Changes in plasma catecholamine and neuropeptide Y levels after sympathetic activation in dogs

1 Plasma levels of noradrenaline (NA) and neuropeptide Y (NPY) were evaluated in two experimental models associated with an increase in sympathetic tone: conscious dogs which were subject to either sinoaortic denervation or acute administration of the α2‐adrenoceptor antagonist yohimbine. 2 Dogs that had undergone sinoaortic denervation exhibited a two fold increase in plasma NA without any change in NPY levels. 3 Yohimbine (0.05 mg kg−1 i.v. as a bolus) produced similar effects. A higher dose of yohimbine (0.5 mg kg−1 i.v.) increased both plasma NA (7 fold) and NPY (6.5 fold) levels. 4 The present results indicate that changes in plasma catecholamines and NPY are not always concomitant. They suggest that the simultaneous release of NA and NPY is only observed under in vivo conditions for a marked increase in sympathetic tone.

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