title: Control of aldosterone secretion in zona glomerulosa cell suspensions and in the perfused adrenal gland of the rat.
abstract: The secretion of aldosterone and its responses to stimulation have been studied in rat adrenal zona glomerulosa tissue incubated as intact capsules or as collagenase-dispersed cell suspensions, and in intact perfused rat adrenal glands. Several differences are apparent in the functions of the various preparations. Aldosterone secretion rates are similar in incubated intact capsules and in the perfused gland. Relative to corticosterone, lower yields of aldosterone are obtained in dispersed glomerulosa cell in vitro. This may be related to the loss in the dispersed cells of a pool of tissue steroid (aldosterone or a precursor) which is revealed only in intact tissue incubations by trypsin stimulation of aldosterone secretion. Trypsin-released aldosterone is increased by prior dietary sodium restriction. In addition, differences occur in the responses of dispersed cells and perfused glands to stimulation. Perfused glands from animals on a normal diet are less sensitive to stimulation by ACTH or alpha-MSH, but more sensitive than dispersed cells to angiotensin II amide. In the perfused gland, sensitivity of response (lowest effective concentration) to all three stimulants is increased by prior dietary sodium restriction, in contrast to dispersed cells in which increased sensitivity has been reported only to alpha-MSH. The perfused gland is particularly sensitive to angiotensin II amide, and a bolus administration of 1 amol gives significant stimulation in glands from animals on low sodium intake. Electrical (field) stimulation or dopamine administration at 10(-6) mol/l (which is ineffective in dispersed cells) both depress aldosterone secretion by the perfused gland. The data suggest that the sequestered pool of steroid is utilized in the perfused gland for aldosterone secretion. They furthermore suggest that in the intact gland there are mechanisms, which involve neural components, for intraglandular regulation of aldosterone secretion, which are lost in dispersed cells in vitro. Such mechanisms may be involved in sensitivity increases in sodium depletion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Medical College of St Bartholomew's Hospital, London, England.
authors.forename: G P
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Vinson
authors.forename: B J
authors.initials: BJ
authors.lastname: Whitehouse
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hinson
authors.forename: I D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Porter
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Laird
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: McAuley
authors.forename: D R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Abayasekara
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000802:Angiotensin Amide / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D004558:Electric Stimulation; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology; D010477:Perfusion; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D014357:Trypsin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D000802:Angiotensin Amide; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones; D014357:Trypsin; D004298:Dopamine