Abstract
The brain concentration of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-ht) and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) increased in rats maintained on restricted volume of low-protein or normal-protein diet, whereas these two agents decreased in rats fed low-protein diet ad libitum. In these two food-restricted groups brain 5-HT and 5-HIAA concentrations were not correlated with brain tryptophan hydroxylase activity, but the concentrations correlated closely with cerebral tryptophan concentrations. The cerebral tryptophan concentration in the two food-restricted groups was not consistent with the total or free tryptophan concentration in plasma. In these restricted rats cerebral tryptophan concentration was elevated, and, unlike the plasma tryptophan, it showed no diurnal variation. These results suggested that tryptophan uptake into the brain from plasma was enhanced by limiting food volume intake. Tryptophan uptake was increased by glucagon injection without changing the plasma tryptophan level, but injection of hydrocortisone or insulin had little or no effect on tryptophan concentration in either the plasma or brain. D-Glucose injection elevated plasma tryptophan concentration but decreased brain tryptophan concentration.
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