title: Glutaraldehyde pretreatment blocks phospholipase A2 modulation of adrenergic receptors.
abstract: Treatment of rat cerebral cortical membranes with phospholipase A2 affects, in a parallel fashion, beta-, alpha 1- and alpha 2-adrenergic receptor binding, but not the affinity of these receptors for their respective ligands. Pretreatment of membranes with 0.1 percent glutaraldehyde blocks the effects of phospholipase A2 on adrenergic receptor binding. The results support the hypothesis that desensitization or "masking" of adrenergic receptors may involve changes in membrane lipid composition. Furthermore, glutaraldehyde may prove a useful tool in the investigation of the dynamic roles of lipids in receptor function and more specifically, their regulation and coupling to physiological events.
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Cohen
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: McLellan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Dauphin
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hirata
mesh_terms: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000378:metabolism; D000447:Aldehydes / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000378:metabolism*; D003000:Clonidine / Q000378:metabolism; D004082:Dihydroalprenolol / Q000378:metabolism; D004146:Dioxanes / Q000378:metabolism; D005976:Glutaral / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D010740:Phospholipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D010741:Phospholipases A / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors*; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D051381:Rats; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000447:Aldehydes; D004146:Dioxanes; D011942:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D004082:Dihydroalprenolol; C010654:(2-(2',6'-dimethoxy)phenoxyethylamino)methylbenzo-1,4-dioxane; D010740:Phospholipases; D010741:Phospholipases A; D054467:Phospholipases A2; D003000:Clonidine; D005976:Glutaral