Effects of Fatty Acid Amide Hydroxylase Inhibitor URB597 on the Catecholaminergic Activity of the Adrenal Medulla in Stressed Male and Female Rats
| Autor: | Natasa Spasojevic, Harisa Ferizovic, Milica M. Jankovic, Sladjana Dronjak, Bojana Stefanovic |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pain Catechol O-Methyltransferase 030226 pharmacology & pharmacy Amidohydrolases 03 medical and health sciences Norepinephrine chemistry.chemical_compound 0302 clinical medicine Catecholamines Fatty acid amide hydrolase Internal medicine medicine Animals Rats Wistar Monoamine Oxidase Medulla Pharmacology Catecholaminergic biology General Medicine Organ Size URB597 medicine.anatomical_structure Endocrinology chemistry Adrenal Medulla Benzamides Catecholamine biology.protein Female Carbamates Monoamine oxidase A Adrenal medulla 030217 neurology & neurosurgery Stress Psychological medicine.drug Endocannabinoids |
| Zdroj: | Pharmacology. 107(1-2) |
| ISSN: | 1423-0313 |
| Popis: | Introduction: The present study examined the effects of fatty acid amide hydrolase inhibitor URB597 on the level of plasma catecholamine and their content, synthesis, and degradation in the adrenal medulla of male and female rats subjected to chronic unpredictable stress (CUS). Material and Methods: Male and female Wistar rats were exposed to the 6 weeks of CUS and treated intraperitoneally with either 0.3 mg/kg/day of URB597 or vehicle in the last 2 weeks of stress protocol. Catecholamines’ plasma levels and catecholamines’ levels in adrenal medulla were examined using Elabscience ELISA kits. Western blot analysis was used to detect the protein in the medulla. Results: The results of our experiment showed that adrenal weights and catecholamine of unstressed control were higher in females and that CUS induced further enlargement of adrenal glands and catecholamine content and its synthesis compared to male rats. CUS caused an increase of plasma norepinephrine and depletion of norepinephrine content as well as unchanged synthesis and degradation of catecholamine in the adrenal medulla of male rats. URB597 reduced enlarged adrenals and catecholamine content and its synthesis in stressed female rats. URB597 reduces increased plasma norepinephrine and restores its content in the adrenal medulla, unchanging the expression of enzyme synthesis, while reduced protein levels of monoamine oxidase A in male rats are exposed to CUS. Discussion: Our results support the role of endocannabinoids as an antistress mechanism that inhibits elevated adrenomedullary activation and promotes its recovery to baseline in both male and female stressed rats. |
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