title: Effects of a single intravenous glucocorticoids dose on biogenic amine levels in cat lumbar spinal cord.
abstract: The effects of a single large intravenous dose of methylprednisolone on the steady state levels of dopamine, norepinephrine, and 5-hydroxytryptamine in cat lumbar spinal cord, as a function of dose (15, 30, or 90 mg/kg) and time (1 or 24 h) after administration, were examined by high performance liquid chromatography with electrochemical detection. Methylprednisolone produced a dose-related increase in the levels of dopamine and 5-hydroxytryptamine, but not norepinephrine, measured at 1 h. The effect of the single glucocorticoid dose was biphasic, however, as measurement of the three amines at 24 h showed each to be depressed below the levels found in untreated animals. The possible mechanistic basic and the significance of these glucocorticoid effects are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008775:Methylprednisolone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012701:Serotonin; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine; D008775:Methylprednisolone