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Possible Interaction: Dopamine and Theanine

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Theanine

Research Papers that Mention the Interaction

“Further studies using high performance liquid chromatography, western blotting and immunofluorescence staining analyses showed that L-theanine significantly inhibited nicotine-induced tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) expression and dopamine production in the midbrain of mice.”
Science China Life Sciences  •  2012  |  View Paper
“ l-Theanine has previously been shown to modulate levels of GABA, DA , and glutamate in various neural regions and to possess neuroprotective properties.”
The Journal of Neuroscience  •  2021  |  View Paper
“Because it has been reported that theanine promotes dopamine release in the rat striatum, we investigated the glycine and dopamine concentrations in the perfusate.”
Amino Acids  •  2007  |  View Paper
“These results suggest that theanine might affect the metabolism and/or the release of some neurotransmitters in the brain, such as DA.”
Neurochemical Research  •  2004  |  View Paper