title: A dicarba analog of beta-atrial natriuretic peptide (beta-ANP) inhibits guanosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate production induced by alpha-ANP in cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells.
abstract: The synthesis and biological properties are described of [Asu7,23']-beta-ANP-(7-28) (Asu, L-alpha-aminosuberic acid), a dicarba analog of beta-atrial natriuretic peptide (beta-ANP, an antiparallel dimer of human alpha-ANP with the chains linked by 7-23' and 7'-23 disulfide bonds). This Asu-analog (referred to as analog III) displaced 125I-alpha-ANP specifically bound to cultured rat vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMC) with an apparent Ki of 2.1 x 10(-8) M, but did not stimulate formation of intracellular cGMP at 10(-8) -10(-5) M. Analog III inhibited the alpha-ANP-stimulated cGMP production in VSMC competitively with a pA2 value of 7.45 and behaved as an antagonist of alpha-ANP in rat aorta smooth muscle relaxation. In addition, beta-ANP was also shown to inhibit the alpha-ANP-induced cGMP production in a dose-dependent manner. The mechanism of action of beta-ANP is also discussed.
authors.affiliation: Shionogi Research Laboratories, Shionogi & Co., Ltd, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kambayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakajima
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ueda
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inouye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001011:Aorta / Q000187:drug effects; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009126:Muscle Relaxation / Q000187:drug effects; D009131:Muscle, Smooth, Vascular / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D006152:Cyclic GMP