title: Atrial natriuretic factor regulation of cyclic GMP levels and steroidogenesis in isolated fasciculata cells of rat adrenal cortex.
abstract: Isolated fasciculata cells of rat adrenal cortex, when incubated with atrial natriuretic factor (ANF), stimulated the levels of cyclic GMP and corticosterone production in a concentration-dependent manner without a rise in the levels of cyclic AMP. The ANF-dependent elevation of cyclic GMP was rapid, with a detectable increment in 30 s. ANF also stimulated the particulate guanylate cyclase. These results not only indicate the coupling of cyclic GMP and corticosterone production with ANF signal, but also demonstrate that, like the ACTH signal, cyclic AMP is not the mediator of ANF-induced adrenocortical steroidogenesis.
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000378:metabolism; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: C472610:atrial natriuretic peptide, rat; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D003345:Corticosterone