Hyperglycemia induced by intracerebroventricular choline: involvement of the sympatho-adrenal system

European Journal of Pharmacology
M Sibel GurunIsmail H Ulus

Abstract

Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) injection of choline (75-300 microg) produced a dose-dependent increase in blood glucose levels. Pre-treatment with the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, mecamylamine (50 microg, i.c.v.) blocked the hyperglycemia induced by choline (150 microg, i.c.v.), but the response was not affected by pre-treatment with the muscarinic acetylcholine receptor antagonist, atropine (10 microg, i.c.v.). Pre-treatment with the neuronal choline uptake inhibitor, hemicholinium-3 (20 microg, i.c.v.), attenuated the hyperglycemia induced by choline. The hyperglycemic response to choline was associated increased plasma levels of adrenaline and noradrenaline. The hyperglycemia elicited by choline was greatly attenuated by bilateral adrenalectomy, and entirely blocked by either surgical transection of the splanchnic nerves or by pre-treatment with the alpha-adrenoceptor antagonist, phentolamine. These data show that choline, a precursor of acetylcholine, increases blood glucose and this effect is mediated by central nicotinic acetylcholine receptor activation. An increase in sympatho-adrenal activity appears to be involved in the hyperglycemic effect of choline.

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