Ontogeny and Subcellular Distribution of Rat Brain Tele‐Methylhistamine
- 1 June 1982
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neurochemistry
- Vol. 38 (6), 1593-1599
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.1982.tb06638.x
Abstract
The whole brain content and subcellular distribution of histamine and its metabolite, tele-methylhistamine, were studied during postnatal development of the rat. Brain methylhistamine levels were similar to or greater than histamine levels, indicating that histamine methylation is a major metabolic pathway in neonatal brain, as it is in adults. When calculated per brain, histamine, methylhistamine, and histamine methyltransferase were all maximal 10 days after birth. In neonates, brain histamine was found almost entirely in nuclear fractions, whereas methylhistamine was found almost exclusively in supernatant fractions. By day 20, a greater proportion of both amines was localized in subcellular fractions containing synaptosomes, a finding consistent with histamine''s suggested transmitter role. The ontogenic pattern of brain methylhistamine questions the mast cell origin of neonatal histamine, but may be consistent with a role for histamine in brain development.Keywords
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