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We investigated the relationship between the concentration of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate (PLP) and biogenic amine in mouse brain. The production of PLP from pyridoxal (PL) by pyridoxal kinase (PLK) was inhibited by the addition of dopamine (DA), norepinephrine (NE) and 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT), but not by that of epinephrine and N-acetyl-serotonin. DA and NE were combined with PLP by a non-enzymatic reaction, whereas 5-HT was bound only slightly with PLP. The conjugated product of PLP with DA was also detected by HPLC analysis when PLK activity was assayed using PL as a substrate in the presence of DA. In an in vivo investigation, the depletion of DA and 5-HT in mouse brain after an intraperitoneal injection of 5 mg/kg reserpine, led to slight elevation of the PLP level to 120% of the control level. By contrast, the increase in DA in the brain caused by intraperitoneal administration of 150 mg/kg L-DOPA caused the PLP concentration to decrease to 70% of the control level. However, no change in PLK activity in the brain was observed when the mice were treated with either reserpine or L-DOPA. These results suggested that the level of PLP in mouse brain was partly regulated by the concentration of biogenic amines, such as DA, NE and 5-HT, without apparent induction of PLK.
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Asakura, T., Takahashi, N., Hirakawa, T. et al. Regulation of pyridoxal-5′-phosphate level by biogenic amines in mouse brain. Neurochem Res 21, 47–50 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02527671
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