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Stress and the adrenocortical control of epinephrine synthesis

Wurtman, Richard J.·2002·Metabolism

DOI 10.1053/meta.2002.33185

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Psychologic states produced by environmental or physiologic stresses are usually associated with hypersecretion of adrenal hormones, particularly epinephrine and the glucocorticoids (hydrocortisone in humans or corticosterone in rats). A common mechanism links the secretion of these hormones, even though the adrenal medulla and cortex have different embryologic origins and biochemical properties and very different mechanisms controlling their secretory activities, ie, a cholinergic nervous input stimulates medullary secretion while a hormone, corticotropin (ACTH), activates secretion from the cortex. This mechanism is made possible by an intra-adrenal portal vascular system, which provides the medulla with uniquely high concentrations of glucocorticoids. These high concentrations are needed to induce the medullary enzyme, phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT), which controls the synthesis of epinephrine from norepinephrine. By suppressing glucocorticoid secretion, pituitary failure compromises epinephrine synthesis and decreases the rate at which epinephrine is secreted; in contrast, prolonged chronic stress can enhance epinephrine synthesis and secretion within the adrenal, the brain, or both organs. This control mechanism could be involved in the long-term consequences of stress.

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Authors: Wurtman, R. J.
Affiliations: Massachusetts Institute of Technology (US)
Corresponding author: Wurtman, Richard J.
Venue: Metabolism
Publisher: Elsevier BV
Published: 2002-06
Volume: 51
Issue: 6
Pages: 11-14
ISSN: 0026-0495 (ISSN-L)
DOI: 10.1053/meta.2002.33185
OpenAlex: W2030689507
Cited by: 126
References: 15
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FWCI: 2.09
Type: journal article
Language: en
Open access: closed
Licence: www.elsevier.com/tdm/userlicense/1.0/ (tdm)
Locations: Metabolism (publishedVersion)
PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics: Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Behavioral Neuroscience › Stress Responses and Cortisol
Health Sciences › Medicine › Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism › Adrenal Hormones and Disorders
Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Medicinal Plants and Bioactive Compounds
Keywords: epinephrine synthesis, stress, adrenal medulla, adrenal cortex, phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase, norepinephrine, glucocorticoids, ACTH, cholinergic innervation, pituitary failure, chronic stress, cortisol, corticosterone
MeSH terms: Adrenal Cortex, Adrenocorticotropic Hormone, Animals, Brain, Epinephrine, Glucocorticoids, Humans, Phenylethanolamine N-Methyltransferase, Pituitary Gland, Stress, Physiological

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