| Literature DB >> 11513477 |
G Cannazza1, A Chiarugi, C Parenti, P Zanoli, M Baraldi.
Abstract
Kynurenic, anthranilic, and quinolinic acid, brain tissue concentrations and indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase [EC 1 13.11.17] activity were determined in rat brain, during pre- and postnatal development. Quinolinic acid brain tissue concentration was significantly increased at birth as compared with the prenatal level, then it declined rapidly in the postnatal period. By the contrary, kynurenic and anthranilic acids brain tissue concentrations in rat brain were significantly lower at birth as compared with those found prenatally; then kynurenic acid concentration decreased in the first postnatal week and increased thereafter, while anthranilic acid concentration increased in the first postnatal week and decreased thereafter. Indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase [EC 1 13.11.17] activity were found unchanged in pre and post natal rat brain. The described opposite changes in quinolinic and kynurenic acids concentrations, occurring in pre- and postnatal period, despite the lack of knowledge on the precise role played by these compounds on the different neurotransmitter systems in the brain, could be involved in brain ontogenetic development.Entities:
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Year: 2001 PMID： 11513477 DOI： 10.1023/a:1010960812204
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Neurochem Res ISSN： 0364-3190 Impact factor: 3.996