title: Tachyphylaxis to d-amphetamine: a reexamination of the phenomenon.
abstract: Single or multiple injections of d-amphetamine (10(-3)--10(0) mg/kg) were administered to rats, after which steady-state blood levels of drug were determined. After single injections of d-amphetamine, there was a linear relationship between amount of administered drug and steady-state blood level of drug. After multiple injections of d-amphetamine, steady-state blood levels of drug conformed to the equation D = Doe--kappaepsilont. An attempt was made to relate steady-state blood levels of drug to steady-state responses (e.g., increase in blood pressure or heart rate). At steady-state, amphetamine-induced pressor responses were too small to be analyzed, but tachycardic responses were easily analyzed. It was found that steady-state heart rate responses were dose related to steady-state blood levels of drug. This was true regardless of whether d-amphetamine was administered once or repeatedly. The data indicate that, when tested in rats at sub-toxic doses, d-amphetamine does not evoke tachyphylaxis in relation to heart rate responses which are measured under steady-state conditions.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D003913:Dextroamphetamine / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D013618:Tachyphylaxis; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D003913:Dextroamphetamine