Control of catecholamine and serotonin release from the chromaffin tissue of the Atlantic hagfish
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An in situ saline-perfused systemic heart/posterior cardinal vein preparation of the Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) was used to assess (1) the ability of the chromaffin tissue to release catecholamines in response to adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH; 7.5 i.u. kg-1), serotonin (250 nmol kg-1), carbachol (100 µmol kg-1), [Asn1-Val5]angiotensin II (Ang II; 100 nmol kg-1), histamine (0.3­300 µmol l-1) and a high-[K+] saline (60 mmol l-1), (2) whether serotonin is co-released with the catecholamines of the chromaffin tissues, and (3) the potential modulatory effects of NECA, an adenosine receptor agonist, and DPSPX, an adenosine receptor antagonist, on catecholamine release. Bolus injections of ACTH, serotonin or carbachol, or perfusion with high-[K+] saline, all elicited the release of both adrenaline and noradrenaline. Pre-treatment with the serotonergic receptor antagonist methysergide or the cholinergic receptor antagonist hexamethonium abolished the serotonin- and carbachol-mediated catecholamine releases, respectively. Neither receptor antagonist affected the ACTH-mediated catecholamine release. Bolus injections of Ang II or perfusion with a range of histamine concentrations, two potent secretagogues in other vertebrates, did not elicit catecholamine secretion in hagfish. While injections of Ang II or perfusion with the high-[K+] saline both elicited the release of serotonin, treatments with ACTH, carbachol or histamine did not. Hence, co-release of catecholamines and serotonin was elicited by non-specific cell membrane depolarization using K+, but not by the specific secretagogues assessed in this study. The adenosine receptor agonist NECA and antagonist DPSPX significantly modified the secretory responses elicited by ACTH, serotonin and carbachol. The results suggest that adenosine may inhibit catecholamine release induced by serotonin or carbachol, while stimulating ACTH-induced release. Although the contribution of the different secretagogues identified in this study has yet to be explored in vivo, our results suggest that the control of catecholamine and serotonin release from the aneural chromaffin tissue of the Atlantic hagfish can be achieved through hormonal and/or paracrine means.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of experimental biology
دوره 199 Pt 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996