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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-5-26
pubmed:abstractText
Neuropeptides B and W (NPB and NPW) are regulatory peptides that act via two subtypes of G protein-coupled receptors, named GPR7 and GPR8. RT-PCR demonstrated the expression of these receptors in both zona glomerulosa and zona fasciculata-reticularis (ZF/R) cells of the human adrenal cortex. NPB and NPW did not affect aldosterone secretion from dispersed zona glomerulosa cells but enhanced cortisol production from ZF/R cells, NPB being more effective than NPW. NPB evoked sizable cAMP and inositol triphosphate responses from ZF/R cells, which were abrogated by the adenylate cyclase inhibitor SQ-22536 and the phospholipase C inhibitor U-73122, respectively. Cortisol response to NPB was lowered by either SQ-22536 and the protein kinase (PK) A inhibitor H-89 or U-73122 and the PKC inhibitor calphostin-C and abolished by the simultaneous exposure to H-89 and calphostin-C. NPW elicited only a rise in cAMP production from dispersed ZF/R cells, and its cortisol response was suppressed by both SQ-22536 and H-89. PreproNPB and preproNPW mRNAs were detected in human adrenal cortexes. We conclude that: 1) NPB and NPW exert a secretagogue action on human ZF/R cells, probably acting in an autocrine-paracrine manner; and 2) the effect of NPB is mediated by both the adenylate cyclase/PKA and the phospholipase C/PKC cascades, whereas that of NPW involves only the activation of the former signaling pathway.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Adenylate Cyclase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Aldosterone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/DNA Primers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Hydrocortisone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NPBWR1 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NPBWR2 protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/NPW protein, human, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Neuropeptides, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/RNA, Messenger, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Neuropeptide, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Type C Phospholipases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/neuropeptide B
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
0021-972X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
90
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3466-71
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-5-7
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Adenylate Cyclase, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Adrenal Cortex, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Aldosterone, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Cyclic AMP, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-DNA Primers, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Humans, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Hydrocortisone, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Neuropeptides, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Receptors, Neuropeptide, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Steroid 11-beta-Hydroxylase, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Steroid 17-alpha-Hydroxylase, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Type C Phospholipases, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Zona Fasciculata, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Zona Glomerulosa, pubmed-meshheading:15797961-Zona Reticularis
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
G protein receptors 7 and 8 are expressed in human adrenocortical cells, and their endogenous ligands neuropeptides B and w enhance cortisol secretion by activating adenylate cyclase- and phospholipase C-dependent signaling cascades.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Human Anatomy and Physiology, Section of Anatomy, University of Padova, Via Gabelli 65, I-35121 Padova, Italy.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article