title: In vivo effects of the kavapyrones (+)-dihydromethysticin and (+/-)-kavain on dopamine, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid, serotonin and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels in striatal and cortical brain regions.
abstract: The in vivo effect of a single oral dose of 100 mg (+)-dihydromethysticin/kg body weight on striatal and cortical tissue concentrations of dopamine, serotonin, 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid, as well as the dopamine and serotonin turnover, was tested in rats. Additionally, other rats were fed with a (+/-)-kavain containing food over a period of 78 days in order to calculate the influence of a chronic treatment with kavapyrones on the neurotransmitters. The results of the present in vivo study clearly demonstrate that neither (+)-dihydromethysticin in a high single dose, nor (+/-)-kavain chronically administered, altered the dopaminergic or serotonergic tissue levels in rats significantly.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmaceutical Biology, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Germany.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Boonen
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Ferger
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kuschinsky
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Häberlein
mesh_terms: D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D003342:Corpus Striatum / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism*; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D011753:Pyrones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D012701:Serotonin / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: C107882:7,8-dihydromethysticin; D014151:Anti-Anxiety Agents; D011753:Pyrones; D015102:3,4-Dihydroxyphenylacetic Acid; D012701:Serotonin; D006897:Hydroxyindoleacetic Acid; D004298:Dopamine; C011889:kavain