title: Impaired aldosterone secretion from dispersed adrenal capsular cells of chronically alpha-MSH-treated rats.
abstract: To investigate the chronic effects of alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) on aldosterone secretion, synthetic alpha-MSH (8 micrograms/day) was infused in Sprague-Dawley rats by miniosmotic pumps for 5 days. Saline was infused in equivalent volume for 5 days using the same type of pumps in the control group of rats. Aldosterone secretion from the capsular cells of the two groups was examined in the basal state and in response to various stimuli of aldosterone secretion. Aldosterone secretion in vitro from the alpha-MSH-treated rats was significantly impaired in response to all stimuli tested including cyclic AMP, suggesting an intracellular defect in aldosterone synthesis in that group. These results are similar to those observed after chronic adrenocorticotropin administration.
mesh_terms: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000494:pharmacology; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D008297:Male; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains
chemical_list: D015124:8-Bromo Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate; D000450:Aldosterone; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D009074:Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormones