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J Psychiatr Res. 1984;18(2):173-89.
Interactions of a non-selective monoamine oxidase inhibitor, phenelzine, with inhibitors of 5-hydroxytryptamine, dopamine or noradrenaline re-uptake.
Marley E, Wozniak KM.
Interactions of combined antidepressants which occur in man were reproduced in rats pretreated with phenelzine, features elicited including myoclonic phenomena, an augmented lower limb flexor reflex, muscle fasiculation and fatalities, particularly with combinations incorporating 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) re-uptake inhibitors. Combinations of antidepressants included phenelzine with 5-HT re-uptake inhibitors (paroxetine, fluoxetine, clomipramine); with "mixed" re-uptake inhibitors affecting 5-HT and noradrenaline (imipramine, amitriptyline); with noradrenaline re-uptake inhibitors (desipramine, maprotiline, nisoxetine) and with dopamine re-uptake inhibitors (benztropine, nomifensine). Myoclonic phenomena such as forelimb flexor-extensor movements, head and body twitches, occurred in phenelzine pretreated rats after paroxetine, fluoxetine, clomipramine, imipramine, amitriptyline and desipramine. Wet dog shakes, the most intense phenomenon, were obtained only after paroxetine, fluoxetine, clomipramine and imipramine. Myoclonic features were prevented when pretreatment included p-chlorophenylalanine but were unaffected when this incorporated alpha-methyl-p-tyyrosine; there were attenuated by methysergide, cyproheptadine, clozapine or pimozide. The myoclonic phenomena were reproduced by combination of 5-hydroxytryptophan but not L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine with clomipramine. Electrocortical changes observed included 2-4 Hz, 5-8 Hz, large amplitude potentials unrelated to the myoclonic incidents and unaffected by sensory stimulation. Following phenelzine, brain monoamine oxidase (MAO) A inhibition was 99% and that of MAO B, 88%; 5-HT concentration was significantly elevated in the cortex and hypothalamus, as was hypothalamic noradrenaline. Peak and basal tensions of a lower-limb flexor reflex were elevated in phenelzine pretreated spinal rats by fluoxetine, paroxetine, clomipramine and imipramine, effects attenuated by cyproheptadine. Forelimb flexor-extensor movements and body twitches were elicited by fluoxetine and paroxetine in phenelzine pretreated spinal rats in the presence of electrical stimulation of the central stump of a divided posterior tibial nerve. Pressor responses were observed in phenelzine pretreated spinal rats given 5-HT re-uptake inhibitors, "mixed" re-uptake inhibitors and those affecting noradrenaline re-uptake; ECG anomalies occurred in such rats given clomipramine.
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Br J Psychiatry. 1976 Oct;129:342-5.
Mianserin hydrochloride: a novel antidepressant.
Coppen A, Gupta R, Montgomery S, Ghose K, Bailey J, Burns B, de Ridder JJ.
The antidepressant activities of mianserin hydrochloride were investigated and compared with those of amitriptyline. The therapeutic efficacy of the two drugs appeared similar, but the incidence of side-effects was significantly higher with amitriptyline. Plasma levels of mianserin were determined during the trial and were not related to the therapeutic activity of the drug.
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Psychopharmacology (Berl). 1979 Mar 29;62(1):9-16.
Enhancement of central norepinephrine and 5-hydroxytryptamine transmission by tricyclic antidepressants. A comparison.
Sangdee C, Franz DN.
The relative abilities of 1--3 mg/kg of desipramine (DES), imipramine (IMIP), amitriptyline (AMI), and chlorimipramine (CI-IMIP) to enhance synaptic transmission mediated by either NE or 5-HT were determined by testing their effects directly on NE or 5-HT transmission to sympathetic preganglionic neurons in unanesthetized, spinal cats. Effects on NE transmission were assessed on intraspinal excitatory pathways which utilize NE as a transmitter. Effects on 5-HT transmission were assessed on 5-HT-mediated depression of spinal sympathetic reflexes produced by 30 mg/kg of 5-HTP. Both DES and IMIP markedly enhanced transmission through the intraspinal excitatory NE pathways whereas AMI and CI-IMIP depressed transmission. However, both AMI and CI-IMIP modestly enhanced transmission in cats depleted of central 5-HT by pretreatment with parachlorophenylalanine. The relative potencies of the four drugs on excitatory NE transmission were DES greater than IMIP greater than AMI greater than CI-IMIP. Each of the four drugs also enhanced the 5-HTP-induced depression of spinal sympathetic reflexes, but their relative potencies on 5-HT transmission were just the opposite to those found on NE transmission. Therefore, all four drugs enhanced transmission by both NE and 5-HT, but their relative selectivities for the two transmitters differed markedly and were complementary. In general, the results support those of previous studies based on less direct methods for assessing inhibition of amine reuptake by tricyclic antidepressants.
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