title: Receptor stimulated formation of inositol phosphates in cultures of bovine adrenal medullary cells: the effects of bradykinin, bombesin and neurotensin.
abstract: The ability of a number of drugs and neuropeptides to stimulate phosphoinositide metabolism in cultured bovine adrenal medullary cells has been assessed. Low concentrations (10 nM) of angiotensin II, bradykinin, histamine, arginine-vasopressin, and bombesin, and high (10 microM) concentrations of oxytocin, prostaglandins E1, and E2, beta-endorphin, and neurotensin stimulated significant accumulation of [3H]inositol phosphates in adrenal medullary cells preloaded with [3H)]inositol. Bradykinin stimulated a significant response at concentration as low as 10pM, with an EC50 of approximately 0.5 nM. The response was markedly inhibited by the bradykinin B2 antagonist [Thi5,8,D-Phe7] bradykinin but not the B1 antagonist [Des-Arg9,Leu8] bradykinin. Higher concentrations of bombesin and neurotensin were required to elicit a response (10 nM and 10 microM respectively). The bombesin response was sensitive to inhibition by the bombesin antagonist [D-Arg1,D-Pro2,D-Trp7,9Leu11]-substance P. In contrast, the neurotensin response was not reduced by the NT1 antagonist [D-Trp11]-neurotensin. These results indicate there are a number of agents that can stimulate phosphatidylinositide hydrolysis in the adrenal medullary cells by acting on different classes of receptors. Such a range of diverse agonists that stimulate inositol phosphate formation will facilitate further analysis of the phosphatidylinositide breakdown in chromaffin cell function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
authors.forename: S J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Bunn
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Marley
authors.forename: B G
authors.initials: BG
authors.lastname: Livett
mesh_terms: D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D001839:Bombesin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D009496:Neurotensin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D001615:beta-Endorphin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D017981:Receptors, Neurotransmitter; D009496:Neurotensin; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D001839:Bombesin; D001920:Bradykinin