title: Essential role of calcium influx in the adrenergic regulation of cAMP and cGMP in rat pinealocytes.
abstract: The role of Ca2+ in the adrenergic stimulation of pinealocyte cAMP and cGMP was investigated. In this tissue alpha 1-adrenoceptor activation, which by itself is without effect, potentiates beta 1-adrenergic stimulation of cAMP and cGMP 30- to 100-fold. The present results indicate that chelation of extracellular Ca2+ with EGTA or inhibition of Ca2+ influx with inorganic Ca2+ channel blockers (La3+, Co2+, Mn2+) markedly reduces the cyclic nucleotide response to norepinephrine, a mixed alpha 1- and beta-adrenergic agonist, but not to isoproterenol, a beta-adrenergic agonist. In addition, the potentiating effects of alpha 1-adrenergic agonists were mimicked by agents which elevate cytosolic Ca2+, including K+ (EC50 = 2 X 10(-2) M), ouabain (EC50 = 2 X 10(-6) M), ionomycin (EC50 = 3 X 10(-6) M), and A23187 (EC50 = 2 X 10(-6) M); each potentiated the effects of beta-adrenergic stimulation but had no effect alone. Together these results indicate that an alpha 1-adrenoceptor-stimulated Ca2+ influx is essential for norepinephrine to increase pinealocyte cAMP and cGMP.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002412:Cations; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D010870:Pineal Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D000001:Calcimycin; D010042:Ouabain; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D006152:Cyclic GMP; D009543:Nifedipine; D007545:Isoproterenol; D002118:Calcium; D009638:Norepinephrine