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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
The renin angiotensin system has been shown to have tissue-related functions that are distinct from its systemic roles. We showed that angiotensin II type 1 (AT1) receptors are present in mammalian sperm, and angiotensin II stimulates sperm motility and capacitation. In addition, angiotensin II is present in human seminal plasma at concentrations higher than found in blood. In testing the possibility that the prostate may be the source of seminal plasma angiotensin II, mRNA coding for angiotensinogen, (pro)renin, and angiotensin-converting enzyme were identified by RT-PCR in rat and human prostate and in prostate LNCaP cells, as well as the angiotensin receptors types 1 and 2 (AT1 and AT2) in human tissues and AT1 in rat. In human tissue, immunocytochemistry showed cellular colocalization of renin with the AT1 receptor in secretory epithelial cells. Confirmation of the capacity of the prostate to secrete angiotensin II was shown by the detection of immunoreactive angiotensin in media removed from rat prostate organ cultures and LNCaP cells. Rat prostate angiotensin secretion was enhanced by dihydrotestosterone, but LNCaP angiotensin was stimulated by estradiol. This stimulation was blocked by tamoxifen. Rat prostate AT1 receptor expression was much greater in prepuberal than in postpuberal rats but was not affected by a low-sodium diet. It was, however, significantly enhanced by captopril pretreatment. These findings all suggest the independence of prostate and systemic renin angiotensin system regulation. The data presented here suggest that the prostate may be a source of the secreted angiotensin II found in seminal plasma.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
392-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Angiotensin II, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Angiotensinogen, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Cell Line, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Epithelium, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Immunologic Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Male, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Organ Culture Techniques, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Peptidyl-Dipeptidase A, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Prostate, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Puberty, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Receptor, Angiotensin, Type 1, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Renin, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15448113-Tissue Distribution
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Synthesis and secretion of angiotensin II by the prostate gland in vitro.
pubmed:affiliation
School of Biological Sciences, Queen Mary, University of London, London E1 4NS, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't