Repeated calcitonin treatment reduces the stimulation of inositol phospholipid by norepinephrine and serotonin in rat hippocampus and cerebral cortex

Giuseppe Clementi, Antonella Favit, Roberto Curreri, Ferdinando Nicoletti, Umberto Scapagnini

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Abstract

Stimulation of inositol phospholipid hydrolysis by norepinephrine or 5-hydroxytryptamine was reduced in hippocampal or cortical slices from rats repeatedly injected with (Asu1.7)eel-calcitonin (2.5 IU/kg i.p.). This effect was specific, as the basal or c carbamylcholine-stimulated inositol phospholipi hydrolysis was unchanged in slices from calcitonin-injected animals. The reduced responsiveness to norepinephrine did not reflect a decreased number or affinity of α1-adrenergic recognition sites, suggesting that calcitonin treatment leads to a reduced coupling between α1-adrenoreceptors and phospholipase C.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)138-142
Number of pages5
JournalBrain Research
Volume478
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jan 23 1989

Keywords

  • (Asu)eel-calcitonin
  • Cortex
  • Cyclic adenosine monophosphate
  • Hippocampus
  • Inositol phospholipid
  • Norepinephrine
  • Serotonin

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Developmental Biology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Clinical Neurology
  • Neuroscience(all)

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