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  • 1Developmental Endocrinology Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, Bethesda, Maryland 20892.

The Journal of Surgical Research
|December 1, 1987
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Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Neuroscience
  • Physiology

Background:

  • The stress response involves the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis and sympathetic nervous system.
  • Glucocorticoids, epinephrine, norepinephrine, and dopamine play key roles in maintaining homeostasis during stress.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate the roles of cortisol and epinephrine deficiency in modulating norepinephrine and dopamine responses to surgical stress.
  • To understand the compensatory mechanisms involved in maintaining homeostasis under stress with hormonal deficiencies.

Main Methods:

  • Adult male cynomolgus monkeys underwent adrenalectomy or sham surgery.
  • Hormone replacement (glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid) varied, with different doses administered.
  • Plasma catecholamine levels (epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine) were measured before, during, and after cholecystectomy.

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Main Results:

  • Adrenalectomized monkeys showed reduced epinephrine but heightened norepinephrine and dopamine responses to surgery compared to controls.
  • The degree of norepinephrine increase was inversely related to cortisol dose.
  • Even high-dose glucocorticoid replacement did not fully normalize norepinephrine and dopamine levels.

Conclusions:

  • Surgical stress with cortisol and epinephrine deficiency triggers increased sympathetic activity (norepinephrine, dopamine) as an adaptive response.
  • These catecholamines compensate for hormonal deficits to maintain homeostasis.
  • Glucocorticoid therapy can reduce but not completely normalize this compensatory sympathetic activity.