Effects of disulfiram on tissue norepinephrine content and subcellular distribution of dopamine, tyramine and their β-hydroxylated metabolites

Jose Musacchio; Irwin J. Kopin; Solomon Snyder

doi:10.1016/0024-3205(64)90032-3

Effects of disulfiram on tissue norepinephrine content and subcellular distribution of dopamine, tyramine and their β-hydroxylated metabolites

Jose Musacchio, Irwin J. Kopin, Solomon Snyder

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Abstract

Disulfiram has been shown to markedly inhibit dopamine-β-hydroxylase in vivo and to result in a decrease in norepinephrine content of tissues, presumably by making β-hydroxylation rate limiting. Disulfiram also inhibits the β-hydroxylation of tyramine to octopamine. While β-hydroxylation of tyramine appears to be necessary for retention by sympathetic vesicles, dopamine can be retained by the vesicles when β-hydroxylation is inhibited.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	769-775
Number of pages	7
Journal	Life Sciences
Volume	3
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0024-3205(64)90032-3
State	Published - Jul 1964
Externally published	Yes

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General Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
General Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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Effects of disulfiram on tissue norepinephrine content and subcellular distribution of dopamine, tyramine and their β-hydroxylated metabolites

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