Abstract
1. 1. The effects of lithium (Li +) on the concentration-response curves (CRC) to norepinephrine (NE) and acetylcholine (Ach) on the bisected rat vas deferens (RVD) were investigated, as well as its action on the neuronal uptake of [ 3H] NE. 2. 2. Li + did not affect the 50% effective concentration (EC 50) of NE and Ach in the epididymal (EP) portion of the RVD. 3. 3. Li + caused a significant increase of the EC 50 to NE and Ach in the prostatic (PP) portion of the RVD. This shift to the right of the CRC to NE was prevented by the presence of myoinositol. 4. 4. Incubation of the PP of the RVD with Li +, increased the neuronal uptake of NE. The simultaneous incubation with myoinositol prevented this increase. 5. 5. After the pre-treatment of the rats with 6-hydroxydopamine (6-OHDA), or in the presence of cocaine, Li + failed to desensitize the PP of the RVD to NE. 6. 6. These results suggest that the effect of Li + on the PP of the RVD occurs mainly at the pre-synaptic level and may be related to the increase of neuronal uptake and to the interference of Li + on phosphatidylinositol hydrolysis.
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