Effect of chemical sympathectomy on myocardial cell division in the newborn rat. 1980

J D Kugler, and P C Gillette, and S P Graham, and A Garson, and M A Goldstein, and H K Thompson

Myocardial chemical sympathectomy was achieved by daily SC injection of 100 micrograms/g body weight of 6-OH-dopamine to each of 239 Holtzman newborn rat pups for the first seven days of life. Effective sympathectomy was verified by identifying a decrease in ventricular myocardial norepinephrine concentrations to 31% +/- 12 S.E. of control at 20 days of age. Activity of DNA polymerase was used to indicate the extent of myocardial cell division. Beginning at eight days of age, DNA polymerase activity was increased in the sympathectomized pups relative to control. The DNA polymerase activity was highest relative to control at 16 days (235% +/- 31 S.E.) and remained elevated beyond 20 days (188% +/- 30 of control). The DNA polymerase data was analyzed by covariance and was significantly greater in the 6-OH-dopamine rat pups (P < 0.001).

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009206 Myocardium The muscle tissue of the HEART. It is composed of striated, involuntary muscle cells (MYOCYTES, CARDIAC) connected to form the contractile pump to generate blood flow. Muscle, Cardiac,Muscle, Heart,Cardiac Muscle,Myocardia,Cardiac Muscles,Heart Muscle,Heart Muscles,Muscles, Cardiac,Muscles, Heart
D002455 Cell Division The fission of a CELL. It includes CYTOKINESIS, when the CYTOPLASM of a cell is divided, and CELL NUCLEUS DIVISION. M Phase,Cell Division Phase,Cell Divisions,Division Phase, Cell,Division, Cell,Divisions, Cell,M Phases,Phase, Cell Division,Phase, M,Phases, M
D006892 Hydroxydopamines Dopamines with a hydroxy group substituted in one or more positions. Hydroxydopamine
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000831 Animals, Newborn Refers to animals in the period of time just after birth. Animals, Neonatal,Animal, Neonatal,Animal, Newborn,Neonatal Animal,Neonatal Animals,Newborn Animal,Newborn Animals
D013564 Sympathetic Nervous System The thoracolumbar division of the autonomic nervous system. Sympathetic preganglionic fibers originate in neurons of the intermediolateral column of the spinal cord and project to the paravertebral and prevertebral ganglia, which in turn project to target organs. The sympathetic nervous system mediates the body's response to stressful situations, i.e., the fight or flight reactions. It often acts reciprocally to the parasympathetic system. Nervous System, Sympathetic,Nervous Systems, Sympathetic,Sympathetic Nervous Systems,System, Sympathetic Nervous,Systems, Sympathetic Nervous
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus

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