Inhibition by chlorpromazine of thyroxine modulation of flavin metabolism in liver, cerebrum and cerebellum Journal Article


Authors: Pinto, J.; Huang, Y. P.; Rivlin, R. S.
Article Title: Inhibition by chlorpromazine of thyroxine modulation of flavin metabolism in liver, cerebrum and cerebellum
Abstract: In livers of adult rats that have been treated with thyroxine, the rate of incorporation of radiolabeled riboflavin into both flavin adenine clinucleotide (FAD) and FAD covalently attached to specific apoflavoenzymes was enhanced markedly. By contrast, thyroxine diminished riboflavin incorporation into FAD in cerebrum and cerebellum but continued to enhance incorporation into the covalently bound fraction of FAD. Diminished net incorporation of riboflavin into FAD in brains of adult rats may reflect increased utilization of this fraction for covalent attachment into specific apoflavoenzymes rather than down regulation of the FAD biosynthetic enzymes, flavokinase and FAD pyrophosphorylase, inasmuch as covalent attachment of FAD occurs subsequent to the formation of FAD. The psychotropic drug, chlorpromazine, over a wide dose range, exerted an inhibitory effect on both incorporation of riboflavin into FAD and the utilization of FAD for incorporation into covalently bound flavoenzymes in liver, cerebrum, and cerebellum. Thus, chlorpromazine inhibition of FAD metabolism occurred regardless of the direction of the thyroxine effect and was compatible with an observed inhibitory effect by this drug upon the flavin biosynthetic enzymes. © 1985.
Keywords: nonhuman; animal cell; animal; cerebellum; drug inhibition; chlorpromazine; central nervous system; liver; quercetin; brain; rat; rats; drug metabolism; radioisotope; flavin-adenine dinucleotide; thyroxine; male; priority journal; support, non-u.s. gov't; support, u.s. gov't, p.h.s.; riboflavin; flavine adenine nucleotide; riboflavin c 14; flavins; monoamine oxidase
Journal Title: Biochemical Pharmacology
Volume: 34
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0006-2952
Publisher: Elsevier Inc.  
Date Published: 1985-01-01
Start Page: 93
End Page: 95
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/0006-2952(85)90105-4
PUBMED: 3966919
PROVIDER: scopus
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 26 October 2021 -- Source: Scopus
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