title: Angiotensin II and glucocorticoid release: direct effect at the adrenal level and modulation of the adrenocorticotropin-induced glucocorticoid release.
abstract: Angiotensin II (A II) stimulates adrenal glomerulosa cells releasing mineralocorticoids; however, little is known about the A II effect on glucocorticoids output. The present study has been designed in order to see if A II could modify in vitro spontaneous and ACTH-induced corticosterone (B) release from both fasciculata-reticularis enriched and total adrenal cells. The results indicate that A II at 10(-12), 10(-11), 10(-10) and 10(-6) M concentrations did not modify basal B production and A II 10(-9), 10(-8) and 10(-7) M decreased basal B production from total adrenal cells. Whereas A II (10(-10)-10(-6) M) stimulated B release from fasciculata-reticularis enriched cells. On the one hand, 10(-8) M A II significantly decreased ACTH-elicited B release from total adrenal cells; effect completely abolished by saralasin (SAR, 10(-8) M), a specific A II receptor blocker. On the other hand, 10(-8) M A II did not modify ACTH-induced B release from fasciculata-reticularis enriched cells. Finally, 10(-10) to 10(-6) M A II and 22 pM ACTH stimulated aldosterone output from total adrenal cells; while, fasciculata-reticularis enriched cells did not secrete any measurable amount of aldosterone under basal condition and after incubation with A II. These data further suggest a regulatory role of A II in the release of glucocorticoids from the adrenal gland.
authors.affiliation: Centro de Referencia de Radioinmunoensayo, Centro de Especialistas en Analisis Biologicos Distrito I, La Plata, Argentina.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Spinedi
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aguado
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Basilotta
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Carrizo
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D005938:Glucocorticoids; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D003345:Corticosterone