Berkowitz B A, Head R J
Br J Pharmacol. 1978 Sep;64(1):3-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.1978.tb08632.x.
The concentrations of catecholamines and the activities of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase were measured in blood obtained from decapitated diabetic and aged-matched control rats. The activity of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in blood from diabetic rats was much greater (5 fold) than that seen for control rats. For both diabetic and control rats, decapitation was accompanied by an increase in levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline with no change in the activity of plasma dopamine-beta-hydroxylase. The results are consistent with a predominantly adrenal origin of catecholamines and extra-adrenal origin of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase. The high activity of dopamine-beta-hydroxylase in diabetes indicates either an increased activity of the sympathetic nervous system or changes in dopamine-beta-hydroxylase turnover.
对断头处死的糖尿病大鼠及年龄匹配的对照大鼠所取血液中的儿茶酚胺浓度和多巴胺-β-羟化酶活性进行了测定。糖尿病大鼠血液中多巴胺-β-羟化酶的活性比对照大鼠高得多(5倍)。对于糖尿病大鼠和对照大鼠,断头均伴随着肾上腺素和去甲肾上腺素水平的升高,而血浆多巴胺-β-羟化酶活性无变化。结果表明儿茶酚胺主要起源于肾上腺,而多巴胺-β-羟化酶起源于肾上腺外。糖尿病中多巴胺-β-羟化酶的高活性表明交感神经系统活性增加或多巴胺-β-羟化酶周转发生变化。