• Molecules and Cells
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• 제38권8호
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• pp.734-740
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• 2015

Recent studies report that a history of antidepressant use is strongly correlated with the occurrence of Parkinson' disease (PD). However, it remains unclear whether antidepressant use can be a causative factor for PD. In the present study, we examined whether tricyclic antidepressants amitriptyline and desipramine can induce dopaminergic cell damage, both in vitro and in vivo. We found that amitriptyline and desipramine induced mitochondria-mediated neurotoxicity and oxidative stress in SH-SY5Y cells. When injected into mice on a subchronic schedule, amitriptyline induced movement deficits in the pole test, which is known to detect nigrostriatal dysfunction. In addition, the number of tyrosine hydroxylase-positive neurons in the substantia nigra pars compacta was reduced in amitriptyline-injected mice. Our results suggest that amitriptyline and desipramine may induce PD-associated neurotoxicity.

• 약학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.111-120
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• 1986

The influence of debrisoquine on pressor actions of norepinephrine (NE) and tyramine (TR) was investigated in rabbits. Debrisquine(D), in the doses of 1.0, 3.0 and 6.0.mu.g/kg, i.v. potentiated significantly the pressor actions of NE and TR, except the action of TR in the dose of 1.0mg/kg of debrisoquine. NE response potentiated by debrisoquine was not affected by tranylcypromine, a MAO inhabiter, or desipramine, a NE uptake blocking agent, but augmented by reserpine, a NE depleting agent, or bethanidine, a sympathetic neuronal blocking agent. NE response potentiated by tranylcypromine or desipramine was augmented by debrisoquine, while NE response potentiated by reserine or bethanidine was not affected by debrisoquine. TR response potentiated by debrisoquine was weakened by tranylcypromine, desipramine or reserpine, and not affected by bethanidine. TR response in rabbit pretreated with tranylcypromine, desipramine or reserpine was augmented by debrisoquine, but in rabbit pretreated with bethanidine was not affected by debrisoquine.

• 약학회지
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.148-156
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• 1978

An influence of bethanidine (B) onpressor effects of norepinephrine (NE) and tyramine (TR) was investigated in the whole rabbits. B, in a dose 1.0, 3.0 and 5.0 mg/kg, i.v., potentiated significantly the pressor effects of NE and TR. Reserpine and desipramine did not increase the NE effect that had been potentiated by B.B also made little modification of NE effect that had been potentiated by reserpine and desipramine. B increased the NE effect that had been potentiated by tranycypromine and guanethidine. The NE pressor effect potentiated by B was decreased by tranylcypromine, but not influenced by guanethidine. The TR pressor effect potentiated by B was not altered by reserpine and guanethidine, but decreased by desipramine and tranylcypromine. B increased the TR pressor effect that had been potentiated by guanethidine. B, when given after administration of reserpine, tranylcypromine or desipramine, exerted little influence on the TR effect. The mechanism of potentiation of NE and TR pressor effects by B seems to be similar to guanethidine, and the potency of B on the influence of NE and TR effects seems to be greater than guanethidine.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제16권2호
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• pp.100-105
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• 2008

The sphingolipid metabolites act as lipid mediator for cell proliferation and apoptosis in mammalian cells. In bacteria, sphingolipid metabolism remains unknown. The purpose of this study was to investigate whether sphingolipid metabolism is potential target for fumonisin $B_1$($FB_1$) and desipramine in Sphingomonas chungbukensis, Gram-negative bacteria, by comparing the intracellular contents of bacterial sphingolipids with ones of HIT-T15 ${\beta}$-cells, hamster pancreatic cells. The concentrations of ceramide and dihydroceramide were 18.0 ${\pm}$ 12.0 and 0.025 ${\pm}$ 0.018 nmol/mg protein, respectively, in HIT-T15 cells. However, the concentrations of ceramide and dihydroceramide in the bacterial culture were 2.0 ${\pm}$ 1.2 and 10.6 ${\pm}$ 5.5 nmol/mg protein, respectively. $FB_1$ decreased the level of ceramide from 18.0 to 3.8 nmol/mg protein in HIT-T15 ${\beta}$-cells. However, dihydroceramide content in $FB_1$-treated HIT-T15 cells was slightly decreased compared with the control culture. When S. chungbukensis was treated with either $FB_1$ or desipramine, dihydroceramide level was increased by 5- and 4-fold, respectively, compared with the control bacteria. These results indicate that $FB_1$ and desipramine may act as an activator in bacterial sphingolipid biosynthetic pathway, and bacterial sphingolipid metabolism pathway appears to be different from the pathway of mammalian cells.

• 약학회지
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.82-91
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• 1987

The effect of neurotoxic compound 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) on the change in blood pressure and contractile response of Vas deference by centrally acting agents has been studied in normal and DOCA-salt induced hypertensive rats. The treatment of neonatal rats with 6-OHDA (2$\times$100mg, 250mg Kg$^{-1}$s.c) significantly inhibited the antihypertensive and relaxant effects of Vas deference of clonidine(100$\mu\textrm{g}$ Kg$^{-1}$iv.). The simultaneous administration of desipramine with clonidine into neonatal rats decreased the antihypertensive response of clonidine although treated did not affect the relaxative response of Vas deference. Furthermore, the antihypertensive and relaxant responses of clonidine were reduced by the neonatal rats with 6-OHDA regardless of the administration of desipramine. When neonatal rats were administered with 6-OHDA, the development of DOCA-salt hypertension was prevented. These results suggest that 6-OHDA, clonidine and desipramine hada significant effect on the development and the inhibition of central hypertension mediating the central adrenergic neuron due to their affinity to the central nervous system.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제17권4호
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• pp.321-329
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• 2013

Rodents exposed to a 15-min pretest swim in the forced swimming test (FST) exhibit prolonged immobility in a subsequent 5-min test swim, and antidepressant treatment before the test swim reduces immobility. At present, neuronal circuits recruited by antidepressant before the test swim remain unclear, and also less is known about whether antidepressants with different mechanisms of action could influence neural circuits differentially. To reveal the neural circuits associated with antidepressant effect in the FST, we injected desipramine or citalopram 0.5 h, 19 h, and 23 h after the pretest swim and observed changes in c-Fos expression in rats before the test swim, namely 24 h after the pretest swim. Desipramine treatment alone in the absence of pretest swim was without effect, whereas citalopram treatment alone significantly increased the number of c-Fos-like immunoreactive cells in the central nucleus of the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis, where this pattern of increase appears to be maintained after the pretest swim. Both desipramine and citalopram treatment after the pretest swim significantly increased the number of c-Fos-like immunoreactive cells in the ventral lateral septum and ventrolateral periaqueductal gray before the test swim. These results suggest that citalopram may affect c-Fos expression in the central nucleus of the amygdala and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis distinctively and raise the possibility that upregulation of c-Fos in the ventral lateral septum and ventrolateral periaqueductal gray before the test swim may be one of the probable common mechanisms underlying antidepressant effect in the FST.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제29권2호
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• pp.183-188
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• 1993

시상하부 조각에서 카테콜아민의 분비에 대한 포도당의 영향을 관찰하였다. 카테콜아민의 기초분비는 포도당의 농도$(5{\sim}30mM)$에 반비례하였다. Tetrodotoxin $(10\;{\mu}M)$의 존재하에서 카테콜아민의 기초분비에 대한 포도당의 억제 작용은 대부분 유지되었으나, 도파민에 대한 30 mM 포도당의 억제 작용은 거의 봉쇄되었다. Tetrodotoxin $(10\;{\mu}M)$과 desipramine $(3\;{\mu}M)$의 존재하에서는 카테콜아민의 기초분비에 대한 포도당의 영향이 없었다. 이상의 결과는 포도당이 transsynaptic action 뿐 아니라 카테콜아민 신경세포 말단에 대한 직접 작용을 통하여 카테콜아민의 분비를 조절할 것임을 시사한다. 카테콜아민의 분비에 대한 포도당의 조절작용은 당뇨상태에서의 시상하부 카테콜아민 대사의 변화를 적어도 부분적으로는 설명할 수 있으리라 사료된다.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제28권3호
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• pp.311-318
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• 2005

Oxidative stress has been reported to elevate ceramide level during cell death. The purpose of the present study was to modulate cell death in relation to cellular glutathione (GSH) level and GST (glutathione S-transferase) expression by regulating the sphingolipid metabolism. LLC­PK1 cells were treated with H$_2$O$_2$ in the absence of serum to induce cell death. Subsequent to exposure to H$_2$O$_2$, LLC-PK1 cells were treated with desipramine, sphingomyelinase inhibitor, and N-acetylcysteine (NAC), GSH substrate. Based on comparative visual observation with H202-treated control cells, it was observed that 0.5 $\mu$M of desipramine and 25 $\mu$M of NAC exhibited about 90 and $95\%$ of cytoprotection, respectively, against H$_2$O$_2$-induced cell death. Desipramine and NAC lowered the release of LDH activity by 36 and $3\%$ respectively, when compared to $71\%$ in H$_2$O$_2$-exposed cells. Cellular glutathione level in 500 $\mu$M H202-treated cells was reduced to 890 pmol as compared to control level of 1198 pmol per mg protein. GST P1-1 expression was decreased in H$_2$O$_2$-treated cells compared to healthy normal cells. In conclusion, it has been inferred that H$_2$O$_2$-induced cell death is closely related to cellular GSH level and GST P1-1 expression in LLC-PK1 cells and occurs via ceramide elevation by sphingomyelinase activation.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제27권1호
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• pp.53-67
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• 1991

흰쥐 적출 부신에서 DMPP와 McN-A-343의 카테콜아민(CA) 분비작용의 차이와 특성에 대해서 연구한 결과 다음과 같다. DMPP(100 uM)와 McN-A-343(100 uM)은 부신정맥내로 투여시 유의한 카테콜아민 분비작용을 나타내었다. Mol농도로 비교시 McN-A-343의 CA분비작용은 DMPP의 약 1/5정도였다. DMPP나 McN-A-343의 반복투여시 반응 급강현상은 관찰할 수 없었다. DMPP의 CA분비작용은 chlorisondamine이나 desipramine또는 $Ca^{2+}-free$ Krebs + EGTA 관류등의 전처치로 의의있게 억제되었으나, pirenzepine, ouabain 및 physostigmine등 전처치에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않았다. 그러나 atropine 전처치시 DMPP의 분비작용은 오히려 증강되었다. McN-A-343의 CA분비작용은 atropine, pirenzepine, chloriondamine, physostigmine 및 $Ca^{2+}-free$ medium plus EGTA 관류등의 전처치에 의해서현처히 차단되었으나 desipramine등에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않았다. 그러나 ouabain의 전치치시 McN-A-343의 분비효과는 크게 증강되었다. 이상의 실험결과로 보아 DMPP와 McN-A-343은 횐쥐 적출관류 부신에서 현저한 CA분비작용을 일으키며, 이는 $Ca^{2+}$ 의존성 임을 보였으며, DMPP의 분비작용은 부신의 nicotine 수용체의 흥분을 통해서 나타내며, 또한 McN-A-343의 분비작용은 $M_{1}-muscarine$ 수용체의 흥분에 의하여 유발되는 것을 생각된다. DMPP의 분비활성이 McN-A-343보다 훨씬 강력한 것으로 사료된다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제5권1호
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• pp.65-72
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• 1969

전신마취가토(全身麻醉家兎) 및 춘체가토(春體家兎)에 tetrabenazine(40mg/kg)을 투어(投與)한 후(後) norepinephrine 및 tyramine에 대(對)한 승압반응(昇壓反應) 및 심박증가(心搏增加) 반응(反應)을 검색하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. 1) 전신가토(全身家兎)에서 TBZ투여(投與) 2시간(時間) 이내(以內)에는 NE에 대(對)한 승압반응(昇壓反應)은 강화(强化)되지 않았다. 2) 전신가토(全身家兎)에서 TBZ투여(投與) 5시간후(時間後)에는 NE에 대(對)한 승압반응(昇壓反應)은 강화(强化)되었으며 10시간후(時間後)에는 강화(强化)는 최고(最高)에 달(達)하였고, 24시간(時間), 48시간후(時間後)에는 점차(漸次)이 강화(强化)는 소실(消失)되었다. 3) 춘체가토(春體家兎)에서 TBZ투여(投輿) 10시간후(時間後)에는 NE에 대(對)한 승압반응(昇壓反應)은 현저(顯著)히 강화(强化)되었고 심박증가반응(心搏增加反應)도 증강(增强)한 경향(傾向)을 보였다. 그러나 24시간 후(時間 後)에는 이러한 강화(强化)는 볼 수 없었다. 4) 전신가토(全身家兎)에서 TBZ투여(投與)로 NE승압반응(昇壓 反應)이 강화(强化)되어 있는 상태하(狀態下)에서는 desipramine으로써 더 이상 반응(以上 反應)이 증가(增加)되지 않았다. 5) 춘체가토(春體家兎)에서 TBZ투여(投與)로 NE승압반응(昇壓 反應)이 강화(强化) 되어 있는 상태하(狀態下)에서 desipramine으로써 그 반응(反應)은 더욱 증가(增加)되었다. 6) TBZ투여(投與) 2시간(時間) 및 6시간후(時間後)에 carbachol을 주사(注射)한 가토(家兎)에서는 NE에 대(對)한 승압반응(昇壓反應)의 강화(强化)는 현저(顯著)히 억제(抑制)되었다. 7) TBZ투여(投與) 10시간후(時間後), 전신가토(全身家兎)의 tyramine에 대(對)한 승압반응(昇壓反應)은 약화(弱化)되지 않았고 춘체가토(春體家兎)의 tyramine에 대(對)한 반응(反應)은 강화(强化)되었다. 8) TBZ로서 NE에 대(對)한 supersensitivity가 발생(發生)하고 tyramine에 대(對)한 반응(反應)은 약화(弱化)되지 않고 carbachol로서 NE에 대(對)한 supersensitivity가 방지(防止)되었음은, NE에 대(對)한 supersensitivity발생(發生)에 뇌내(腦內) catecholamine 감소(減少)에 따른 교감신경계(交感神經系) tone의 감소(減少)가 관계(關係)있음을 시사(示唆)하고 있다.