title: Stimulation of serotonin synthesis in rat brain after antiepilepsirine, an antiepileptic piperine derivative.
abstract: Piperine and two of its derivatives, antiepilepsirine (AE or 3,4-methylendioxycynnamoylpiperine) and compound 7448 (N-isopropyl 3 (4 chloro-phenyl) propenoylamide) are very effective in stimulating serotonin (5HT) synthesis. AE raises the ratio of free-to-bound tryptophan (TP) in plasma and induces a long-lasting increase of this aminoacid in brain. At the same time in striatum and limbic area it causes a lasting increase in 5 hydroxyindolacetic acid (5HIAA) a 5HT metabolite and to a lesser extent, an increase in the levels of the monoamine itself. Together with this action on 5HT metabolism we found that AE caused release of 3H-5HT from an in vitro synaptosomal preparation. It thus appears that piperine and its derivatives AE and compound 7148 affect the central serotonergic system.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000927:Anticonvulsants / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001921:Brain / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000378:metabolism; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008032:Limbic System / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012701:Serotonin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D014364:Tryptophan / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000927:Anticonvulsants; D010880:Piperidines; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; C037547:ilepcimide; D014364:Tryptophan