• Applied Microscopy
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• 제28권2호
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• pp.215-224
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• 1998

흰쥐 부신수질의 발생에 따른 미세구조적 변화를 관찰하기 위하여 임신 20일령, 출생직후, 출생후 7일, 15일 및 30일에 각각 조직을 채취하여 전자현미경적으로 관찰한 바, 흰쥐 부신 수질에서는 과립내용물의 전자밀도가 중등도 또는 낮고, 한계막에 싸여 있으며, 한계막과 과립 내용물간에 비교적 넓은 halo를 형성하거나 얇은 core를 형성하는 원형 내지 타원형의 소위 adrenaline 과립 $(123\sim200nm)$과 과립 내용물의 전자밀도가 adrenaline 과립보다 높고 한계막과 과립내용물간에 대체로 넓은 halo를 형성하는 부정형의 소위 noradrenaline 과립 (장경 $177\sim299nm$, 단경 $124\sim194nm$) 등 두 가지 형태의 과립이 관찰되었다. 이들 두 종류의 과립은 임신 후기 및 출생직후에서는 두종의 과립이 한 세포내에서 흔재하고 있었으나, 출생후 7일령에서부터 명확한 두종의 세포를 구별할 수 있었으며 과립의 크기와 수는 일령에 따라 다소 차이를 나타내었고, 핵내에서는 치밀체가 출현하였다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제3권1호
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• pp.5-13
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• 1967

It has been reported by some investigators that pressor response of rabbits to sympathetic ganglionic stimulants was weak. In this paper it was attempted to investigate this problem more thorouglhy in urethane anesthetized rabbits. 1) In rabbits the approximate doses to elicit increase of about 20 mmHg of blood pressure were $100\;{\mu}g/kg$ with DMPP, $50\;{\mu}g/kg$ with Wy-615, $500\;{\mu}g/kg$ with TMA and with nicotine. The pressor activity of these substances was markedly augmented by treating animals with syrosingopine. 2) In adrenal-ligated rabbits pressor activity of the substances was markedly reduced. Treating the adrenal-ligated animals with syrosingopine augmented significantly the pressor activity of these substances except DMPP. Direct injection of DMPP and TMA into the adrenal produced mole pressor response than intravenous injection did. These date suggest that DMPP has greater effect on the adrenal medulla than the other substances. 3) In vagotomized and atropinized rabbits the pressor activity of these compounds was more marked than in normal rabbits. 4) The above facts indicate that the pressor activity of the ganglionic stimulants in rabbits was definitely low than in cats and dogs. The low responsiveness of the rabbits to these agents was discussed in the light of catecholamine releasing mechanisms, and extraganglionic actions of these substances.

• Biomolecules & Therapeutics
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• 제10권3호
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• pp.142-151
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• 2002

The present study was attempted to investigate the effect of apamin on catecholamine (CA) secretion evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, cyclopiazonic acid and Bay-K-8644 from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland and to establish the mechanism of its action. The perfusion of apamin (1 nM) into an adrenal vein for 20 min produced greatly potentiation in CA secretion evoked by ACh (5.32 $ imes$ $10^{-3}$ M), high $K^+$, (5.6 $ imes$ $10^{-2}$), DMPP ($10^{-4}$ M for 2 min), McN-A-343 ($10^{-4}$ M for 2 min), cyclopiazonic acid ($10^{-5}$ M for 4 min) and Bay-K-8644 ($10^{-5}$ M for 4 min). However, apamin itself did fail to affect basal catecholamine output. Furthermore, in adrenal glands preloaded with apamin (1 nM) under the presence of glibenclamide ($10^{-6}$ M), an antidiabetic sulfonylurea that has been shown to be a specific blocker of ATP-regulated potassium channels (for 20 min), CA secretion evoked by DMPP and McN-A-343 was not affected. However, the perfusion of high concentration of apamin (100 nM) into an adrenal vein for 20 min rather inhibited significantly CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, cyclopiazonic acid and Bay-K-8644. Taken together, these results suggest that the low concentration of apamin causes greatly the enhancement of CA secretion evoked by stimulation of cholinergic (both nicotinic and muscarinic) receptors as well as by membrane depolarization. These findings suggests that apamin-sensitive SK ($Ca^{2+}$) channels located in rat adrenal medullary chromaffin cells may play an inhibitory role in the release of catecholamines mediated by stimulation of cholinergic nicotinic and muscarinic receptors as well as membrane depolarization. However, it is thought that high concentration of apamin cause the inhibitory responses in catecholamine secretion evoked by stimulation of cholinergic receptors as well as by membrane depolarization from the rat adrenal gland without relevance with the SK channel blockade.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제12권1호
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• pp.13-23
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• 2008

The aim of the present study was designed to establish comparatively the inhibitory effects of $D_1$-like and $D_2$-like dopaminergic receptor agonists, SKF81297 and R(-)-TNPA on the release of catecholamines (CA) evoked by cholinergic stimulation and membrane depolarization from the isolated perfused model of the rat adrenal medulla. SKF81297 $(30{\mu}M)$ and R-(-)-TNPA $(30{\mu}M)$ perfused into an adrenal vein for 60 min, produced great inhibition in the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh $(5.32{\times}10^{-3}\;M)$, DMPP $(10^{-4}\;M)$, McN-A-343 $(10^{-4}\;M)$, high $K^+$ $(5.6{\times}10^{-2}\;M)$, Bay-K-8644 $(10{\mu}M)$, and cyclopiazonic acid $(10{\mu}M)$, respectively. For the release of CA evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644 and cyclopiazonic acid, the following rank order of inhibitory potency was obtained: SKF81297>R-(-)-TNPA. However, R(+)-SCH23390, a selectve $D_1$-like dopaminergic receptor antagonist, and S(-)-raclopride, a selectve $D_2$-like dopaminergic receptor antagonist, enhanced the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644 and cyclopiazonic acid only for $0{\sim}4$ min. The rank order for the enhancement of CA release evoked by high $K^+$, McN-A-343 and cyclopiazonic acid was R(+)-SCH23390>S(-)-raclopride. Also, the rank order for ACh, DMPP and Bay-K-8644 was S(-)-raclopride > R(+)-SCH23390. Taken together, these results demonstrate that both SKF81297 and R-(-)-TNPA inhibit the CA release evoked by stimulation of cholinergic (both nicotinic and muscarinic) receptors and the membrane depolarization from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland without affecting the basal release, respectively, but both R(+)-SCH23390 and S(-)-raclopride facilitate the CA release evoked by them. It seems likely that the inhibitory effects of SKF81297 and R-(-)-TNPA are mediated by the activation of $D_1$-like and $D_2$-like dopaminergic receptors located on the rat adrenomedullary chromaffin cells, respectively, whereas the facilitatory effects of R(+)-SCH23390 and S(-)-raclopride are mediated by the blockade of $D_1$-like and $D_2$-like dopaminergic receptors, respectively: this action is possibly associated with extra- and intracellular calcium mobilization. Based on these results, it is thought that the presence of dopaminergic $D_1$ receptors may play an important role in regulation of the rat adrenomedullary CA secretion, in addition to well-known dopaminergic $D_2$ receptors.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.223-230
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• 2005

The purpose of the present study was to examine the effect of naltrexone, an opioid antagonist, on secretion of catecholamines (CA) evoked by cholinergic nicotinic stimulation and membrane-depolarization from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland and to establish the mechanism of its action. Naltrexone $(3{\times}10^{-6}M)$ perfused into an adrenal vein for 60 min produced time-dependent inhibition in CA secretory responses evoked by ACh $(5.32{\times}10^{-3}M)$ , high $K^+$ $(5.6{\times}10^{-2}M)$ , DMPP ($10^{-4}$ M) and McN-A-343 $(10^{-4}M)$ . Naltrexone itself did also fail to affect basal CA output. In adrenal glands loaded with naltrexone $(3{\times}10^{-6}M)$ , the CA secretory responses evoked by Bay-K-8644, an activator of L-type $Ca^{2+}$ channels and cyclopiazonic acid, an inhibitor of cytoplasmic $Ca^{2+}-ATPase$, were also inhibited. However, in the presence of met-enkephalin $(5{\times}10^{-6}M)$ , a well-known opioid agonist, the CA secretory responses evoked by ACh, high $K^+$, DMPP, McN-A-343, Bay-K-8644 and cyclopiazonic acid were also significantly inhibited. Collectively, these experimental results demonstrate that naltrexone inhibits greatly CA secretion evoked by stimulation of cholinergic (both nicotinic and muscarinic) receptors as well as that by membrane depolarization. It seems that this inhibitory effect of naltrexone does not involve opioid receptors, but might be mediated by blocking both the calcium influx into the rat adrenal medullary chromaffin cells and the uptake of $Ca^{2+}$ into the cytoplasmic calcium store, which are at least partly relevant to the direct interaction with the nicotinic receptor itself.

• 한국발생생물학회지:발생과생식
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• 제2권1호
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• pp.39-43
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• 1998

스테로이드 호르몬의 합성은 콜레스테롤로부터 시작되고 Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein(StAR)은 스테로이드의 합성과정에서 콜레스테롤을 미토콘드리아의 안으로 신속하게 운반하는 역할을 한다. 스테로이드 호르몬은 난소, 부신, 고환에서 합성되며 본 연구에서는 흰쥐 난소와 부신에서 StAr mRNA의 발현 양상을 in situ hybridization 기법을 이용하여 조사하였다. 난소의 경우 StAR mRNa는 프로게스테론을 분비하는 황체에서 강한 발현을 보였고 엔드로겐을 분비하는 난포막세포에서도 약한 발현을 보였으며 에스트로겐을 분비하는 과립막세포에서는 발현되지 않았다. 황체에서도 황체의 발달 저도에 따라 차이를 보였고 성장한 황체에서는 강한 발현을 보인 반면, 퇴화하는 황체에서는 약한 발현을 보였다. 부신에서 StAR mRNA는 피질에서 강한 발현을 보였고 수질에서는 발현되지 않았다. 특히, 피질의 토리층에서보다 다발층과 그물층에서 강한 발현을 보였다. 난소와 부신에서 StAR mRNA는 스테로이드 호르몬의 종류에 따라서 발현 양상이 달랐고 스테로이드 호르몬 합성의 초기 단계에 관여함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제30권3호
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• pp.299-311
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• 1994

Pentazocine은 opioid 수용체에 대한 흥분작용과 길항작용을 겸유한 opioid계 약물로 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서 흰쥐 적출 관류부신으로 부터 pentazocine의 catecholamine(CA) 분비작용을 관찰하여 그 기전을 규명하고 또한 다른 opioid의 작용과 비교하여 얻어진 결과는 다음과 같다. Pentazocine$(30{\sim}300\;ug)$을 부신정맥내에 주사하였을때 현저한 용량의 존성의 CA 분비작용을 나타내었다. Pentazocine의 이러한 CA 분비작용은 chlorisondamine $(10^{-6}\;M)$, naloxone $(1.22{\times}10^{-7}\;M)$, morphine $(1.73{\times}10^{-5}\;M)$, enkephalin $(9.68{\times}10^{-6}\;M)$, nicardipine $(10^{-6}\;M)$ 및 TMB-8$(10^{-5}\;M)$등의 전처치로 뚜렷이 억제되었으나 pirenzepine (2과$10^{-6}\;M)$의 전처치에 의해서는 영향을 받지 않았다. $Ca^{++}$-free Krebs 용액으로 30분간 관류한 후에 pentazocine의 CA 분비작용은 현저한 감소를 나타냈었다. Pentazocine $(1.75{\times}10^{-4}\;M)$을 20분간 관류시킨 후에 ACh $(5.32{\times}10^{-3}\;M)$과 DMPP $(10^{-4}\;M)$에 의한 CA 분비작용이 의의 있게 감약되었다. 이상과 같은 연구결과를 종합하면, pentazocine은 횐쥐 적출 관류부신에 투여시 현저한 CA 분비작용을 일으키고 있는 칼슘의존성 exocytotic mechanism에 의한 것으로 생각되며, 이러한 pentazocine의 CA 분비작용은 부신 chromaffin cell에 있는 opioid 수용체의 활성화를 통하여 나타나며, 또한 부신의 nicotine 수용체의 흥분작용과도 관련성이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제9권2호
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• pp.187-194
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• 1993

[Met5]-Enkephalin (ME) secretion and the expression of proenkephalin A (proENK) mRNA were studied following long-term exposure of bovine adrenal medullary chromaffin (BAMC) cells to pertussis toxin. Prolonged (24 hr) stimulation of BAMC cells with pertussis toxin increased the secretion of ME as well as proENK gene expression. BAMC cells were also incubated with pertussis toxin in the presence or absence of other secretagogues such as nicotine, angiotensin II and phorbol myristate acetate.

• 대한수의학회지
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• 제15권1호
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• pp.39-45
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• 1975

The authors believe that farm livestok will be greatly affected by the marked increasing use of organic phosphate. This study was carried out to observe the clinical signs and histopathological changes of mouse, guinea pig, hamster and rabbit that were orally administered with diazinon used usually as agricultural insecticide, and cholinesterase (ChE) activity was histochemically examined in the liver, heart, kidney, adrenal gland, duodenum and salivary gland of these experimental animals administered with diazinon. The results obtained were as follows: 1. Clinical signs such as dullness, severe salivation, ataxia, dyspnea, irregular slight convulsion and inappetance and as the histopathological changes cloudy swelling, congestion and hemorrhage of parenchymal organs, catarrh or local necrsois of the gastrointestinal tract, congestion or hemorrhage of the other organs were observed. Especially, hemorrhage of adrenal glands (rabbit, guinea pig) and pulmonary congestion and hemorrhage were necessarily constant. 2. In the histochemical study, ChE activity appeared intensely in the liver, heart, medulla of adrenal glands and salivary glands (submaxillary and parotid) of control animals, but ChE activity was negative or markedly decreased in experimental animals administered with diazinon. There was no marked difference between the control and experimental animals in ChE activity of the kidney. 3. Histochemical observation of ChE activity was helpful to explain the clinical signs and histopathological changes and was regarded as a diagnostic method for organic phosphate poisoning.

• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제21권1호
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• pp.141-141
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• 2017