The in vitro effect of adrenergic agents and related compounds on triglyceride levels of guinea-pig lymphoid cells

Abstract

Isoproterenol, epinephrine and norepinephrine were highly potent in decreasing the triglyceride levels of the splenic lymphoid cells from guinea-pigs in vitro, while they were quite inert upon the inguinal lymph node cells.

Immunocytochemical Localization of Catechol-O-Methyltransferase in Lymphoid Tissue and Bone Marrow of Rat

“…There is increasing evidence that the immuno system is intimately associated with adrenergic receptors in the plasma membrane of lymphocytes (16,26,33,34,35). It is possible that reticuloendothelial cells may serve as barriers restricting the free diffusion of catecholamines by providing a mechanism for the enzymatic inactivation of catecholamines.…”