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. 2021 Aug 18;22(16):8907. doi: 10.3390/ijms22168907

Table 1.

Resting levels and o-PIT-induced changes in biogenic amines, acetylcholine and amino acids in dialysates of mPFC in freely moving mice. Values are mean ± SEM concentration not corrected for probe recovery. N ≥ 8 per groups. * p < 0.05 WT vs. TAAR1-KO.

Resting Levels o-PIT (10 mg/kg i.p.) [AUC; % of Vehicle]
(Units) WT TAAR1-KO WT TAAR1-KO
DA (pM) 238.87 ± 30.13 203.49 ± 23.84 160 ± 13 109 ± 6 *
NA (pM) 445.49 ± 25.79 411.87 ± 22.47 115 ± 5 106 ± 4
5-HT (pM) 188.29 ± 15.19 209.08 ± 22.40 109 ± 8 102 ± 4
Acetylcholine (nM) 0.92 ± 0.10 1.13 ± 0.14 98 ± 7 107 ± 20
Alanine (µM) 0.90 ± 0.12 1.18 ± 0.21 94 ± 3 84 ± 4
Arginine (µM) 0.38 ± 0.07 0.48 ± 0.10 89 ± 2 91 ± 4
Aspartate (µM) 70.83 ± 20.45 69.98 ± 20.50 103 ± 5 105 ± 6
GABA (µM) 10.74 ± 1.82 13.24 ± 3.19 87 ± 8 82 ± 8
Glutamate (µM) 2.05 ± 0.71 1.64 ± 0.83 106 ± 3 101 ± 3
Glutamine (µM) 9.55 ± 2.26 13.61 ± 3.73 106 ± 5 101 ± 5
Glycine (µM) 1.08 ± 0.10 1.53 ± 0.29 93 ± 2 90 ± 2
Phenethylamine (µM) 0.40 ± 0.08 0.32 ± 0.09 108 ± 3 114 ± 6
L-serine (µM) 1.31 ± 0.18 1.58 ± 0.25 96 ± 2 96 ± 5
D-serine (µM) 0.45 ± 0.09 0.35 ± 0.06 95 ± 4 107 ± 4
Taurine (µM) 6.92 ± 1.64 6.99 ± 3.20 116 ± 6 105 ± 4