title: Involvement of norepinephrine in the hyperglycemic responses of the freshwater giant prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, under cold shock.
abstract: Hyperglycemic response of freshwater giant prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii, under acute cold shock was investigated, and the involvement and stimulatory pathways of norepinephrine (NE) on induced-glycemia were further examined. Remarkable elevations in hemolymph glucose at comparable magnitude were observed in both intact and eyestalkless prawn under cold treatments, suggesting that hyperglycemic response of this species is not solely mediated through the actions of crustacean hyperglycemic hormone released from X-organ sinus gland complex on the target tissues, but NE is involved. Positive and significant correlations were noted between the hemolymph glucose titers and NE contents in both thoracic ganglia and the hemolymph, suggesting that NE plays a significant role in the hyperglycemic responses of this species under cold. Depressive effects of various adrenoceptor antagonists monitored in vivo and in vitro further suggest that the action of NE is primarily mediated through both alpha1- and beta1-adrenoceptors.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition and Health Science, Fooyin University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, 831.
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Hsieh
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Y H
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Kuo
mesh_terms: D000588:Amines / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000378:metabolism; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism; D005947:Glucose / Q000378:metabolism; D006458:Hemolymph / Q000378:metabolism; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000378:metabolism / Q000473:pathology*; D050356:Lipid Metabolism; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology*; D033541:Palaemonidae / Q000378:metabolism*; D017956:Photoreceptor Cells, Invertebrate / Q000378:metabolism; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature; D013697:Thermosensing; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000588:Amines; D002395:Catecholamines; D011941:Receptors, Adrenergic; D005947:Glucose; D004298:Dopamine; D009638:Norepinephrine