title: Effects of L-deprenyl and amantadine in an MPTP-model of parkinsonism.
abstract: Mongolian gerbils of both sexes received a single daily dose of 40 mg/kg of 1-methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine (MPTP) over 4 consecutive days. On the fifth day the animals were treated with 15 mg/kg i.p. of L-deprenyl or amantadine or the combination of both drugs. At different time intervals (1, 2, 5 hours) the animals were sacrificed. In the caudate nuclei dopamine (DA), 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), serotonin (5-HT), 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) and homovanillic acid (HVA) were measured by an HPLC technique. MPTP affected the dopaminergic (HVA -25%) as well as the serotoninergic system (5-HT -54%, 5-HIAA -31%). L-deprenyl and amantadine accumulated DA and 5-HT in the MPTP affected caudates. Synergistic effects of the drug combination could be proven.
authors.affiliation: Institute for Medical Chemistry, Veterinary Medical University Vienna, Austria.
authors.forename: W D
authors.initials: WD
authors.lastname: Rausch
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Schallauer
authors.forename: W W
authors.initials: WW
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Riederer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Weiser
mesh_terms: D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000547:Amantadine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002421:Caudate Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D005849:Gerbillinae; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010302:Parkinson Disease, Secondary / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012642:Selegiline / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D012642:Selegiline; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D015632:1-Methyl-4-phenyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine; D000547:Amantadine; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid