Chemical Compound Review:
octopamine 4-(2-amino-1-hydroxy- ethyl)phenol
Synonyms:
Norphen, Analet, Norden, Norfen, Octapamine, ...
- Urinary and serum octopamine in patients with portal-systemic encephalopathy. Manghani, K.K., Lunzer, M.R., Billing, B.H., Sherlock, S. Lancet (1975)
- Characterization of octopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase: elucidation of a class of potent and selective octopamine-2 receptor agonists with toxic effects in insects. Nathanson, J.A. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1985)
- Changes in brain catecholamine levels in human cirrhotic hepatic encephalopathy. Cuilleret, G., Pomier-Layrargues, G., Pons, F., Cadilhac, J., Michel, H. Gut (1980)
- Animal models of osteomyelitis. Mader, J.T. Am. J. Med. (1985)
- Octopamine modulates honey bee dance behavior. Barron, A.B., Maleszka, R., Vander Meer, R.K., Robinson, G.E. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2007)
- Serotonin and octopamine have opposite modulatory effects on the crayfish's lateral giant escape reaction. Glanzman, D.L., Krasne, F.B. J. Neurosci. (1983)
- Octopamine and locomotor activity of rats. Delacour, J., Guenaire, C. Psychopharmacology (Berl.) (1983)
- Blood-brain barrier derangement in uremic encephalopathy. Jeppsson, B., Freund, H.R., Gimmon, Z., James, J.H., von Meyenfeldt, M.F., Fischer, J.E. Surgery (1982)
- Intracerebroventricular administration of octopamine stimulates food intake of chicks through alpha(2)-adrenoceptor. Bungo, T., Higaki, T., Ueda, H., Furuse, M. Physiol. Behav. (2002)
- Octopamine--a neurohormone with presynaptic activity-dependent effects at crayfish neuromuscular junctions. Breen, C.A., Atwood, H.L. Nature (1983)
- Action of formamidine pesticides on octopamine receptors. Evans, P.D., Gee, J.D. Nature (1980)
- Serotonin and octopamine in the nematode Caenorhabditis elegans. Horvitz, H.R., Chalfie, M., Trent, C., Sulston, J.E., Evans, P.D. Science (1982)
- Efferent fibers to Limulus eyes synthesize and release octopamine. Batelle, B.A., Evans, J.A., Chamberlain, S.C. Science (1982)
- Hemodynamic effects of ephedra-free weight-loss supplements in humans. Haller, C.A., Benowitz, N.L., Jacob, P. Am. J. Med. (2005)
- Acute effect of labetalol on blood pressure in relation to the sympathetic nervous system and plasma renin activity. Vlachakis, N.D., Barr, J., Velasquez, M., Alexander, N., Maronde, R. Clin. Pharmacol. Ther. (1984)
- Octopamine and chlordimeform enhance sensory responsiveness and production of the flight motor pattern in developing and adult moths. Kinnamon, S.C., Klaassen, L.W., Kammer, A.E., Claassen, D. J. Neurobiol. (1984)
- Catabolism of aromatic biogenic amines by Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO1 via meta cleavage of homoprotocatechuic acid. Cuskey, S.M., Olsen, R.H. J. Bacteriol. (1988)
- Agonist-specific coupling of a cloned Drosophila octopamine/tyramine receptor to multiple second messenger systems. Robb, S., Cheek, T.R., Hannan, F.L., Hall, L.M., Midgley, J.M., Evans, P.D. EMBO J. (1994)
- Octopamine enhances dark-adaptation in Limulus ventral photoreceptors. O'Day, P.M., Lisman, J.E. J. Neurosci. (1985)
- Efferent neurotransmission of circadian rhythms in Limulus lateral eye. I. Octopamine-induced increases in retinal sensitivity. Kass, L., Barlow, R.B. J. Neurosci. (1984)
- Serotonin-induced protein phosphorylation in a lobster neuromuscular preparation. Goy, M.F., Schwarz, T.L., Kravitz, E.A. J. Neurosci. (1984)
- Cloning and functional characterization of a novel dopamine receptor from Drosophila melanogaster. Feng, G., Hannan, F., Reale, V., Hon, Y.Y., Kousky, C.T., Evans, P.D., Hall, L.M. J. Neurosci. (1996)
- Activation of a heterologously expressed octopamine receptor coupled only to adenylyl cyclase produces all the features of presynaptic facilitation in aplysia sensory neurons. Chang, D.J., Li, X.C., Lee, Y.S., Kim, H.K., Kim, U.S., Cho, N.J., Lo, X., Weiss, K.R., Kandel, E.R., Kaang, B.K. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (2000)
- Neuropeptides, amines and amino acids in an elementary insect ganglion: functional and chemical anatomy of the unfused abdominal ganglion. Nässel, D.R. Prog. Neurobiol. (1996)
- Cellular mechanisms for modulation of posture by octopamine and serotonin in the lobster. Harris-Warrick, R.M., Kravitz, E.A. J. Neurosci. (1984)
- Two functional but noncomplementing Drosophila tyrosine decarboxylase genes: distinct roles for neural tyramine and octopamine in female fertility. Cole, S.H., Carney, G.E., McClung, C.A., Willard, S.S., Taylor, B.J., Hirsh, J. J. Biol. Chem. (2005)
- Modification of substrate-inhibitor affinities of human platelet monoamine oxidase B in vitro. Szutowicz, A., Tomaszewicz, M., Orsulak, P.J. J. Biol. Chem. (1989)
- Phenylethanolamine: a new putative neurotransmitter in Aplysia. Saavedra, J.M., Ribas, J., Swann, J., Carpenter, D.O. Science (1977)
- Tyramine Functions independently of octopamine in the Caenorhabditis elegans nervous system. Alkema, M.J., Hunter-Ensor, M., Ringstad, N., Horvitz, H.R. Neuron (2005)
- p-Coumaroylnoradrenaline, a novel plant metabolite implicated in tomato defense against pathogens. Von Roepenack-Lahaye, E., Newman, M.A., Schornack, S., Hammond-Kosack, K.E., Lahaye, T., Jones, J.D., Daniels, M.J., Dow, J.M. J. Biol. Chem. (2003)
- Phenyliminoimidazolidines. Characterization of a class of potent agonists of octopamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase and their use in understanding the pharmacology of octopamine receptors. Nathanson, J.A. Mol. Pharmacol. (1985)
- A trace amine, tyramine, functions as a neuromodulator in Drosophila melanogaster. Nagaya, Y., Kutsukake, M., Chigusa, S.I., Komatsu, A. Neurosci. Lett. (2002)
- Modulation of early olfactory processing by an octopaminergic reinforcement pathway in the honeybee. Farooqui, T., Robinson, K., Vaessin, H., Smith, B.H. J. Neurosci. (2003)
- Characterization of Drosophila tyramine beta-hydroxylase gene and isolation of mutant flies lacking octopamine. Monastirioti, M., Linn, C.E., White, K. J. Neurosci. (1996)
- Octopamine receptor OAMB is required for ovulation in Drosophila melanogaster. Lee, H.G., Seong, C.S., Kim, Y.C., Davis, R.L., Han, K.A. Dev. Biol. (2003)
- Stimulation of pheromone biosynthesis in the moth Helicoverpa zea: action of a brain hormone on pheromone glands involves Ca2+ and cAMP as second messengers. Jurenka, R.A., Jacquin, E., Roelofs, W.L. Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. (1991)
- Deletions in the genomes of pseudorabies virus vaccine strains and existence of four isomers of the genomes. Lomniczi, B., Blankenship, M.L., Ben-Porat, T. J. Virol. (1984)
- Alterations in brain octopamine and brain tyrosine following portacaval anastomosis in rats. James, J.H., Hodgman, J.M., Funovics, J.M., Fischer, J.E. J. Neurochem. (1976)
- Specific antisera against the catecholamines: L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine, dopamine, noradrenaline, and octopamine tested by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Mons, N., Geffard, M. J. Neurochem. (1987)