Tyrosine availability and dopamine synthesis in the striatum: studies with gamma-butyrolactone |
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Authors: | A Sved J Fernstrom |
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Affiliation: | Laboratory of Brain and Metabolism Department of Nutrition and Food Science Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139, USA |
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Abstract: | The administration of tyrosine (200 mg/kg) to adult male rats significantly enhanced the increase in striatal dopamine (DA) levels that followed gamma-butyrolactone (GBL) injection. Tyrosine injection also stimulated the rise in striatal dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) accumulation after injection of m-hydroxybenzylhydrazine dihydrochloride (NSD-1015) that resulted from GBL administration. These results identify a new paradigm in which an increase in the brain levels of tyrosine enhances the rate of formation of dopamine. In addition, They support the notion that tyrosine hydroxylase must be “activated” in order for tyrosine availability to influence DA synthesis. |
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