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Secretion of proteins by rat parotid glands in response to parasympathetic nerve stimulation was studied in vivo during pentobarbitone anaesthesia. Parasympathetic stimulation (3-10 Hz) via the auriculotemporal nerve resulted in a copious flow of saliva low in protein. In contrast, sympathetic stimulation (5 Hz) via the cervical sympathetic trunk evoked saliva low in volume but high in protein. Nevertheless, the specific concentrations of amylase and peroxidase (mg/mg protein) and the ratio of amylase to peroxidase remained constant. Sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS) polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed a single, rapidly migrating protein band of unknown identity in proportionately greater amounts in parasympathetic saliva than in sympathetic saliva. Bilateral adrenalectomy led to reduced amylase and peroxidase secretion in response to parasympathetic stimulation both on a mg/ml and a mg/mg protein basis. SDS gel electrophoresis also demonstrated the decrease in specific amylase concentration following adrenalectomy. The ratio of amylase to peroxidase, however, was not significantly affected. Administration of 6-hydroxydopamine 17-72 h prior to adrenalectomy caused no further reduction in the secretion of amylase and peroxidase. Chronic sympathectomy of 2.5-4 months duration resulted in an increased protein secretion (mg/ml) by the parotid gland in response to parasympathetic stimulation. This increase was only slightly reduced by bilateral adrenalectomy. However, as observed in non-sympathectomized rats, adrenalectomy caused a significant reduction in the specific concentrations of both amylase and peroxidase, but did not affect the amylase to peroxidase ratios. We conclude that parasympathetic nerve stimulation of rat parotid glands after overnight starvation causes secretion of proteins in proportions similar to, but in significantly lower concentrations than those found in sympathetic saliva. Circulating catecholamines, however, influence the amount of amylase and peroxidase secreted by the rat parotid gland in response to parasympathetic nerve stimulation and account for most of the increased secretion of these enzymes following chronic sympathectomy.
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