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Pituitary-adrenal and adrenomedullary responses to noise in awake dogs.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  2156460     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Experiments characterized the dynamics of the pituitary and adrenocortical response to noise in awake dogs to determine if a dissociation exists between changes in plasma bioactive (bio) adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) and immunoreactive (ir) ACTH. In addition, experiments determined the temporal relationship between cardiovascular, adrenomedullary, and adrenocortical responses induced by the acute presentation of noise. Trained dogs were prepared chronically with adrenal venous and femoral arterial cannulas. Experiments were done 48-96 h postsurgery and consisted of presentation of noise (75 dB; 0.25-8 kHz) for 3 min (n = 6) or of blood sampling alone (n = 5). In response to noise, mean arterial pressure and heart rate increased at 30 s and returned to base line at 4 min. Adrenal secretion of epinephrine and norepinephrine increased at 1 min and remained elevated until 4 min. Adrenal blood flow increased from 2 to 4 min as the result of a parallel increase in adrenal vascular conductance. Plasma bioACTH increased from 6 to 15 min in parallel with that of plasma irACTH. Before noise, the ratio of bioACTH to irACTH was 0.2-0.3, but the absolute change in bioACTH and irACTH after noise was not different. The increase in plasma ACTH occurred concomitant with or preceded an increase in cortisol secretion. Blood sampling alone caused no change in any variable. These data show that unexpected noise evokes a sequence of responses with rapid onset that includes tachycardia, hypertension, and increases in adrenomedullary secretion and adrenal vascular conductance.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Authors:
W C Engeland; P Miller; D S Gann
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  The American journal of physiology     Volume:  258     ISSN:  0002-9513     ISO Abbreviation:  Am. J. Physiol.     Publication Date:  1990 Mar 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  1990-04-23     Completed Date:  1990-04-23     Revised Date:  2007-11-14    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0370511     Medline TA:  Am J Physiol     Country:  UNITED STATES    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  R672-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Surgery, Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Providence 02903.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adrenal Medulla / physiology*
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / blood
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Dogs
Epinephrine / metabolism
Hydrocortisone / secretion
Noise*
Norepinephrine / secretion
Pituitary-Adrenal System / physiology*
Wakefulness
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
DK-38951/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS; GM-27946/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
50-23-7/Hydrocortisone; 51-41-2/Norepinephrine; 51-43-4/Epinephrine; 9002-60-2/Adrenocorticotropic Hormone

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