title: Production of extracellular quinolinic acid in the striatum studied by microdialysis in unanesthetized rats.
abstract: Striatal microdialysis was performed in awake rats in an attempt to produce extracellular quinolinic acid (QUIN) from its putative bioprecursors L-tryptophan, L-kynurenine and 3-hydroxyanthranilic acid (3HANA). Test compounds were included in the microperfusion solution. QUIN concentrations in the dialysate remained below the assay sensitivity (i.e. less than 20 nM) under baseline conditions or after extensive perfusion with 1 mM L-tryptophan or L-kynurenine. 3HANA (10-300 microM) caused dose-dependent increases in extracellular QUIN, which attained steady-state concentrations after 4 h. The initial rate of QUIN production was significantly increased in the ibotenate-lesioned striatum, suggesting a pivotal role of astroglia in the deposition of brain QUIN.
authors.affiliation: Maryland Psychiatric Research Center, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore 21228.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Speciale
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ungerstedt
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Schwarcz
mesh_terms: D015095:3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism*; D005110:Extracellular Space / Q000378:metabolism*; D007051:Ibotenic Acid; D007736:Kynurenic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D011725:Pyridines / Q000378:metabolism*; D017378:Quinolinic Acid; D011805:Quinolinic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D011725:Pyridines; D011805:Quinolinic Acids; D015095:3-Hydroxyanthranilic Acid; D007051:Ibotenic Acid; D014364:Tryptophan; D017378:Quinolinic Acid; D007736:Kynurenic Acid