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标题：Neurochemical Profile of Effects of 28 Neurotoxic Chemicals on the Central Nervous System in Rats (1) Effects of Oral Administration on Brain Contents of Biogenic Amines and Metabolites
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作者：Megumi KANADA ; Muneyuki MIYAGAWA ; Mitsuo SATO 等
期刊名称：Industrial Health
印刷版ISSN：0019-8366
电子版ISSN：1880-8026
出版年度：1994
卷号：32
期号：3
页码：145-164
DOI：10.2486/indhealth.32.145
出版社：National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
摘要：We investigated the effects of oral administration of 28 organic chemical agents, all of which possess neurotoxicity and most of which are used as industrial solvents, on monoamine neurotransmitters and metabolites in the rat brain. Each chemical was administered to rats singly at a dose of one-quarter the LD₅₀ value. Two hours after administration, acetylcholine, 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA), dopamine, 3, 4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC), homovanillic acid (HVA), norepinephrine, 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MHPG), serotonin, and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) contents in the small-brain regions were measured. Twenty-one of the 28 chemicals increased acetylcholine in the hippocampus, a ratio (21/28) far higher than the 0.5 expected were these chemicals to have no tendency to increase or decrease acetyl-choline. This ratio was calculated for each brain substance. Large differences from 0.5 were also obtained for DOPAC (higher), and for 5HIAA and three neurotransmitters (dopamine, norepinephrine, and serotonin) in the hypothalamus (all lower). The ratios for MHPG and 5HIAA in the medulla oblongata were very high. In the hypothalamus, the concentrations of brain substances were easily altered by the test chemicals, and the turnover rates of hypothalamic norepinephrine and serotonin in the medulla oblongata
关键词：Neurotoxic chemicals;Rat brain;Central nervous system;Neurotoxicity;Neurotransmitters;Acetylcholine;Dopamin;Norepinephrine;Serotonin;Biogenic amine metabolites