Release of [3H]noradrenaline induced by 5-hydroxy-tryptamine from cat pial arteries |
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Authors: | J MARIN M SALAICES C F SNCHEZ |
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Institution: | J. MARIN,M. SALAICES,C. F. SÁNCHEZ |
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Abstract: | Pial arteries of cats were used to analyse the effects of 5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT) on the release of 3H]noradrenaline. To achieve this the vessels were preincubated with 3H]noradrenaline and the effect of different concentrations of 5-HT (10?6, 10?5, 10?4 M) on the release of tritium was studied. 5-HT elicited release of radioactivity in a dose-dependent manner. Removal of both superior cervical sympathetic ganglia 15 days before the experiment or pretreatment of the animals with reserpine (3 mg kg?1, total dose) produced a significant decrease in the outflow of tritium induced by 5-HT. In these arteries, the amount of radioactivity retained at the end of the experiment was much diminished. Cocaine (10?6 M) caused a significant decrease in the tritium efflux induced by 5-HT (10?5 M). These results show that 5-HT has an indirect adrenergic effect in the pial arteries of the cat only at high doses of 5-HT, and confirm that sympathetic innervation of these vessels mainly comes from the superior cervical ganglia. |
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