title: Effects of adenosine on neurally mediated norepinephrine release from the cat spleen.
abstract: The effects of adenosine on the release of 3H-norepinephrine (3H-NE) from the isolated, perfused cat spleen consequent to nerve stimulation were evaluated. Electrical stimulation of the splenic nerve (5 Hz/100 impulses total) caused a release of 3H-NE and a rise in perfusion pressure. Adenosine added to the perfusion fluid (final concentrations 1 X 10(-6), 1 X 10(-5), and 1 X 10(-4) M) significantly reduced the pressure response elicited by nerve stimulation. In addition, adenosine (1 X 10(-4) M) slightly increased the release of total 3H consequent to nerve stimulation. Theophylline (1 X 10(-4) M) produced both a slight increase in the release of total 3H and a diminished pressure response. The effects of adenosine were effectively antagonized by this concentration of theophylline. Neither substance had any effect on the spontaneous release of total 3H. Adenosine (1 X 10(-4) M) also antagonized the pressure response elicited by perfusion of NE.
mesh_terms: D000241:Adenosine / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002415:Cats; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009435:Synaptic Transmission / Q000187:drug effects*; D013806:Theophylline / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D013806:Theophylline; D000241:Adenosine; D009638:Norepinephrine