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Abstract
The effects of valproic acid (500 mg/kg, ip, 1 h prior to testing) on indole amine metabolism were studied in rats by measurement of the contents of tryptophan, 5-hydroxytryptophan (5-HTP), 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA) in the cerebral hemisphere. Tryptophan and 5-HIAA levels were increased, whereas 5-HTP and 5-HT remained unchanged. Furthermore, valproic acid failed to alter the levels of 5-HTP and DOPA, 5-HT and DA, and 5-HIAA in animals pretreated, respectively, with 3-hydroxybenzyl hydrazine (a decarboxylase inhibitor), pargyline (a monoamine oxidase inhibitor), or probenecid (a compound which blocks 5-HIAA transport out of the brain and cerebrospinal fluid). These results militate against the possibility that valproic acid alters the rate of tryptophan hydroxylation or the synthesis of 5-HT. However they do support the concept that valproic acid increases brain 5-HIAA by inhibition of the transport mechanism which removes 5-HIAA from the brain.
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