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2523822

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1989-6-16
pubmed:abstractText
Extracellular fluid levels of the neurotoxin quinolinic acid in the corpus striatum of rats, measured by in vivo microdialysis, were increased in a dose-dependent manner following the intraperitoneal administration of tryptophan. The lowest dose of tryptophan (12.5 mg/kg), equivalent to about 5% of the normal daily intake, increased peak quinolinic acid levels nearly 3-fold. At higher doses of tryptophan (up to 250 mg/kg), concentrations of quinolinic acid increased over 200-fold and exceeded potentially neurotoxic levels (10 microM). In contrast, the increase in extracellular serotonin following even the highest tryptophan dose was small (less than 2-fold). These data indicate that quinolinic acid is present in the extracellular fluid where it may function as a neuromodulator and that it is very responsive to physiological changes in precursor availability.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Apr
pubmed:issn
0014-5793
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
24
pubmed:volume
247
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
438-44
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1989
pubmed:articleTitle
Neuroactive metabolites of L-tryptophan, serotonin and quinolinic acid, in striatal extracellular fluid. Effect of tryptophan loading.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pharmacology, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06510.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't