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lifeskim:mentions | |
pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
1993-4-27
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pubmed:abstractText |
L-Dopa is converted to dopamine by aromatic-L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC). In the kidney, proximal tubular epithelial cells are rich in AADC and urinary free dopamine excretion is a marker for endorenal extraneuronal dopamine synthesis. The urinary free dopamine excretion was analysed in a double-blind cross-over study after oral ingestion of L-Dopa or a placebo in five healthy volunteers. The drug ingestions were separated by one week's wash-out. Since in a preliminary study, two volunteers ingesting a single L-Dopa dose of 500 mg with breakfast experienced nausea, the five volunteers of the present study were given 300 mg L-Dopa (50 mg at 9 am with breakfast, 100 mg before lunch and 150 mg before dinner) without any adverse effects. L-Dopa induced an increase in 24-h urinary dopamine excretion (HPLC with electrochemical detection). Free urinary dopamine (1900 micrograms/24 h) accounted for 0.8% of the daily oral L-Dopa dose and represented 10% of total urinary dopamine excretion. L-Dopa treatment had no significant effect on mean ambulatory arterial blood pressure and heart rate measured from 9 am to 6 pm (Spacelabs) or on 24 h urinary water and sodium excretion.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal | |
pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical | |
pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:issn |
0767-3981
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pubmed:author | |
pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:volume |
7
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
11-6
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2004-11-17
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pubmed:meshHeading |
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Adult,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Blood Pressure,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Diuresis,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Dopamine,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Double-Blind Method,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Female,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Heart Rate,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Humans,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Levodopa,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Male,
pubmed-meshheading:8458598-Natriuresis
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pubmed:year |
1993
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Renal dopamine excretion in healthy volunteers after oral ingestion of L-dopa.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Institut de Pharmacologie, URA DO589 CNRS, Faculté de Médecine, Strasbourg, France.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Clinical Trial,
Randomized Controlled Trial
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