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12732293

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-5-6
pubmed:abstractText
Norbormide (N) is a vasoconstrictor agent, which acts selectively on the peripheral arteries of the rat, through the activation of the phospholipase C (PLC) cascade and the stimulation of Ca(2+) entrance in the vascular myocytes. Several endogenous vasoconstrictor agent (e.g. angiotensin-II (ANG-II) and endothelin-1 (ET-1)), that stimulate PLC pathway, are also able to enhance aldosterone secretion by the adrenal gland. Hence, we examined the effects of norbormide ((0.5, 1.0 or 5) x 10(-5)M) on corticosteroid-hormone secretion from adrenal slices of rats and mice. Quantitative HPLC assay showed that under basal conditions rat and mouse adrenal quarters secreted progesterone (PROG), 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC), 18-hydroxy-DOC (18OH-DOC), corticosterone (CORT), 18-hydroxy-corticosterone (18OH-CORT) and aldosterone (ALDO), as well as large amounts of pregnenolone (PREG) when its metabolism was blocked by 10(-5)M cyanoketone. Norbormide concentration-dependently raised the secretion of all post-DOC steroids assayed, decreased progesterone and DOC production, and did not affect pregnenolone release. In conclusion, norbormide is able to enhance late steps of steroid synthesis, i.e. those leading to the transformation of DOC to corticosterone and aldosterone, without affecting early steps. This is an interesting finding because the other main endogenous adrenal secretagogues are known to stimulate both early and late steps of steroid synthesis. The mechanism underlying the selective activating action of norbormide on 11beta- and 18-hydroxylation remains to be investigated.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0960-0760
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
84
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
479-83
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Norbormide enhances late steps of steroid-hormone synthesis in rat and mouse adrenal cortex.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Section of Anatomy, University of Padua, Via Gabelli 65, I-35121 Padua, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article