• The Korean Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology
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• 제2권4호
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• pp.443-454
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• 1998

The present study was attempted to investigate the effect of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) on secretion of catecholamines (CA) and to establish whether there is the existence of a noncholinergic mechanism in adrenomedullary CA secretion from the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland. The perfusion into an adrenal vein of VIP $(3{\times}10^{-6}\;M)$ for 5 min or the injection of acetylcholine (ACh, $5.32{\times}10^{-3}\;M$) resulted in great increases in CA secretion. Tachyphylaxis to releasing effect of CA evoked by VIP was not observed by the repeated perfusion. The net increase in adrenal CA secretion evoked by VIP still remained unaffected in the presence of atropine or chlorisondamine. However, the CA release in response to ACh was greatly inhibited by the pretreatment with atropine or chlorisondamine. The releasing effects of CA evoked by either VIP or ACh were depressed by pretreatment with nicardipine, TMB-8, and the perfusion of $Ca^{2+}$-free medium. Moreover, VIP- as well as ACh-evoked CA secretory responses were markedly inhibited under the presence of $(Lys^1,\;Pro^{2.5},\;Arg^{3.4},\;Tyr^6)-VIP$ or naloxone. CA secretory responses induced by ACh and high $K^+\;(5.6{\times}10^{-2}\;M)$ were potentiated by infusion of VIP $(3{\times}10^{-6}M\;for\;5\;min)$. Taken together, these experimental results indicate that VIP causes CA release in a fashion of calcium ion -dependence, suggesting strongly that there exists a noncholinergic mechanism that may be involved in the regulation of adrenomedullary CA secretion through VIP receptors in the rat adrenal gland, and that VIP may be the noncholinergic excitatory secretagogue present in the chromaffin cells.

• 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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• 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.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제29권1호
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• pp.43-55
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• 1993

흰쥐 관류부신에서 histamine의 catecholamine (CA) 분비작용의 특성과 기전을 규명코자 연구한 결과는 다음과 같다. Histamine $(37.5{\sim}150\;{\mu}g)$을 부신정맥내에 주사 하였을 때 현저한 용량 의존성의 CA 분비작용을 나타내었다. 그러나 histamine $(150\;{\mu}g)$을 120분 간격으로 반복 투여시 제 3차 투여시부터는 CA 분비효과가 뚜렷이 감소하였다. 즉, histamine의 반복투여로 인한 반응급강현상을 관찰할 수 있었다. Histamine의 CA 분비작용은 chlorisondamine, diphenhydrarmine, ranitidine, $Ca^{++}-free$ Krebs 용액의 관류, nicardipine 및 TMB-8 등의 전처치로 유의하게 억제 되었으나 pirenzepine의 전처치에 의해서는 별다른 영향을 받지 않았다. 더우기 histamine $(6.8{\times}10^{-5}M)$으로 30분간 관류시킨 후에 ACh $(50{\mu}g)$의 CA 분비작용이 상당히 억제됨을 나타내었다. 이상과 같은 연구 결과로 보아 histamine은 흰쥐 적출관류 부신에서 현저한 CA 분비작용을 나타내었으며 칼슘 의존성이었다. 이러한 CA 분비작용은 $H_1-$ 및 $H_2-$ 양수용체의 활성화를 통해서 일어나며 또한 부신의 nicotine 수용체와도 관련성이 있는 것으로 사료된다.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2003년도 제10차 국제학술회의 및 추계정기 학술발표회
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• pp.17-17
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• 2003

Enzymes involved in catecholamine synthesis are present in the highest concentration in the adrenal medulla, however they were found also in other, mainly nervous tissues. Increased transcription of genes for catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes is an important mechanism to increase the capacity for epineprine/norepinephrine biosynthesis with stress. Gastrodia elata(Chinese name: Tienma), are very important Chinese herbal medicines used for the medical treatment of headaches, migraine, dizziness, epilepsy, rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis and other neuralgic and nervous disorders. Immobilize stressed rat markedly increased tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) mRNA and dopamine-${\beta}$-hydroxylase (DBH) mRNA transcriptior level more than control group. But treated Gastrodia elata extracts in immobilized stressed rat slightly increased TH mRNA and DBH mRNA transcription level more than normal group. In addition, we are obtained identical results in PC12 cell line. Decrease of transcription level of TH mRNA and DBH mRNA is indicating that Gastrodia elata have a anti-stress effects which decrease the transcription level of TH and DBH mRNA on catecholamine biosynthesis pathway.

• 한국자원식물학회:학술대회논문집
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• 한국자원식물학회 2003년도 심포지엄
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• pp.37-37
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• 2003

Enzymes involved in catecholamine synthesis are present in the highest concentration in the adrenal medulla, however they were found also in other, mainly nervous tissues. Increased transcription of genes for catecholamine biosynthetic enzymes is an important mechanism to increase the capacity for epineprine/norepinephrine biosynthesis with stress. Gastrodia elata(Chinese name: Tienma), are very important Chinese herbal medicines used for the medical treatment of headaches, migraine, dizziness, epilepsy, rheumatism, neuralgia, paralysis and other neuralgic and nervous disorders. Immobilize stressed rat markedly increased tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) mRNA and dopamine-$\beta$-hydroxylase (DBH) mRNA transcription level more than control group. But treated Gastrodia elata extracts in immobilized stressed rat slightly increased TH mRNA and DBH mRNA transcription level more than normal group. In addition, we are obtained identical results in PC12 cell line. Decrease of transcription level of TH mRNA and DBH mRNA is indicating that Gastrodia elata have a anti-stress effects which decrease the transcription level of TH and DBH mRNA on catecholamine biosynthesis pathway.

• BMB Reports
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• 제29권5호
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• pp.393-397
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• 1996

Sprague-Dawley male rats (150 g) were chronically treated with 5 v/v % ethanol admixed with nutritionally complete liquid diet and fed ad libitum for 3 weeks. Controls were pair fed with the isocaloric sucrose liquid diet. One half of each group was exposed to cold stress at $4^{\circ}C$ either for 24 h (for determination of mRNA by in situ hybridization) or for 48 h (for determination of enzyme activity). Chronic ethanol treatment (ethanol) did not affect tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) mRNA level in locus coeruleus (LC) of brain and adrenal medulla (AM) compared to controls. Cold stress showed strong increase of TH mRNA level in LC and AM compared to controls. Pretreated ethanol reduced the increased TH mRNA level by cold stress in LC and AM. Ethanol did not affect TH activity in LC and adrenal glands (adrenals). Cold stress increased TH activity in LC but not in adrenals. Pretreated ethanol did not reduce the increased TH activity by cold stress in LC but this result was not shown in adrenals. It is suggested that ethanol does not affect the message level and enzyme protein level for TH in LC and AM in normal rat. It is also hypothesized that pretreated ethanol reduces the magnitude of acute cold stress response, that is induction of TH mRNA in LC and AM, and does not reduce the increased TH enzyme protein that is also acute cold stress response in LC.

• 동의신경정신과학회지
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• 제4권1호
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• pp.77-97
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• 1993

Human and animals are living by acclimation to environmental changes like high and cold temperature, nose, confinement, etc. If the above changes reach a defined levels, some physiological abnormal state could appear, which we call them as stress state. Catecholamines are excreted by the sympathetic-adrenomedullary system in free from in urine. Catecholamines are derived from the adrenal medulla and urinary epinephrine can be taken as a rough estemation of the activity of this gland. Many scientist reported the endocrinological change, excretion of catecholamine and its metabolites, stomach ulcer formation, etc. under the condition of the confinement and high temperature. In this study author gave restraint, electric shock and immersion stress to rats by administrating by HPLC and got the following results. 1. In the restriant experiment, epinephrine contents in control rat was 194.7 ng, but in Bohyulanshintang administered rat urine 198.9 ng of epinephrine was found. 2. In the electrical shock experiment, 199.5 ng of epinephrine was found in the control rat urine, but in Bohyulanshintang administered rat urine epinephrine content was 142.4 ng. 3. Dopamine contents in control rat urine the immersion environment was 118.9 ng, but in Bohyulanshintang administered rat urine only 55.2 ng of dopamine was found. 4. Incontrol rat stomach there appeared focal erosion and inflamatory exudate, but in experimental group these symptom were turned to mild condition.

• 환경위생공학
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• 제5권2호
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• pp.37-43
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• 1990

The term of stress was used by many scientists, but there were several difinitions about stress, and this term are using in societies frequently. Generally stress is defined as equilibrium, harmony, and adaptation to external stimulations, in 1930 s Hans Selye was the first scientist who used the term of stress and he pointed out the stress mean the function of force in body. When we get stress the stimulation go to the sympathetic-adrenomedulla system and epinephrine and norepinnephrine are secreted from adrenal medulla. Author tried to investigate the change of catecholamine secretion from rat urine which were exposed to 80 dB noise environment. The control rat urine released 0.03 $\pm$ 0.01 ng/ml of epinephrine and 0.18 $\pm$ 0.04 ng/ml, but in noise exposed group the epinephrine was 0.42 $\pm$ 0.07 ng/ml and norepinephrine was 2.16 $\pm$ 0.48 ng/ml.

• 대한약리학회지
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• 제31권1호
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• pp.63-74
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• 1995

저산소 상태에서는 부신수질로부터 카테콜아민 (CA) 유리작용이 활성화되지만 반면에 소의 배양 chromaffin cell에서는 고통도의 $K^+$에 의한 CA 분비작용이 억제된다고 알려져 있다. 본 연구에서는 적출 흰쥐 관류부신에서 콜린성 자극과 막탈분극에 의한 CA 분비작용에 대한 저산소증의 영향을 검색하고 그 작용기전을 규명코자 하였다. 본 연구목적을 위하여, 적출 흰쥐 관류부신을 이용, 저산소증이 니코틴($N_1$), 무스카린($M_1$) 수용체 흥분약, 막탈분극 약물, 칼슘채널 활성화 약물, 세포내 칼슘유리 약물 및 ACh에 의한 CA 분비에 미치는 영향을 연구하였으며, 저산소증은 95% 질소 및 5% 이산화탄소 혼합가스를 Krebs액에 주입하여 유발시켰으며, $3{\sim}4$시간동안 유지하였다. 저산소증 유발시, DMPP ($100{\mu}M$), McN-A-343 ($100{\mu}M$), ACh (5.32 mM), Bay-K-8644 ($10{\mu}M$) 및 high $K^+$ (56 mM)에 의한 CA 분비작용을 시간의존적으로 점차 유의성인 감소를 나타내었다. 그러나, cyclopiazonic acid ($10{\mu}M$)에 의한 CA 분비반응에는 하등의 영향을 일으키지 못하였다. 또한 저산소증 자체가 CA의 기초분비 작용에는 영향을 미치지 않았다. 이와같은 실험결과로 보아, 저산소증시 콜린성 자극 및 막탈분극에 의한 CA 분비 작용이 억제되며, 이러한 억제작용은 chromaffin cell내로 $Ca^{++}$ 유입을 직접적으로 억제시키는 결과에 기인되며, 세포내 칼슘저장고로부터 칼슘유리작용과는 관계없는 것으로 사료된다.