Tyrosine's pressor effect in hypotensive rats is not mediated by tyramine |
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Authors: | Lydia A. Conlay Timothy J. Maher Richard J. Wurtman |
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Affiliation: | 1. Laboratory of Neuroendocrine Regulation, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambride, MA 02139, USA;2. Department of Pharmacology Massachusetts College of Pharmacy and Allied Health Sciences Boston, MA 02115, USA |
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Abstract: | Tyrosine, the amino acid precursor of catecholamines, increases blood pressure (BP) in hemorrhaged hypotensive rats. Since tyrosine may also be decarboxylated to form ∞, which releases norepinephrine from sympathetic terminals, we tested the hypothesis that formation might mediate tyrosine's ability to increase BP. Three lines of evidence indicate that tyrosine does not act via this mechanism: pretreatment with reserpine blocked but not tyrosine's pressor activity; pretreatment with hexamethonium left effect intact but blocked the pressor response to tyrosine; and plasma did not increase after an hemodynamically-active dose of tyrosine (100 mg/kg). |
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