Abstract:
:The ability of angiotensin-II (A-II) to increase cAMP production in adrenocortical cells is not widely accepted due to numerous conflicting reports. The recent observation that rat adrenal cells exhibit multiple subtypes of A-II receptors raises the possibility that a specific subtype could be responsible for controlling cAMP stimulation. In the present study we characterize in detail the effects of A-II on cAMP production in bovine adrenocortical zona fasciculata cells (BAC) cells and determined which A-II receptor subtype is responsible for stimulating both cAMP production and steroidogenesis. A-II (100 nM) increased the medium content of cAMP by 5- to 10-fold. The magnitude of A-II stimulation, while significant, was considerably less than that observed following treatment with ACTH (100 nM) (10-fold vs. 500-fold). The A-II stimulation of cAMP was both concentration and time dependent with a significant increase in cAMP observed in the presence of 1 nM A-II and a maximal response observed using 100 nM A-II. Stimulation was also seen using the decapeptide, A-I, and the heptapeptide, A-III. Of the angiotensin analogues tested, the order of potency was A-II greater than A-III greater than A-I. The A-II antagonist, [Sar1, Ala8]-A-II (saralasin), reversed the stimulatory effect of A-II. The superior potency of A-II and the ability of saralasin to inhibit cAMP production suggest a specific receptor mediated mechanism.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Mol Cell Endocrinoljournal_title
Molecular and cellular endocrinologyauthors
Rainey WE,Byrd EW,Sinnokrot RA,Carr BRdoi
10.1016/0303-7207(91)90202-4subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1991-10-01 00:00:00pages
33-41issue
1-3eissn
0303-7207issn
1872-8057journal_volume
81pub_type
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