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Abnormal secretory response to parasympathomimetic and sympathomimetic stimulations from the submaxillary gland of rats treated with reserpine.
Rats treated with 0.5 mg/kg of reserpine per day for 7 days were anesthetized and submaxillary saliva was collected and analyzed for Na+, K+, Ca++ and protein concentrations. Salivary secretion was elicited by i.p. injections of carbamylcholine (50-100 mug/kg), phenylephrine (5 mg/kg) and isoproterenol (10 mg/rat). Saliva was also collected from untreated controls. Submaxillary glands were excised from both groups of animals at the termination of the secretory response, homogenized and analyzed. Glands from other animals were removed in the resting state and similarly processed. Pretreatment with reserpine resulted in decreased volumes of salvia and in elevated salivary concentrations of Ca++ and protein. Saliva from the reserpine-treated animals secreted in response to carbamylcholine had higher concentrations of Na+ and K+ than control saliva, particularly at the low rates of flow. Saliva secreted after stimulation with the two sympathomimetic secretagogues had lower concentrations of these two ions. Resting glands from the treated animals showed significant elevations in protein and Ca++ content and a significant decrease in K+ content. At the end of the secretory response to the three secretagogues, glands from treated animals showed a significantly higher Na+ content and a significantly lower K+ content than control glands. It is concluded that pretreatment with reserpine alters the secretory response of the rat submaxillary gland to both parasympathomimetic and sympathomimetic stimulation. This alteration results from a toxic lesion caused by reserpine in the salivary cells, which involves changes in their permeability to ions and in their energy resources. These in turn, result in an abnormal stimulus-secretion coupling mechanism. The possibility that the toxic lesion is related to alterations in Ca++ homeostasis is discussed.
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