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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
1984-5-2
pubmed:abstractText
The present study examines the possible involvement of alpha-adrenergic receptors in catecholamine-stimulated cAMP production in intact slices of rat striatum. Norepinephrine (NE) produces a greater stimulation of cAMP levels than does the beta-adrenergic agonist, isoproterenol (ISO), and the NE response is inhibited by both the beta-adrenergic antagonist, propranolol, and the alpha-adrenergic antagonist, phentolamine. The alpha-adrenergic agonist, 6-fluoronorepinephrine (6-FNE), has little or no effect on basal cAMP levels; however, 6-FNE causes a marked potentiation of the cAMP response to ISO. Hence, NE stimulation of cAMP levels in striatal slices appears to involve a synergistic interaction between alpha- and beta-adrenergic receptors. alpha-Receptors also potentiate adenosine stimulation of cAMP levels in striatal slices. However, in contrast to results previously reported in cerebral cortical slices, the alpha-adrenergic component of the NE response in striatal slices is not dependent on endogenous adenosine. Finally, 6-FNE interactions with adenylate cyclase in striatal homogenates differ from those observed in the slice preparation. In homogenates, 6-FNE appears to directly stimulate adenylate cyclase through a D-1 receptor. D-1 receptor involvement in catecholamine responses in the striatal slice preparation, on the other hand, appears to be minimal.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Feb
pubmed:issn
0006-8993
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
13
pubmed:volume
293
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
57-65
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1984
pubmed:articleTitle
alpha-Noradrenergic potentiation of neurotransmitter-stimulated cAMP production in rat striatal slices.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.