Levels of biogenic amines, their metabolites, and tyrosine hydroxylase activity in the human epileptic temporal cortex
- 1 January 1990
- Vol. 5 (2) , 152-156
- https://doi.org/10.1002/syn.890050210
Abstract
The levels of serotonin (5‐HT), 5 hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5‐HIAA), dopamine (DA), homovanillic acid (HVA), norepinephrine (NE), and tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity were measured in the focus (spiking) and nonfocus (nonspking) regions of the temporal neocortex of 20 patients with intractable complex partial seizures. The levels of 5‐HT, DA, 5‐HIAA, and HVA were higher in the focus when compared to the nonfocus. Values for NE and TH activity were not different when focus and nonfocus were compared. The ratios of metabolite to precursor for 5‐HT and DA were not significantly different between the focus and the nonfocus, suggesting that the changes observed were the result of a modification in the synthesis and release of these amines. Such changes in the epileptic focus could be caused by altered transsynaptic regulatory processes, which occur as a result of neuronal loss, gliosis, or neuronal sprouting.Keywords
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