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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
7
pubmed:dateCreated
2001-11-28
pubmed:abstractText
1. Previous studies have demonstrated that chronic pre-synaptic inhibition of transmitter release by morphine evokes a counter-adaptive response in the sympathetic nerve terminals that manifests itself as an increase in transmitter release during acute withdrawal. In the present study we examined the possibility that other pre-synaptically acting drugs such as clonidine also evoke a counter-adaptive response in the sympathetic nerve terminals. 2. In chronically saline treated (CST) preparations, clonidine (0.5 microM) completely abolished evoked transmitter release from sympathetic varicosities bathed in an extracellular calcium concentration ([Ca(2+)](o)) of 2 mM. The inhibitory effect of clonidine was reduced by increasing [Ca(2+)](o) from 2 to 4 mM and the stimulation frequency from 0.1 to 1 Hz. 3. The nerve terminal impulse (NTI) was not affected by concentrations of clonidine that completely abolished evoked transmitter release. 4. Sympathetic varicosities developed a tolerance to clonidine (0.5 microM) following 7-9 days of chronic exposure to clonidine. 5. Acute withdrawal of preparations following chronic clonidine treatment (CCT) resulted in a significant (P < 0.005) enhancement of neurotransmitter release (3.75 times) above control levels observed in CST preparations. 6. The present findings demonstrate an enhancement of neurotransmitter release from sympathetic varicosities following acute withdrawal from chronic clonidine treatment.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0007-1188
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
134
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1480-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2001
pubmed:articleTitle
Effect of chronic clonidine treatment on transmitter release from sympathetic varicosities of the guinea-pig vas deferens.
pubmed:affiliation
The Narcotics Research Laboratory, School of Biomedical Sciences, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, The University of Queensland, St. Lucia, Queensland, Australia.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, In Vitro, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't