title: Tyrosine loading increases dopamine metabolite concentrations in the brain.
abstract: Administration of haloperidol (1.5 mg/kg) to rats increased concentrations of dopamine metabolites in the corpus striatum, nucleus accumbens, hypothalamus and amygdala. Treatment of similar rats with various doses (25, 100 or 400 mg/kg) of tyrosine methyl ester in combination with the haloperidol led to additional elevations of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) in the corpus striatum and hypothalamus at the lowest dose tested. Therefore, it is concluded that during periods of increased neuronal activity, as induced by haloperidol, tyrosine availability may become a rate-limiting factor in dopamine metabolism.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, OH 45267-0558.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chance
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Foley-Nelson
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Nelson
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Fischer
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D004298:Dopamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism*; D006220:Haloperidol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology; D006719:Homovanillic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D014443:Tyrosine; D006220:Haloperidol; C001746:3-methoxytyramine; D004298:Dopamine; D006719:Homovanillic Acid