title: Alpha1-adrenoceptor activation is involved in the central N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced adrenomedullary outflow in rats.
abstract: N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) has been implicated in the regulation of several autonomic responses in the brain. The present study determined whether activation of alpha1-adrenoceptors is involved in the centrally administered NMDA-induced adrenomedullary catecholamine outflow, using urethane-anesthetized rats. The NMDA (5.0 nmol/animal, i.c.v.)-induced elevation of plasma levels of noradrenaline and adrenaline was reduced by phentolamine (0.33 micromol/animal, i.c.v.), a non-selective alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist, and by 2-{[b-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethyl]aminomethyl}-1 tetralone (HEAT) (90.0 nmol/animal, i.c.v.), a selective alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist. In contrast, sotalol (0.8 micromol/animal, i.c.v.), a non-selective beta-adrenoceptor antagonist, did not alter the responses. In addition, U-73122, a phospholipase C inhibitor (5.0 nmol/animal, i.c.v.), RHC-80267, a diacylglycerol lipase inhibitor (1.3 micromol/animal, i.c.v.) and URB 602, a monoacylglycerol lipase inhibitor (0.85 and 1.7 micromol/animal, i.c.v.), reduced the NMDA-induced plasma elevation of both catecholamines. Furthermore, perfusion of the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus with NMDA (0.3 and 1.0 mM) dose-dependently elevated both noradrenaline levels in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus and plasma catecholamine levels. These responses were abolished by co-administration of dizocilpine malate (MK-801, 0.1 mM), a selective non-competitive antagonist of the NMDA receptor and by co-administration of (+)-S-145 (2.5 mM), a selective competitive antagonist of the thromboxane A2 receptor. These results suggest that activation of central alpha1-adrenoceptors is involved in the centrally administered NMDA-induced activation of adrenomedullary catecholamine outflow in rats. Furthermore, signaling cascades downstream of the alpha1-adrenoceptor in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus may play an important role in the process.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kochi University, Nankoku, Kochi 783-8505, Japan. okadas@kochi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shoshiro
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Okada
authors.forename: Naoko
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism*; D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D000818:Animals; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds / Q000494:pharmacology; D002395:Catecholamines / Q000097:blood; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate / Q000494:pharmacology; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated / Q000494:pharmacology; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D008297:Male; D017551:Microdialysis; D008994:Monoacylglycerol Lipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D016202:N-Methylaspartate / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D010286:Paraventricular Hypothalamic Nucleus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000378:metabolism*; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D044244:Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2 / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D058668:Adrenergic alpha-1 Receptor Antagonists; D001643:Bridged Bicyclo Compounds; D002395:Catecholamines; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D005229:Fatty Acids, Monounsaturated; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D016194:Receptors, N-Methyl-D-Aspartate; D044244:Receptors, Thromboxane A2, Prostaglandin H2; C056566:S 145; D016202:N-Methylaspartate; D016291:Dizocilpine Maleate; D008994:Monoacylglycerol Lipases; D008071:Lipoprotein Lipase; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D009638:Norepinephrine