title: Brain natriuretic peptide receptors in the rat peripheral sympathetic ganglia.
abstract: High affinity binding sites for brain natriuretic peptide were characterized in the rat superior cervical ganglia by quantitative autoradiography. In addition, the peptide increased the formation of cyclic GMP in the ganglia in vitro. Brain natriuretic peptide displaced atrial natriuretic peptide from its binding sites. Our results suggest that brain natriuretic peptide and atrial natriuretic peptide may share physiologically active receptors in sympathetic ganglia. Brain natriuretic peptide may modulate the synaptic transmission in sympathetic ganglia, in addition or in conjunction with atrial natriuretic peptide.
authors.affiliation: Section on Pharmacology, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, MD 20892.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torda
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Nazarali
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Saavedra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D001345:Autoradiography; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D001921:Brain / Q000378:metabolism*; D005728:Ganglia, Sympathetic / Q000378:metabolism*; D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007457:Iodine Radioisotopes; D011956:Receptors, Cell Surface; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D017461:Receptors, Atrial Natriuretic Factor