title: Agonist-induced down-regulation of the angiotensin II receptor in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes.
abstract: The ability of angiotensin II to down-regulate its receptor was tested on rat hepatocytes in primary culture for 4 h. Angiotensin II treatment decreased [3H]angiotensin II specific binding in a concentration- and time-dependent manner. The effect was maximum with 1 microM angiotensin II and after 2 h. There was a decrease in the maximum number of binding sites (56% of control) with no significant effect on the apparent dissociation constant. The down-regulation was blocked by the angiotensin II antagonist [Val4,Ile7]angiotensin III and was not induced by other hormones (e.g. vasopressin, norepinephrine, or glucagon) or by 4 beta-phorbol 12 beta-myristate 13 alpha-acetate or A23187 ionophore. The decrease in angiotensin II receptors resulted in correlated decreases in the potency of angiotensin II to activate phosphorylase or lower glucagon-induced cAMP accumulation. However, high concentrations of the agonist were still able to elicit maximal responses in both parameters. Down-regulation of the receptor was not dependent upon active Gi, since it was still observed after ADP-ribosylation and inactivation of Gi by pertussis toxin. The above results indicate that the down-regulation of the hepatic angiotensin II receptor induced by its agonist is homologous and does not involve Gi, Ca2+, or protein kinase C. The correlation of receptor loss with decreases in the potency of angiotensin to activate phosphorylase and inhibit glucagon-induced cAMP accumulation is consistent with the idea that a single receptor population regulates two different messengers, i.e. calcium and cAMP.
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D005934:Glucagon / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000494:pharmacology; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D010762:Phosphorylase a / Q000378:metabolism; D011433:Propranolol / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D012016:Reference Values; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D000804:Angiotensin II; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D000001:Calcimycin; D005934:Glucagon; D011433:Propranolol; D010762:Phosphorylase a; D037342:Pertussis Toxin; D009638:Norepinephrine