• 1. College of Life science and Bioengineering, Beijing University of Technology, Beijing 100124, P.R.China;
  • 2. School of Life Science and Technology, Beijing Institute of Technology, Beijing 100081, P.R.China;
CHEN Xuechai, Email: chenxuechai@bjut.edu.cn
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1-methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline (Sal) is a kind of catechol isoquinoline compound, which mainly exists in mammalian brain and performs a variety of biological functions. Through in vivo metabolism, Sal can be transformed into endogenous neurotoxins and can participate the occurrence of Parkinson’s disease (PD). This has attracted widespread concern of researchers. Recently, many research works have shown that Sal may lead to alcohol addiction and regulate hormone release of the neuroendocrine system, which indicated that it is a potential regulator of dopaminergic neurons. In this paper, we discuss the neural functions of Sal on the above aspects, and wish to provide some theoretical supports for further research on its mechanism.

Citation: ZHENG Xiaotong, CHEN Xuechai, CHEN Zixuan, QING Hong, DENG Yulin, ZHONG Rugang, GUO Minjun. Research progress of neurobiological function of 1-methyl-6,7-dihydroxy-1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline. Journal of Biomedical Engineering, 2017, 34(4): 643-647. doi: 10.7507/1001-5515.201612027 Copy

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