TABLE 1

EC50 values of test drugs for release of DA, NE, and 5-HT

Release assays were conducted as described under Materials and Methods. Values are mean ± S.D. for n = 3 experiments.


Drug

DA Release

NE Release

5-HT Release
nM
(±)-Fenfluraminea >10,000 739 ± 57 79.3 ± 11.5
(+)-Fenfluraminea >10,000 302 ± 20 51.7 ± 6.1
(-)-Fenfluramine >10,000 >10,000 147 ± 19
(±)-Norfenfluramine 1,925 ± 295 168 ± 17 104 ± 5
(+)-Norfenfluramine 924 ± 112 72.7 ± 5.4 59.3 ± 2.4
(-)-Norfenfluramine >10,000 474 ± 40 287 ± 14
Phenterminea
262 ± 21
39.4 ± 6.6
3,511 ± 253
  • a Data taken from Rothman et al. (2001)