alpha-adrenergic stimulation of respiration in isolated rat hepatocytes.
1. The alpha-adrenergic agonists noradrenaline (in the presence of beta-blocker) and phenylephrine cause a transient stimulation of the respiration in isolated rat hepatocytes. After a lag period of 12s, this activation first attains its maximal value (+24%) for about 1 min and then falls to a sustained value (+15%). The effect is blocked by the alpha-antagonists phenoxybenzamine and phentolamine. It is dose-dependent, with an half-maximal stimulation by 16 nM-noradrenaline, which is similar to that found for other cell responses to the hormone. 2. Vasopressin and ATP, which in common with alpha-agonists are believed to increase intracellular [Ca2+], induce similar activation in the respiration rate. 3. The alpha-adrenergic-mediated respiration depends on extracellular Ca2+. The activation is decreased or abolished when extracellular [Ca2+] is decreased by adding EGTA, or when the Ca2+ antagonists Mn2+ and La3+ are present in the incubation medium. 4. It is suggested that the activation of the mitochondrial respiration rate results from the increase in cytosolic Ca2+ concentration, presumably via Ca2+ influx or Ca2+ release from the plasma membrane or endoplasmic reticulum.
D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014667:Vasopressins / Q000494:pharmacology
D014667:Vasopressins; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine