Effects of sodium nitroprusside on the catecholamine synthetic pathway in the adrenal medulla of rats

We studied the effect of sodium nitroprusside (SNP), a nitric oxide (NO) donor, on tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) activity and epinephrine and norepinephrine levels in the adrenal medulla of rats. TH activity and the levels of epinephrine and norepinephrine in the adrenal medulla of the SNP+nicotine (Nic)-treated group were increased significantly compared to those in the control, Nic-treated and SNP-treated groups. Furthermore, methylene blue inhibited this increase in TH activity. The data suggest that the NO derived from SNP may increase TH through the guanylyl cyclase pathway in the presence of Nic.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1998

Erschienen:

1998

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:77

Enthalten in:

Japanese journal of pharmacology - 77(1998), 3 vom: 07. Juli, Seite 205-10

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kumai, T [VerfasserIn]
Tanaka, M [VerfasserIn]
Tateishi, T [VerfasserIn]
Asoh, M [VerfasserIn]
Kobayashi, S [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

169D1260KM
EC 1.14.16.2
Epinephrine
Journal Article
Nitroprusside
Norepinephrine
Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase
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YKH834O4BH

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 05.11.1998

Date Revised 25.07.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM09656900X