title: Reduction of the cAMP response to norepinephrine in rat cerebral cortex following repeated restraint stress.
abstract: The present studies examined the effect of restraint stress on the sensitivity of the catecholamine-cAMP generating system in the rat cerebral cortex. Restraint was found to cause a persistent reduction in the magnitude of the cAMP response to catecholamines. This effect occurred after repeated but not acute stress and was more marked with twice-daily as compared to once-daily treatment. The reduction in response was more marked with norepinephrine than with isoproterenol, indicating a selective action of stress on the non-beta component of the noradrenergic response. The findings suggest that subsensitivity of the cAMP response to norepinephrine is a general response to chronic stressful stimuli and may be related to the action of certain antidepressant agents.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D003891:Desipramine / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012149:Restraint, Physical; D013315:Stress, Psychological / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000242:Cyclic AMP; D007545:Isoproterenol; D003891:Desipramine; D009638:Norepinephrine