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. 1989 Oct;417:79–89. doi: 10.1113/jphysiol.1989.sp017791

Neuroendocrine responses to stimulation of the splanchnic nerves in bursts in conscious, adrenalectomized, weaned lambs.

S R Bloom 1, A V Edwards 1, C T Jones 1
PMCID: PMC1189256  PMID: 2695618

Abstract

1. Effects of stimulation of the peripheral ends of the splanchnic nerves below behavioural threshold at either 4 or 7 Hz continuously for 10 min, or at 40 or 70 Hz for 1 s at 10 s intervals for 10 min. have been compared in conscious adrenalectomized lambs. 2. Both patterns of stimulation resulted in an abrupt rise in mean aortic blood pressure of closely similar extent which was associated with reflex bradycardia. 3. At the lower frequencies both patterns of stimulation elicited a closely similar rise in mean plasma glucose, glucagon and pancreatic polypeptide concentration, but the fall in mean plasma insulin concentration was significantly greater during continuous stimulation. 4. Unlike other species in which the release of NPY and bombesin-like immunoreactivity (BLI) is potentiated by intermittent high-frequency stimulation, no significant differences were produced by changing the pattern of stimulation. The release of BLI was found to be frequency related over the ranges tested (4-7 Hz continuously and 40-70 Hz in bursts) whereas the release of NPY was not. 5. Splanchnic nerve stimulation also produced detectable rises in the mean plasma concentrations of noradrenaline and adrenaline. The mean average concentration of noradrenaline during stimulation in bursts was significantly higher than that during continuous stimulation (P less than 0.02). There was also a steady rise in mean plasma 3,4-dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC) during stimulation followed by a further rise to significantly higher values (P less than 0.02) following stimulation in bursts at 40 Hz. 6. It is concluded that the pattern of stimulation is a less important determinant of autonomic responses to splanchnic nerve stimulation in sheep than in certain other species.

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