title: Analysis of monoamines in the cerebrospinal fluid of Chinese patients with neurological diseases.
abstract: Levels of dopamine (DA), 3-methoxy-4-hydroxy-phenylacetic acid (HVA), 5-hydroxy-indoleacetic acid (HIAA), 5-hydroxytryptamine (HT), 5-hydroxytryptophan (HTP), and 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) in cerebrospinal fluids (CSF) of twenty-four Chinese with or without neurological diseases were determined simultaneously. The level of HIAA in the CSF of myelopathy-spondylosis patients and the level of DA in CSF of the myelopathy-tumor patients were higher than that of the control. No difference in levels of monoamines and their metabolites was observed between the control and patients with dementia.
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Y F
authors.initials: YF
authors.lastname: Chang
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Chi
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: S C
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: T Y
authors.initials: TY
authors.lastname: Liu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000378:metabolism; D003704:Dementia / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013120:Spinal Cord Neoplasms / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D013128:Spinal Osteophytosis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines