced increase in both 5HIAA and 5HT levels lasted even for 24 hours, and their levels tended to recover to the control values gradually. This time-dependent change was not found in the other monoamines and their metabolites. These results suggest a long-lasting action of caerulein on 5HT neurons in specific regions of rat brain.
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U2 - 10.1016/0143-4179(87)90055-2
DO - 10.1016/0143-4179(87)90055-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 2437491
AN - SCOPUS:0023153732
SN - 0143-4179
VL - 9
SP - 169
EP - 176
JO - Neuropeptides
JF - Neuropeptides
IS - 2
ER -