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General Physiology and Biophysics Vol.41, No.3, p. 255–262, 2022

Title: Inhibition of cytochrome P450 with proadifen alters the excitability of brain catecholamine-secreting neurons
Author: Ruslan Paliokha, Daniil Grinchii, Talah Khoury, Reyhaneh Nejati Bervanlou, Eliyahu Dremencov
Abstract: The concentrations of circulating glucocorticoids are regulated by their synthesis and metabolism. Cytochrome P450 (CYP), primarily expressed in the liver, is one of the main metabolizers of glucocorticoids. Since glucocorticoids, as well as monoamines, are fundamental in stress, the link between hepatic glucocorticoid metabolism and central monoamine transmission might be important in pathophysiology of stress-related disorders. We had previously reported that CYP inhibition by proadifen (SKF525) led to the inhibition of central serotonin (5-HT) neurons. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of SKF525 on the excitability of central catecholamine neurons. Adult male Wistar rats were administered SKF525 forty-eight, twenty-four, and one hour before electrophysiological assessments. Control animals were injected saline. Rats were anesthetized with chloral hydrate and glass electrodes were inserted into the locus coeruleus (LC) or ventral tegmental area (VTA). Noradrenaline neurons of the LC and dopamine of the VTA neurons were identified, and their firing activity was recorded. It was found that the SKF525 enhanced the excitability of noradrenaline and reduced the excitability of dopamine neurons. We suggest that corticosterone-induced inhibition of 5-HT neurons underlines, at least in part, the ability of SKF525 to stimulate noradrenaline neurons. The inhibitory effect of SKF525 on dopamine neurons might be in turn secondary to the stimulatory effect of this compound on noradrenaline neurons.

Keywords: Noradrenaline — Dopamine — Locus coeruleus — Ventral tegmental area — in vivo electrophysiology
Published online: 23-May-2022
Year: 2022, Volume: 41, Issue: 3 Page From: 255, Page To: 262
doi:10.4149/gpb_2022017


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