D-, L- and DL-fenfluramine cause long-lasting depletions of serotonin in rat brain

Brain Res. 1989 Dec 29;505(2):351-3. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(89)91467-4.

Abstract

D-Fenfluramine (1.6-12.5 mg/kg), L-fenfluramine (1.6-25 mg/kg), and DL-fenfluramine (1.6-25 mg/kg) injected s.c. twice daily for 4 consecutive days produced dose-related depletions of serotonin (5-HT) levels in somatosensory cortex, striatum, hypothalamus, and hippocampus of rats (n = 5-8/group) sacrificed two weeks after the last injection. While the results indicate that long-lasting effects of racemic fenfluramine are due to both stereoisomers, the magnitude of depletions caused by the isomers varied with dose, suggesting that they have different neurochemical effects.

Publication types

  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Brain / drug effects
  • Brain / metabolism*
  • Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
  • Fenfluramine / pharmacology*
  • Male
  • Rats
  • Rats, Inbred Strains
  • Serotonin / metabolism*

Substances

  • Fenfluramine
  • Serotonin