title: Effects of neuropeptide-Y and substance-P on the secretory activity of dispersed zona-glomerulosa cells of rat adrenal gland.
abstract: Neuropeptide-Y (NPY) and substance-P (SP), two peptides contained in the chromaffin granules of adrenal medullary cells, were found to partially inhibit both basal ACTH-stimulated release of aldosterone and 18-hydroxy-corticosterone by isolated rat zone-glomerulosa cells, without affecting the overall post-pregnenolone yield or basal progesterone output. Conversely, the exposure to both peptides increased 11-deoxy-corticosterone and corticosterone secretion. These data indicate that NPY and SP are able to exert a direct suppression of 18-hydroxylase activity in rat zona-glomerulosa cells, without conceivably altering the earlier steps of aldosterone synthesis. The possible physiological implications of these findings are discussed in light of previous studies suggesting a net adrenoglomerulotrophic effect of NPY and SP in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Neri
authors.forename: P G
authors.initials: PG
authors.lastname: Andreis
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Nussdorfer
mesh_terms: D015069:18-Hydroxycorticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors; D013373:Substance P / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D065607:Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme Inhibitors; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D013373:Substance P; D003900:Desoxycorticosterone; D000450:Aldosterone; D011374:Progesterone; D015069:18-Hydroxycorticosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D013250:Steroid Hydroxylases; D019405:Cytochrome P-450 CYP11B2; D003345:Corticosterone