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Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.
Ventricular hypertrophy and presynaptic regulation of sympathetic function.
American Journal of Physiology 1990 May
In normal heart, presynaptic cholinergic muscarinic and alpha 2-adrenergic mechanisms contribute to regional variations in the rate constant of norepinephrine turnover (kNE), an index of sympathetic neural function. To evaluate these mechanisms in the hypertrophied heart, pulmonary artery-constricted and sham-operated guinea pigs were pretreated with 1) saline vehicle (control) or 2) a combination of quinuclidinyl benzilate (Q), a muscarinic cholinergic antagonist, and yohimbine (Y), an alpha 2-adrenergic antagonist. An increase in kNE was determined in multiple regions of heart from incorporation of radiolabeled tyrosine into norepinephrine during a control period at 24 degrees C and again at 4 degrees C. In sham animals, kNE during cold stress was increased significantly (P less than 0.05) by Q + Y compared with vehicle, confirming that muscarinic cholinergic and/or alpha 2-adrenergic receptors exert a negative-feedback influence on sympathetic neurotransmitter synthesis. In pulmonary artery-constricted animals, in contrast, there were smaller increases in cardiac kNE compared with sham guinea pigs given Q + Y and subjected to cold stress. These data support the concept that muscarinic cholinergic and/or alpha 2-adrenergic presynaptic regulation of cardiac sympathetic function is altered in the hearts and vasculature of pulmonary artery-constricted guinea pigs.
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