PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - K A Roth
AU  - S L McIntire
AU  - J D Barchas
TI  - Nicotinic-catecholaminergic interactions in rat brain: evidence for cholinergic nicotinic and muscarinic interactions with hypothalamic epinephrine.
DP  - 1982 May 01
TA  - Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics
PG  - 416--420
VI  - 221
IP  - 2
4099  - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/221/2/416.short
4100  - http://jpet.aspetjournals.org/content/221/2/416.full
SO  - J Pharmacol Exp Ther1982 May 01; 221
AB  - The i.p. injection of nicotine produced several changes in regional catecholamine concentrations in rat brain. These changes were blocked by the centrally active nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine, but not by the quaternary nicotinic antagonist hexamethonium. An examination of the effects of various cholinergic agents on hypothalamic epinephrine concentrations revealed several interesting findings. Central muscarinic antagonism or peripheral muscarinic agonism decreased hypothalamic epinephrine concentrations. The anticholinesterase physostigmine decreased hypothalamic epinephrine concentrations and this effect was blocked by the centrally acting nicotinic antagonist mecamylamine, but not by hexamethonium, scopolamine or methscopolamine. These findings indicate an interaction of cholinergic receptors, both nicotinic and muscarinic, with hypothalamic epinephrine.