Clorgyline (1 and 10 microM) and (+)-deprenyl (10 microM) both significantly potentiated the tyramine (100 microM)-induced release of [3H]-noradrenaline from rat cerebral cortex slices. (-)-Deprenyl (50 microM) significantly reduced it, while lower concentrations had no effect on noradrenaline release. However, in combination, 1 microM (-)-deprenyl blocked the release-facilitating action of 1 microM clorgyline, and 10 microM (-)-deprenyl that of 10 microM (+)-deprenyl. Low concentrations of (+)- and (-)-deprenyl (1 and 10 microM), both selectively inhibited phenylethylamine oxidation by monoamine oxidase B. Higher concentrations of (-)-deprenyl (20 and 50 microM) also inhibited 5-hydroxytryptamine oxidation by monoamine oxidase A. Clorgyline (1 and 10 microM) inhibited both enzymes. Thus, the effects of these drugs on noradrenaline-release cannot be explained solely in terms of irreversible inhibition of monoamine oxidase A and B, and other possible mechanisms are discussed. If the brain-slice model faithfully mirrors the sequence of events manifesting peripherally as the tyramine hypertensive response ('cheese effect'), then it is possible that low doses of (-)-deprenyl, administered with antidepressant monoamine oxidase inhibitors, can prevent this adverse reaction.
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