title: [In vivo and in vitro effects of bradykinin on the release of beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity].
abstract: The effect of bradykinin (BK) on the release of beta-endorphin-like immunoreactivity (beta-END-LI) in rats was studied in in vivo and in vitro. Intraperitoneal injection of BK at 5 micrograms/100 g body weight resulted in a significant increase in the plasma beta-END-LI level after 15 min. BK at concentrations of 10(-12)-10(-7) M also caused dose-dependent stimulation of beta-END-LI release from the dispersed cells of the anterior pituitary of rats. On gel chromatography, the beta-END-LI released by incubation of the cells with 10(-7) M BK separated into two components; one eluted in the same positions as human beta-lipotropin and the other as human beta-endorphin. BK did not stimulate beta-END-LI release in Ca++-free medium. Addition of 10(-3) M verapamil, 10(-6) M dexamethasone or 10(-7) M somatostatin to the incubation medium inhibited BK-induced beta-END-LI release from the cells. Ouabain (10(-5) M) also stimulated beta-END-LI release, but its effect was not additive with that of BK. These results indicate that BK stimulates beta-END-LI release and that calcium ion is involved in the mechanism of this effect.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Matsumura
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001920:Bradykinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000502:physiology; D004723:Endorphins / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014700:Verapamil / Q000494:pharmacology; D001615:beta-Endorphin
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D013004:Somatostatin; D010042:Ouabain; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D014700:Verapamil; D001920:Bradykinin; D002118:Calcium