Long-term administration of (-)-deprenyl increases mortality in male Wistar rats. 1998

I M Gallagher, and A Clow, and V Glover
Department of Paediatrics, Queen Charlotte's & Chelsea Hospital, London, United Kingdom.

Long-term administration of the monoamine oxidase inhibitor (-)-deprenyl (0.5 mg/Kg) for up to 20 months significantly increased mortality in the male Wistar rat, whereas the dopamine agonist pergolide (0.4 mg/Kg) and the antioxidant diethyldithiocarbamate (400 mg/Kg) had no significant effect on mortality. The increased mortality was not related to dietary intake or body weight of the rats. This is of interest in the light of recent evidence that (-)-deprenyl increases mortality in humans.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008136 Longevity The normal length of time of an organism's life. Length of Life,Life Span,Lifespan,Life Spans,Lifespans
D008297 Male Males
D008996 Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors A chemically heterogeneous group of drugs that have in common the ability to block oxidative deamination of naturally occurring monoamines. (From Gilman, et al., Goodman and Gilman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, 8th ed, p414) MAO Inhibitor,MAO Inhibitors,Reversible Inhibitors of Monoamine Oxidase,Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitor,RIMA (Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase A),Reversible Inhibitor of Monoamine Oxidase,Inhibitor, MAO,Inhibitor, Monoamine Oxidase,Inhibitors, MAO,Inhibitors, Monoamine Oxidase
D010479 Pergolide A long-acting dopamine agonist which has been used to treat PARKINSON DISEASE and HYPERPROLACTINEMIA but withdrawn from some markets due to potential for HEART VALVE DISEASES. Celance,LY-127,809,LY-127809,Parkotil,Pergolide Mesylate,Permax,Pharken,LY127,809,LY127809,Mesylate, Pergolide
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D003643 Death Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions. End Of Life,End-Of-Life,Near-Death Experience,Cardiac Death,Determination of Death,Death, Cardiac
D004050 Ditiocarb A chelating agent that has been used to mobilize toxic metals from the tissues of humans and experimental animals. It is the main metabolite of DISULFIRAM. Diethyldithiocarbamate,Diethylcarbamodithioic Acid,Diethyldithiocarbamic Acid,Dithiocarb,Ditiocarb Sodium,Ditiocarb, Ammonium Salt,Ditiocarb, Bismuth Salt,Ditiocarb, Lead Salt,Ditiocarb, Potassium Salt,Ditiocarb, Sodium Salt,Ditiocarb, Sodium Salt, Trihydrate,Ditiocarb, Tin(4+) Salt,Ditiocarb, Zinc Salt,Imuthiol,Sodium Diethyldithiocarbamate,Thiocarb,Zinc Diethyldithiocarbamate,Ammonium Salt Ditiocarb,Bismuth Salt Ditiocarb,Diethyldithiocarbamate, Sodium,Diethyldithiocarbamate, Zinc,Lead Salt Ditiocarb,Potassium Salt Ditiocarb,Sodium Salt Ditiocarb,Sodium, Ditiocarb,Zinc Salt Ditiocarb
D005247 Feeding Behavior Behavioral responses or sequences associated with eating including modes of feeding, rhythmic patterns of eating, and time intervals. Dietary Habits,Eating Behavior,Faith-based Dietary Restrictions,Feeding Patterns,Feeding-Related Behavior,Food Habits,Diet Habits,Eating Habits,Behavior, Eating,Behavior, Feeding,Behavior, Feeding-Related,Behaviors, Eating,Behaviors, Feeding,Behaviors, Feeding-Related,Diet Habit,Dietary Habit,Dietary Restriction, Faith-based,Dietary Restrictions, Faith-based,Eating Behaviors,Eating Habit,Faith based Dietary Restrictions,Faith-based Dietary Restriction,Feeding Behaviors,Feeding Pattern,Feeding Related Behavior,Feeding-Related Behaviors,Food Habit,Habit, Diet,Habit, Dietary,Habit, Eating,Habit, Food,Habits, Diet,Pattern, Feeding,Patterns, Feeding,Restrictions, Faith-based Dietary
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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