title: Right atrial dilatation increases inositol-(1,4,5)trisphosphate accumulation. Implications for the control of atrial natriuretic peptide release.
abstract: Stretching the right atrium of isolated perfused [3H]inositol-labelled rat hearts was shown to stimulate the phosphatidyl-inositol turnover pathway as demonstrated by the accumulation of [3H]inositol-(1,4,5)trisphosphate and its degradation products. Stimulation was detectable after 1 min with larger increases observed after 10 or 20 min. These findings demonstrate that the myocardium can respond to dilatation by an activation of the phosphatidylinositol turnover pathway. Such a mechanism has implications for the release of atrial natriuretic peptide following right atrial distention.
authors.affiliation: German Institute for High Blood Pressure Research, Heidelberg, FRG.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: von Harsdorf
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lang
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fullerton
authors.forename: A I
authors.initials: AI
authors.lastname: Smith
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Woodcock
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D016275:Atrial Function; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000378:metabolism*; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004106:Dilatation; D006321:Heart / Q000502:physiology*; D007294:Inositol / Q000378:metabolism; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D009206:Myocardium / Q000378:metabolism*; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D013403:Sugar Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D010716:Phosphatidylinositols; D013403:Sugar Phosphates; D007294:Inositol; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor