Bordetella pertussis-induced alteration of the normal hyperglycemic response of mice to 3',5'-adenosine phosphate.

Blockade of the adrenergic receptors or the injection of Bordetella pertussis vaccine prevented the normal hyperglycemic response of CFW mice to exogenous cyclic 3',5'-adenosine phosphate (3',5'-AMP). The cyclic nucleotide was also ineffective in offsetting the histamine hypersensitivity of the beta-adrenergically blocked and the pertussis-sensitized groups. These observations suggest that the autonomic malfunction occurs at a point(s) subsequent to release of 3',5'-AMP. Neither the hyperglycemic effect of epinephrine or 3',5'-AMP, or both, nor the histamine sensitivity of pertussis-pretreated animals was influenced by the subcutaneous administration of theophylline.