Elevated tyrosine hydroxylase mRNA levels in the adrenal medulla of spontaneously hypertensive rats

We investigated the expression of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) mRNA and its activity in the adrenal medulla of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar Kyoto rats (WKY). The TH mRNA levels were determined by Northern blot and dot blot analyses. The TH activity and the expression of TH mRNA in the adrenal medulla of SHR were significantly higher than those of WKY (P < 0.01). These results suggested that the hypertension of SHR may be related to the high activity of TH due to the high level of TH mRNA, which increases epinephrine and norepinephrine levels in the adrenal medulla.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1994

Erschienen:

1994

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:65

Enthalten in:

Japanese journal of pharmacology - 65(1994), 4 vom: 28. Aug., Seite 367-9

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumai, T [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, M [VerfasserIn]
Watanabe, M [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, S [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

EC 1.14.16.2
Epinephrine
Journal Article
Norepinephrine
RNA, Messenger
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
X4W3ENH1CV
YKH834O4BH

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 06.01.1995

Date Revised 25.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM079656110