title: Angiotensin II-stimulated phosphatidylinositol turnover in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells has a complex dependence on calcium.
abstract: The stimulation of phosphatidylinositol (PI) turnover by angiotensin II in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells has been studied in detail and shown to have a complex dependence on Ca2+. After the addition of angiotensin II, inositol monophosphate, inositol bisphosphate, and inositol trisphosphate increased rapidly and transiently. The transient increase was followed by a slower sustained rise, which continued for up to 30 min. Inositol phosphate accumulation during the sustained phase was decreased when experiments were performed in Ca2+-free medium. The initial transient response was not altered. Addition of the Ca2+ ionophore A23187 enhanced the angiotensin II response at 20 min, but not the 15 sec response. The sustained response, but not the transient response, was attenuated by the Ca2+ channel blocker nifedipine, indicating that the effect of Ca2+ required uptake through voltage-dependent Ca2+ channels. Subsequent studies showed that cAMP decreased inositol phosphate accumulation at 20 min while having no effect at 15 sec. Also, incubation with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate produced a more effective inhibition of the sustained response than of the initial transient response. However, while the transient and sustained phases of PI turnover were differently affected by Ca2+ and inhibitory compounds, the profiles of inositol phosphates generated were similar. At both 15 sec and 20 min inositol-(1,4,5) trisphosphate was detected, indicating sustained cleavage of PI-(4,5) bisphosphate. Taken together, the results suggest that while the initial PI turnover response is independent of Ca2+ and presumably initiates the rise in cytosolic Ca2+, sustained response requires entry of Ca2+ to maintain elevated cytosolic Ca2+ concentrations. Thus, while the increase in cytosolic Ca2+ may have a direct role in the stimulation of aldosterone synthesis, it is also required to sustain the PI turnover response to angiotensin II.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Woodcock
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000494:pharmacology; D003600:Cytosol / Q000378:metabolism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000001:Calcimycin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D009543:Nifedipine; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate; D002118:Calcium