Cyclic GMP formation and inositol phosphate accumulation do not share common origins in rat brain slices.
Cyclic GMP formation and inositol phospholipid hydrolysis were studied in rat brain slices to determine if the two processes have common origins. Muscarinic cholinergic stimulation enhanced [3H]inositol phosphate ([ 3H]IP) accumulation from slices prelabelled with [3H]inositol but did not affect cyclic GMP formation in the cortex, striatum, or cerebellum. An elevated level of extracellular K+ stimulated accumulation of both cyclic GMP and [3H]IP in cortex slices. The former, but not the latter, was reduced by lipoxygenase and phospholipase A2 inhibition. Calcium channel activation enhanced and blockade reduced K+-stimulated [3H]IP formation without affecting the cyclic GMP level, and there were differences in the Ca2+ requirements for the two responses. Thus, there is no support for the concept that guanylate cyclase activation inevitably accompanies inositol phospholipid breakdown, and the evidence presented demonstrates that K+ stimulation promotes cyclic GMP and [3H]IP accumulation by different transducing pathways.
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