| Literature DB >> 27945 |
G Pettersson, A Dahlström, I Larsson, J M Lundberg, H Ahlman, J Kewenter.
Abstract
The serotonin (5-HT) content of enterochromaffin cells (EC) was studied by a cytofluorimetric method in biopsies from rat duodenal mucosa after in vitro incubation with different adrenoceptor agonists and antagonists and acetylcholine (ACh). Noradrenaline (NA), Adrenaline (A) and Isoprenaline (IP) caused a decrease of 5-HT in EC down to 40--60% and for NA and A this effect was concentration-dependent. The effect was antagonized by d,1-propranolol but not by d-propranolol, metoprolol, phentolamine or phenoxybenzamine indicating that the 5-HT release from EC is probably mediated via a true beta-adrenoceptor mechanism possibly of the beta2 type. ACh also decreased the 5-HT content of EC but was much less potent than the adrenergic substances. Dopamine (DA) had no effect.Entities:
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Year: 1978 PMID: 27945 DOI: 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1978.tb06209.x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Physiol Scand ISSN: 0001-6772