The essential oil of bergamot enhances the levels of amino acid neurotransmitters in the hippocampus of rat: Implication of monoterpene hydrocarbons

Pharmacological Research

Volumn 55, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 255-262

  Morrone, Luigi A ^a   Rombolà, Laura ^a   Pelle, Cinzia ^a   Corasaniti, Maria T ^b,c   Zappettini, Simona ^d   Paudice, Paolo ^d   Bonanno, Giambattista ^d   Bagetta, Giacinto ^a  

^a University Center for Adaptive Disorders and Headache UCHAD   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY MAGNA GRAECIA OF CATANZARO   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bergamot essential oil; Carrier mediated release; Exocytosis; Glutamate release; Hippocampus; Microdialysis; Superfused synaptosomes

Indexed keywords

3 BENZYLOXYASPARTIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID; ASPARTIC ACID DERIVATIVE; BERGAMOT OIL; BERGAPTEN; CALCIUM ION; GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HYDROCARBON; PROTEIN INHIBITOR; PSORALEN DERIVATIVE; TAURINE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; TRITIUM; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN PERFUSION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG MECHANISM; EXOCYTOSIS; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; NEUROTRANSMITTER RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SYNAPTOSOME; WISTAR RAT;

AMINO ACID TRANSPORT SYSTEMS; AMINO ACIDS; ANIMALS; ASPARTIC ACID; CALCIUM; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXOCYTOSIS; GAMMA-AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLYCINE; HIPPOCAMPUS; MALE; MICRODIALYSIS; MONOTERPENES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; OILS, VOLATILE; PLANT OILS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SYNAPTOSOMES; TAURINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 34047168893     PISSN: 10436618     EISSN: 10961186     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.phrs.2006.11.010     Document Type: Article

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