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In this study, we sought to determine if there was an interaction between the C2 adrenaline-containing (A) neurons of the rat medulla oblongata and the noradrenaline-containing (NA) cell bodies of the locus coeruleus (LC). For this purpose, the biochemical response of the NA cell bodies of the LC after a lesion of the C2 region was studied by using as markers the in vitro activities of the catecholamine synthesizing enzymes: tyrosine hydroxylase (TH), dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) and phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT). An increase in TH activity, not associated with any change in DBH or PNMT activity, was found in the LC (+104%, P less than 0.001) 4 days after a bilateral electrolytic lesion (3 mA for 5 s) of the C2 region. Conversely, the electrolytic lesioning of the neighboring A2 region of NA neurons did not modify the TH activity of the LC. These results suggest the existence of an ascending adrenergic inhibitory control of the NA cell bodies of the LC.
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