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Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab 255: E23-E27, 1988;
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AJP - Endocrinology and Metabolism, Vol 255, Issue 1 E23-E27, Copyright © 1988 by American Physiological Society

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Adrenal sympathetic efferent nerve and catecholamine secretion excitation caused by capsaicin in rats

T. Watanabe, T. Kawada, M. Kurosawa, A. Sato and K. Iwai
Department of Food Science and Technology, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyoto University, Japan.

Capsaicin enhances adrenal medullary catecholamine secretion. The participation of the central nervous system on this enhancement by capsaicin was investigated in alpha-chloralose-urethan- or halothane-anesthetized rats. Intravenous administration of capsaicin caused a rapid and marked increase in adrenal sympathetic nerve activity. The nerve activity began to show an increase with the administration of capsaicin at a dosage of 20 micrograms/kg and significantly increased with a dosage of 200 micrograms/kg, i.e., capsaicin was found to cause a dose-dependent increase in adrenal nerve activity. Cholinergic blocking with hexamethonium bromide and atropine sulfate (1 and 5 mg/kg iv, respectively) attenuated the adrenal epinephrine secretion caused by capsaicin. The direct action of capsaicin on adrenal catecholamine secretion was examined using a retrograde perfusion system of left adrenal gland. Up to 8.2 X 10(-5) M capsaicin did not enhance catecholamine secretion from the adrenal gland. These results suggest that the enhancement of physiological catecholamine secretion by capsaicin is mainly through activation of the central nervous system.


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