PRESYNAPTIC INHIBITORY EFFECT OF TNF-ALPHA ON THE RELEASE OF NORADRENALINE IN ISOLATED MEDIAN-EMINENCE

被引:62
作者
ELENKOV, IJ
KOVACS, K
DUDA, E
STARK, E
VIZI, ES [1 ]
机构
[1] HUNGARIAN ACAD SCI,INST EXPTL MED,POB 67,H-1450 BUDAPEST,HUNGARY
[2] BIOL RES CTR,INST BIOCHEM,H-6701 SZEGED,HUNGARY
关键词
TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NORADRENALINE RELEASE; PRESYNAPTIC MODULATION; NEUROIMMUNE COMMUNICATION;
D O I
10.1016/0165-5728(92)90203-W
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
The effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) on the stimulation-evoked release of noradrenaline (NA) from isolated rat median eminence (ME) was investigated, using a low-volume perfusion system. Median eminence, loaded with [H-3]noradrenaline, was superfused with Krebs solution and stimulated electrically (2 Hz, 120 shocks). The effect of TNF-alpha was studied on the S2/S1 ratio. It was found that stimulation-evoked release of NA from noradrenergic axon terminals in the isolated rat ME was inhibited by TNF-alpha and this effect was concentration-dependent. In contrast, TNF-alpha had no effect on the release of [H-3]NA from the spleen. Since NA released in the ME might be involved in the modulation of corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) production, it is suggested that TNF-alpha, through presynaptic modulation of NA release from noradrenergic nerve terminals in the ME, might regulate CRF and other neurohormone release in this hypothalamic structure.
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页码:117 / 120
页数:4
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