title: Desensitization of beta-adrenergic receptors in corneal endothelium.
abstract: Corneal endothelial cells in primary culture responded to isoproterenol (Iso), epinephrine (Epi), nor-epinephrine (NE), Prostaglandins E1 and E2 (PGE1, PGE2) and forskolin by increasing cyclic AMP 61, 52, 28, 14, 10, and 176-fold, respectively, over control within a 10 minute incubation period. However, when cells were preincubated with Iso for one hour, they lost 76% of their responsiveness to a subsequent Iso challenge. Iso preincubation also decreased the effectiveness of other beta-adrenergic agonists (Epi and NE), but responses to PGE1, PGE2 and forskolin remained unchanged. The decreased cyclic AMP response was associated with a loss of beta-adrenergic binding sites. The affinity of the remaining receptors was unchanged as determined by propranolol displacement of [125I] pindolol binding. This study shows that corneal endothelial cells not only respond to beta-adrenergic stimuli, but can also regulate the magnitude and duration of their response to the hormone.
authors.affiliation: Eye Research Foundation of Missouri, Inc., Columbia.
authors.forename: W T
authors.initials: WT
authors.lastname: Chao
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Walkenbach
mesh_terms: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D046508:Culture Techniques; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004728:Endothelium, Corneal / Q000187:drug effects*; D010869:Pindolol / Q000378:metabolism; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D010869:Pindolol; D000242:Cyclic AMP