title: Effects of bombesin and gastrin releasing peptide on catecholamine secretion from rat adrenal gland, in vitro.
abstract: The effects of bombesin and gastrin releasing peptide (GRP) on the release of catecholamine were investigated by using isolated rat adrenal gland. Bombesin and GRP stimulated an epinephrine (E) release with dose-dependency. A half maximal effect of bombesin was observed at 1.2 X 10(-9) M, and a maximal release of E occurred at 1 X 10(-6) M of bombesin. The stimulatory effect of GRP on the E release was very similar to that of bombesin. Although both these peptides also stimulated a norepinephrine (NE) release, a significant effect was detected at concentrations of bombesin and GRP above 1 X 10(-7) M. Nicotine and pilocarpine stimulated both E and NE releases dose dependently, but the effect of pilocarpine on E and NE release was 1/100 or less potent than that of nicotine. Bombesin-induced catecholamine releases were not inhibited by hexamethonium or atropine that fully impeded the stimulatory effects of nicotine or pilocarpine. In addition, bombesin had additive effects on the nicotine- or pilocarpine-induced E and NE releases. These data strongly suggest that bombesin or GRP plays a physiological role as one of the important regulators in catecholamine secretion in the adrenal gland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okubo
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Kaku
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kaneko
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yanaihara
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism*; D019886:Gastrin-Releasing Peptide; D018738:Hexamethonium; D006584:Hexamethonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010455:Peptides / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010862:Pilocarpine / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002395:Catecholamines; D006584:Hexamethonium Compounds; D010455:Peptides; D010862:Pilocarpine; D018738:Hexamethonium; D009538:Nicotine; D019886:Gastrin-Releasing Peptide; D001839:Bombesin