Activity of centrally acting drugs on amphetamine metabolism

Abstract

Amitriptyline, nortriptyline and dibenzepine prolong the increase in temperature produced by amphetamine in rats and also increase the level of brain amphetamine above that effected by amphetamine alone. After chlorpromazine and propericiazine, brain amphetamine levels are also higher but the rise of body temperature elicited by amphetamine is inhibited. Phenelzine prolongs and α-methyl-p-tyrosine inhibits the rise in body temperature without modifying the accumulation of brain amphetamine. In reserpinized rats amphetamine causes a temperature increase several degrees greater than in control animals although its level in the brain is lower.