title: Inhibitory effects of neuropeptide Y on cyclic AMP accumulation in slices of the nucleus tractus solitarius region of the rat.
abstract: The effects of neuropeptide Y (NPY) on cyclic AMP (cAMP) accumulation in slices of the dorsal midline area of the caudal part of the medulla oblongata containing the nucleus tractus solitarius (nTS) have been studied. Neuropeptide Y (30 and 300 nM) significantly reduced the [3H]cAMP accumulation induced by forskolin and phorboldibutyrate. Similar results were obtained after incubation with the alpha-adrenoceptor agonist clonidine (1 microM). These results indicate that stimulation of the NPY receptors and alpha-adrenoceptors in the nTS region may cause inhibition of the adenylate cyclase. Such a mechanism may at least partly underlie the centrally mediated hypotensive effects of the costored transmitters adrenaline and NPY.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D008526:Medulla Oblongata / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000502:physiology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000502:physiology; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D017476:Receptors, Neuropeptide Y; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases