Wolf W A, Kuhn D M
Brain Res. 1984 Mar 19;295(2):356-9. doi: 10.1016/0006-8993(84)90985-5.
L-Tryptophan produces a significant antihypertensive effect in spontaneously hypertensive rats while D-tryptophan does not change blood pressure. Both isomers of tryptophan significantly increase brain serotonin to the same extent at a time when the antihypertensive effect of L-tryptophan is maximal. Thus, the antihypertensive effects of L-tryptophan do not appear to be mediated by brain serotonin.
L-色氨酸对自发性高血压大鼠有显著的降压作用,而D-色氨酸不会改变血压。在L-色氨酸的降压作用达到最大时,色氨酸的两种异构体均能使脑内血清素显著增加至相同程度。因此,L-色氨酸的降压作用似乎不是由脑内血清素介导的。