title: Interaction of natriuretic peptides and cGMP production via the same receptor in mouse astrocytes.
abstract: Atrial and brain natriuretic peptides have been found previously to bind to specific receptors on cultured mouse astrocytes and to stimulate cyclic guanosine 5-monophosphate (cGMP) production with similar dose dependency although brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) shows a greater maximal stimulatory effect. The present study provides evidence that both peptides work through the same pathway. No additive or synergistic effect was observed when astrocytes were exposed to both peptides. However, human ANF(99-126) at high concentrations partially inhibited porcine BNP induced cGMP production to the level seen with ANF alone. ANF could be viewed as a partial agonist of pBNP competing for the same effector sites. Differences in structure between human ANF(99-126) and porcine BNP may account for the difference in cGMP response. The interaction between the two peptides and the cGMP response does not reflect receptor binding affinities and is likely to be a post-binding event.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Shatin, N.T.
authors.forename: C W
authors.initials: CW
authors.lastname: Ngai
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Ng
authors.forename: C S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Cockram
authors.forename: C M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: V T
authors.initials: VT
authors.lastname: Yeung
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Nicholls
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001253:Astrocytes / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000502:physiology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013552:Swine
chemical_list: D009419:Nerve Tissue Proteins; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D006152:Cyclic GMP