Dakshinamurti K, Paulose C S, Viswanathan M, Siow Y L
Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
Neurosci Biobehav Rev. 1988 Fall-Winter;12(3-4):189-93. doi: 10.1016/s0149-7634(88)80040-x.
Dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase and 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase respectively have high and low affinities for pyridoxal phosphate. In the pyridoxine-deficient animal, hypothalamic serotonin content is significantly reduced without any change in catecholamine levels. Hypothalamic neurotransmitters affect the hypothalamo-pituitary-end organ axes. Specifically, the decrease in hypothalamic serotonin in the pyridoxine-deficient rat results in tertiary hypothyroidism. In addition, pineal function is affected in deficient animals due to decreased synthesis of melatonin.
二羟基苯丙氨酸脱羧酶和5-羟色氨酸脱羧酶分别对磷酸吡哆醛具有高亲和力和低亲和力。在缺乏维生素B6的动物中,下丘脑5-羟色胺含量显著降低,而儿茶酚胺水平无任何变化。下丘脑神经递质会影响下丘脑-垂体-终末器官轴。具体而言,缺乏维生素B6的大鼠下丘脑5-羟色胺减少会导致三期甲状腺功能减退。此外,由于褪黑素合成减少,缺乏维生素B6的动物松果体功能也会受到影响。