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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 273: R1758-R1763, 1997;
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AJP - Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology, Vol 273, Issue 5 1758-R1763, Copyright © 1997 by American Physiological Society

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Adrenal epinephrine and norepinephrine release to hypoglycemia measured by microdialysis in conscious rats

R. R. Vollmer, J. J. Balcita, A. F. Sved and D. J. Edwards
Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261, USA.

Experiments were conducted in conscious male rats to determine whether hypoglycemia induced by insulin administration preferentially stimulated epinephrine (Epi) or norepinephrine (NE) adrenal medullary chromaffin cells. The release of Epi and NE from the adrenal medulla was continuously monitored using a microdialysis probe of novel design that had been inserted in the adrenal medulla approximately 16 h before the administration of insulin. Following insulin, 3 U/kg i.v., blood glucose declined and dialysate Epi levels rose. No measurable increment in dialysate NE was obtained. Similarly, plasma Epi increased with no detectable change in NE. Patterns of dialysate and plasma catecholamine changes were similar in two groups of animals that had been fed or fasted overnight before insulin treatment. However, the magnitude of the Epi increase was greater in the fasted animals. After recovery of the blood glucose concentration to preinsulin levels, dialysate and plasma catecholamine concentrations returned to control values. These experiments clearly demonstrate that adrenal medullary chromaffin cells that produce Epi are preferentially stimulated in response to insulin-induced hypoglycemia.


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