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Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 276: R162-R170, 1999;
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Vol. 276, Issue 1, R162-R170, January 1999

Modulation of adrenal catecholamine release by PACAP in vivo

Stéphane Lamouche, Daniel Martineau, and Nobuharu Yamaguchi

Groupe de Recherche sur le Système Nerveux Autonome, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Montréal, Montréal, Québec, Canada H3C 3J7

The aim of the present study was to investigate whether pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-(1---27) (PACAP27) can modulate the adrenal catecholamine (CA) secretion induced by splanchnic nerve stimulation (SNS) and by exogenous acetylcholine (ACh) in anesthetized dogs. Plasma CA concentrations in adrenal venous and aortic blood were quantified by a high-performance liquid chromatography coupled with electrochemical detection. Adrenal venous blood flow was measured by gravimetry. Local infusion of PACAP27 (0.5, 5, and 50 ng) to the left adrenal gland via the adrenolumbar artery resulted in an increase in CA output, reaching a significant level at the highest dose tested. Either direct SNS (2 Hz) or local infusion of ACh (0.5 µg) to the left adrenal gland produced significant increases in CA output to an extent similar to that obtained with 50 ng of PACAP27 alone. In the presence of PACAP27 (50 ng), CA responses to either SNS or exogenous ACh were significantly potentiated by approximately four- and sixfold, respectively, compared with those obtained in response to each stimulus alone. However, the enhanced CA responses to ACh were not significantly different from those to SNS. The results indicate that the increase in adrenal CA secretion, induced by either direct SNS or exogenous ACh, is synergistically enhanced by PACAP27. The study suggests that the enhanced CA secretion may result from the activation of a PACAP-mediated facilitatory mechanism(s) localized presumably at the postsynaptic level in the canine adrenal medulla in vivo, although the possible involvement of presynaptic mechanisms cannot completely be ruled out in the present study.

pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-(1---27); splanchnic nerve; acetylcholine; dog; potentiation; medullary secretion


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