The part played by catechol-O-methyltransferase in the plasma kinetics of 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine in the anaesthetized rabbit
The present study, carried out in anaesthetized rabbits, aimed at determining the effects of catechol-O-methytransferase (COMT) inhibition on the plasma kinetics of infused 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DOPEG) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) as well as on endogenous plasma noradrenaline, DOPEG, D...
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Veröffentlicht in: | Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's archives of pharmacology 1993-02, Vol.347 (2), p.155-161 |
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Zusammenfassung: | The present study, carried out in anaesthetized rabbits, aimed at determining the effects of catechol-O-methytransferase (COMT) inhibition on the plasma kinetics of infused 3,4-dihydroxyphenylglycol (DOPEG) and 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine (DOPA) as well as on endogenous plasma noradrenaline, DOPEG, DOPA and 3-methoxy-4-hydroxyphenylglycol (MOPEG). The plasma kinetics of infused MOPEG were also evaluated. To block the function of COMT, 3,4-dihydroxy-4'-methyl-5-nitrobenzophenone (Ro 40-7592) was given intravenously. Dose-finding experiments, in which the drug-induced fall in endogenous plasma MOPEG was used to quantify COMT inhibition, indicated that a Ro 40-7592 dose of 3 mg/kg followed by 1.5 mg/kg every 30 min was sufficient to obtain a virtually complete inhibition of COMT. More than 150 min of COMT inhibition were required for endogenous MOPEG to disappear from plasma, since the plasma half-life of MOPEG was 54 min. COMT inhibition produced marked increases in the plasma levels of endogenous DOPA (1.7-fold) and DOPEG (3.9-fold) and did not alter endogenous plasma noradrenaline. The results concerning the effect of COMT inhibition on the plasma kinetics of infused DOPA and DOPEG were as follows: the plasma clearance of DOPA was not altered, whereas that of DOPEG fell by 41%; the plasma half-life of DOPA increased from 4.9 to 13.0 min and that of DOPEG from 4.8 to 31.0 min; there was an increase in the volume of distribution of DOPA (2 to 3-fold) and DOPEG (4 to 5-fold). |
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ISSN: | 0028-1298 1432-1912 |
DOI: | 10.1007/BF00169261 |