title: Stereoselective effect of tranylcypromine enantiomers on brain serotonin.
abstract: Brain levels of 5-HT, 5-HIAA and L-tryptophan were measured in reserpinized rats given the enantiomers of tranylcypromine (TCP). (+)-TCP (1.5-30 mg/kg) increased levels of 5-HT, whereas (-)-TCP failed to affect 5-HT levels. (+)-TCP at high dosage (30 mg/kg) decreased brain levels of 5-HIAA, whereas (-)-TCP failed to affect 5-HIAA levels. Neither (+)-TCP nor (-)-TCP influenced brain levels of L-tryptophan. The effects of (+)-TCP on behavior resembled those of drugs which influence 5-HT processes, whereas (-)-TCP failed to produce 5-HT-dependent behaviors. The findings support the notion that TCP enantiomers have stereoselective effects on serotonergic mechanisms.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014191:Tranylcypromine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D014191:Tranylcypromine; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D014364:Tryptophan