title: Ion dependence of the release of noradrenaline by tetraethylammonium and 4-aminopyridine from cat splenic slices.
abstract: Cat splenic slices prelabelled with [3H]-noradrenaline were incubated in oxygenated Krebs-bicarbonate solution at 37 degrees C, and the spontaneous total 3H release into different incubation media monitored. In normal Krebs bicarbonate solution, the spontaneous tritium fractional release amounted to 3.7% of the tissue radioactivity content per 5 min collection period. Tetraethylammonium (TEA) increased spontaneous transmitter release in a concentration-dependent manner; the release was maximal at 30 mM and was 3.5 times the basal release. 4-Aminopyridine (4-AP) also enhanced the spontaneous release of tritium. The response increased linearly with 4-AP concentration (1-10 mM). With 10 mM 4-AP, the release was as much as 6 times the basal transmitter release. Guanidine was much less potent than either TEA or 4-AP. The secretory response to TEA or 4-AP was little affected by changes in external Ca2+, Mg2+, Na+, Cl-, H2PO4- or by tetrodotoxin. However, transmitter release evoked by TEA or 4-AP strongly depended upon the concentration of HCO3- of the incubation solution; in fact, the secretory response varied almost linearly between 1 and 25 mM HCO3-. The mechanisms underlying these effects are probably related to the well-known ability of TEA and 4-AP to block K+ conductance that would cause depolarization of the splenic sympathetic nerve terminals. The HCO3- requirements for the secretory response are probably related to the ability of CO2/HCO3- solutions to mobilize and release Ca2+ from intracellular organelles.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ceña
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: García
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Garcia
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Kirpekar
mesh_terms: D015761:4-Aminopyridine; D000200:Action Potentials / Q000187:drug effects; D000631:Aminopyridines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001639:Bicarbonates / Q000494:pharmacology; D002413:Cations, Divalent / Q000494:pharmacology; D002415:Cats; D019791:Guanidine; D006146:Guanidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism*; D010477:Perfusion; D013154:Spleen / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013779:Tetrodotoxin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000631:Aminopyridines; D001639:Bicarbonates; D002413:Cations, Divalent; D006146:Guanidines; D013757:Tetraethylammonium Compounds; D013779:Tetrodotoxin; D015761:4-Aminopyridine; D019791:Guanidine; D009638:Norepinephrine