title: Inhibitory actions of somatostatin on cyclic AMP and aldosterone production in agonist-stimulated adrenal glomerulosa cells.
abstract: Somatostatin (SRIF) is a potent inhibitor of angiotensin II (AII)-stimulated aldosterone production in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells. This inhibition can be prevented by pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin, but little else is known about either the specificity or the biochemical bases of SRIF action in this tissue. We therefore conducted detailed studies of the influence of SRIF on steroidogenesis elicited by AII and the other two physiological stimuli of aldosterone production, K+ and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH), in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells. We also determined the effects of SRIF on cytosolic calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i) and cellular cAMP levels. In these studies, SRIF was found to inhibit the aldosterone responses elicited by low concentrations of all three stimuli, which are believed to promote steroid secretion via discrete but interacting cellular signalling mechanisms. In addition, SRIF consistently lowered cellular cAMP levels in the presence of each of the three agents. However, SRIF caused a small and transient increase rather than a decrease in basal ([Ca2+]i), and had no effect on the subsequent elevation of ([Ca2+]i) by AII and K+. These data indicate that activation of a Gi-like protein by SRIF influences steroid responses to all three major regulators of glomerulosa-cell function, and suggest that basal levels of cAMP play a facilitatory or permissive role in the control of aldosterone production by predominantly calcium-mobilizing regulators of mineralocorticoid secretion.
authors.affiliation: Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: W P
authors.initials: WP
authors.lastname: Hausdorff
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Aguilera
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Catt
mesh_terms: D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester / Q000494:pharmacology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000804:Angiotensin II; D000450:Aldosterone; D013004:Somatostatin; D001498:3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl ester; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium