title: The effects of imidazole-4-acetic acid on cerebral indole amine metabolism.
abstract: The effects of imidazole-4-acetic acid (IMA, 100--400 mg/kg) on indole amine metabolism were studied by measurement of the cerebral hemisphere and brain stem contents of tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA). The results indicated that IMA does not alter the steady-state contents of brain indole amines. Furthermore, IMA failed to alter the levels of 5-HTP, 5-HT, or 5-HIAA in animals pretreated with 3-hydroxybenzyl hydrazine (a decarboxylase inhibitor), pargyline (a monoamine oxidase inhibitor), or probenecid (a compound which blocks 5-HIAA transport out of brain). These results suggest that altered serotonin metabolism is not a factor in the genesis of the behavioral or electroencephalographic changes produced by IMA.
mesh_terms: D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000187:drug effects; D001679:Biogenic Amines / Q000378:metabolism*; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D004569:Electroencephalography; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007211:Indoles / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis; D014365:Tryptophan Hydroxylase / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001679:Biogenic Amines; D007093:Imidazoles; D007211:Indoles; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D006916:5-Hydroxytryptophan; D014365:Tryptophan Hydroxylase; C005954:imidazoleacetic acid