摘要:The effects of phenylethylamine (PEA) and related drugs, such as methamphetamine, phenelzine, methylphenidate, nomifensine and mazindol on the spinal monosynaptic reflex (MSR) were investigated in rats treated with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA) or 5, 6-dihydroxytryptamine (5, 6-DHT). PEA (1×10-5mol/kg, i.v.) increased the amplitude of MSR in control rats, but decreased the amplitude in rats treated with 6-OHDA. Although PEA-related drugs increased the amplitude of MSR, they did not change the MSR amplitude in 6-OHDA-treated rats. In 5, 6-DHT-treated rats, PEA-related drugs increased the amplitude of MSR, whereas PEA produced a decrease. These results support our previous suggestion that the enhancement of MSR by these drugs might be mediated through release of noradrenaline or inhibition of noradrenaline uptake at the noradrenergic synapses.