title: Thromboxane synthesis and actions in isolated adrenergic nerve (pheochromocytoma-12) cells.
abstract: The synthesis of cyclooxygenase products by cultured adrenergic neuronal (pheochromocytoma-12) cells was investigated by measuring both the extent of conversion of [3H]arachidonic acid to prostanoids and the immunoreactive prostanoid concentrations in the bathing buffer. Statistically significant amounts of arachidonic acid metabolites migrated with prostaglandins (PGs) E (81 +/- 14 fmol) and F (68 +/- 13 fmol) and thromboxane B (49 +/- 12 fmol) on thin-layer chromatography plates after incubation of differentiated cells with 1 pmol of [3H]arachidonic acid. The conversion of arachidonic acid to these products was lower in undifferentiated cells, although PGE- and PGF-like metabolites were produced in significant amounts. Both immunoreactive PGE and thromboxane B were detected in the media of differentiated cells and their concentrations were elevated when the cells were exposed to arachidonic acid. The potential significance of the thromboxane production by pheochromocytoma-12 cells was investigated by examining the effect of a stable thromboxane mimetic, U46619, on potassium-stimulated norepinephrine release. The U46619 significantly enhanced norepinephrine release from potassium-depolarized cells. These results are indicative of PGE, PGF and thromboxane production by isolated adrenergic neuronal tissue. A thromboxane receptor agonist also was observed to potentiate norepinephrine release.
mesh_terms: D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D001095:Arachidonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D009638:Norepinephrine / Q000378:metabolism; D010673:Pheochromocytoma / Q000378:metabolism; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic / Q000494:pharmacology; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000096:biosynthesis; D013564:Sympathetic Nervous System / Q000378:metabolism*; D013931:Thromboxanes / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D001095:Arachidonic Acids; D011450:Prostaglandin Endoperoxides, Synthetic; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D013931:Thromboxanes; D016718:Arachidonic Acid; D019796:15-Hydroxy-11 alpha,9 alpha-(epoxymethano)prosta-5,13-dienoic Acid; D009638:Norepinephrine