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It was once believed that the brain was independent of metabolic processes occurring elsewhere in the body. In recent studies, h
It was once believed that the brain was independent of metabolic processes occurring elsewhere in the body. In recent studies, h
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2019-02-01
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It was once believed that the brain was independent of metabolic processes occurring elsewhere in the body. In recent studies, however, we have discov- ered that the production and release in brain neurons of the neurotransmitter serotonin(neurotransmitters are compounds that neurons use to transmit signals to other cells)depend directly on the food that the body processes.
Our first studies sought to determine whether the increase in serotonin observed in rats given a large injection of the amino acid tryptophan might also occur after rats ate meals that change tryptophan levels in the blood. We found that, immediately after the rats began to eat, parallel elevations occurred in blood tryptophan, brain tryptophan, and brain serotonin levels. These findings suggested that the production and release of serotonin in brain neurons were normally coupled with blood-tryp-tophan increases. In later studies we found that injecting insulin into a rat’s bloodstream also caused parallel elevations in blood and brain tryptophan levels and in serotonin levels. We then decided to see whether the secretion of the animal’s own insulin similarly affected serotonin production. We gave the rats a carbohydrate-containing meal that we knew would elicit insulin secretion. As we had hypothesized, the blood trypto- phan level and the concentrations of tryptophan serotonin in the brain increased after the meal.
Surprisingly, however, when we added a large amount of protein to the meal, brain tryptophan and serotonin levels fell. Since protein contains tryptophan, why should it depress brain tryptophan levels? The answer lies in the mechanism that provides blood tryp- tophan to the brain cells. This same mechanism also provides the brain cells with other amino acids found in protein, such as tyrosine and leucine. The consumption of protein increases blood con- centration of the other amino acids much more, proportionately, than it does that of tryptophan. The more protein in the meal, the lower is the ratio of the resulting blood-tryptophan concentration to the concentration of competing amino acids, and the more slowly is tryptophan provided to the brain. Thus the more protein in a meal, the less serotonin subsequently produced and re- leased.
Which of the following titles best summarizes the contents of the passage?
选项
A、Neurotransmitters: Their Crucial Function in Cellular Communication
B、Diet and Survival: An Old Relationship Reexamined
C、The Blood Supply and the Brain: A Reciprocal Dependence
D、Amino Acids and Neurotransmitters: The Connection Between Serotonin Levels and Tyrosine
E、The Effects of Food Intake on the Production and Release of Serotonin: Some Recent Findings
答案
E
解析
本文主要内容:A.神经传导组织。不符原文。B.饮食与生存。无。C.血供应和脑。无。D.氨基酸和神经传导物质。沾边。但是文章举这两者关系是为了说明更大论题,即文章第一段后半句:脑神经某些活动是与人体新陈代谢相关的。E.正确。食物对血清素的制造和释放的影响,一些新近发现。符合第一段后半句。
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