title: [Changes in brain monoamine oxidase activity in conditioned passive avoidance reaction in rats].
abstract: Activity of the enzyme monoamine oxidase (MAO) and kinetic parameters (Km, Vmax) for the 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) and dopamine deamination were examined in the brain of rats with conditioned passive avoidance recall. Changes of the 5-HT and dopamine deamination were found in amygdala, striatum and frontal cortex. MAO activity was not changed in hippocampus. In amygdala the rate of 5-HT deamination was significantly increased and kinetic studies revealed increased affinity of the enzyme for 5-HT. The metabolism of dopamine in amygdala was unchanged. In frontal cortex the deamination of 5-HT was not changed, but the dopamine deamination significantly decreased. This decrease was due to lowering of MAO affinity for dopamine. In striatum the metabolism of both 5-HT and dopamine was reduced, and kinetic studies showed the lowering of Vmax for 5-HT and dopamine deamination.
authors.forename: G F
authors.initials: GF
authors.lastname: Molodtsova
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm / Q000097:blood*; D001362:Avoidance Learning; D001921:Brain / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D012701:Serotonin; D008995:Monoamine Oxidase; D004298:Dopamine