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Enhanced phosphatidylinositol labelling in rat parotid fragments exposed to α-adrenergic stimulation

Biochemical JournalPublished 1 January 1974Open access
Robert H. Michell, Lynne Jones
Citations51
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score2.06
SNIP0.98
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TL;DR

It is suggested that the stimulation of phospholipid metabolism that occurs in several other tissues in the presence of adrenaline or noradrenaline may also involve alpha-receptors.

Abstract

1. Adrenergic agonists provoke a marked increase in labelling of phosphatidylinositol in fragments of rat parotid gland. 2. Adrenaline and phenylephrine (an adrenergic alpha-agonist) are effective stimulants, but isoprenaline (an adrenergic beta-agonist) is relatively ineffective. 3. The response evoked by phenylephrine or adrenaline is prevented by prior incubation of the tissue with phenoxybenzamine (an alpha-receptor blocking agent), but not by prior incubation with pindolol (a beta-receptor blocking agent). 4. Adrenergic stimulation of phosphatidylinositol metabolism in parotid gland is therefore mediated through alpha-receptors, in common with the adrenaline-induced K(+) efflux. It is not linked to enzyme secretion, which is triggered by stimulation of beta-receptors. 5. It is suggested that the stimulation of phospholipid metabolism that occurs in several other tissues in the presence of adrenaline or noradrenaline may also involve alpha-receptors.

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NeuroscienceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology