title: Effect of the beta-adrenergic substances propranolol, alprenolol and isoprenaline on cAMP production in bovine thyroid slices.
abstract: The effect of the beta-adrenergic blockers L-alprenolol and DL-propranolol and of the beta-adrenergic agonist L-isoprenaline on the basal and thyrotropic hormone(TSH)-stimulated cyclic adenosine-monophosphate (cAMP) level in bovine thyroid slices was studied. The main basal cAMP level in bovine thyroid slices was 3 pmol/mg tissue. TSH stimulated cAMP production in correlation to the concentration. Maximum stimulation was achieved with a TSH concentration of 10 mU/ml. The beta-blockers DL-propranolol and L-alprenolol caused 74 and 77% inhibition of TSH-stimulated cAMP synthesis respectively. The beta-adrenergic agonist L-isoprenaline did not significantly affect either the basal or the TSH-stimulated cAMP level. The role of the beta-adrenergic receptor system in the regulation of TSH-stimulated cAMP synthesis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Research Institute of Endocrinology, Prague.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Nedvídková
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Stolba
mesh_terms: D000526:Alprenolol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013961:Thyroid Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000526:Alprenolol; D013972:Thyrotropin; D011433:Propranolol; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D007545:Isoproterenol