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Drug metabolism and drug interactions • 1990 | View Paper
“ABSTRACT— Strong negative correlation has been observed between nighttime (physiological) elevation of plasma melatonin and plasma melatonin increase induced by a single dose of MAO inhibitor, tranylcypromine.”
Acta psychiatrica Scandinavica • 1988 | View Paper
“ Tranylcypromine , a nonselective MAO inhibitor given in doses of 20-40 mg/day for 3 weeks, significantly elevated plasma melatonin to 10.6 +/- SD 2.0 pg/ml.”
“Two commonly used monoamine oxidase inhibitors, tranylcypromine and pargyline, produced dose-dependent decreases in the activity of serotonin-containing neurons in the dorsal raphe in awake, freely-moving cats.”
“ Tranylcypromine , a monoamine oxidase inhibitor which preserves serotonin and eventually increases the level of melatonin in tissues, facilitated IOP recovery.”