title: Long-term effect of RU24722 on tyrosine hydroxylase in the rat locus coeruleus: differential effects of two enantiomeric forms.
abstract: RU24722, as a racemic mixture, has been found to act on neuronal activity and the long-term regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase in the locus coeruleus of the rat. In this study, the effects of two enantiomeric derivatives of RU24722 (3 alpha and 16 alpha forms), as compared to the racemic form itself, are studied. The short-term effect was estimated 20 min after treatment by measuring variations in 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid content in the locus coeruleus. The long-term effect was determined by evaluating tyrosine hydroxylase protein concentration in the locus coeruleus 3 days after a single injection. Comparison of actions of both enantiomers showed that the 16 alpha form was 3-fold more potent in eliciting tyrosine hydroxylase protein elevations at three days, whereas the 3 alpha isomer increased 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid content 2-fold more in the short-term. These results seem to show that the 16 alpha configuration is crucial for the long term regulation of tyrosine hydroxylase protein elicited by RU24722 within the locus coeruleus.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Neuropharmacologie moléculaire, Faculté de Médecine A. Carrel, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Bourde
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Schmitt
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Robert
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Richard
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Carbonnele
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Thal
authors.forename: J F
authors.initials: JF
authors.lastname: Pujol
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D008125:Locus Coeruleus / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D013378:Substantia Nigra / Q000378:metabolism; D013997:Time Factors; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D014749:Vincamine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000737:chemistry / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D014749:Vincamine; C044616:vindeburnol; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase