title: Comparative effects of angiotensin and ACTH on cyclic AMP and steroidogenesis in isolated bovine adrenal cells.
abstract: The comparative effects of angiotensin II and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on cyclic AMP and steroidogenesis were investigated employing isolated bovine adrenal cells from the zona fasciculata. Like ACTH, angiotensin produced a prompt increase in cyclic AMP which preceded the increase in corticosteroid production. Although this increase in cyclic AMP was small when compared to that induced by ACTH, it correlated with the amount of steroidogenesis. This observation is consistent with the view that cyclic AMP is the intracellular mediator of the steroidogenic action of angiotensin. Angiotensin acted synergistically with ACTH on cyclic AMP levels. This synergism was not explained by inhibition of phosphodiesterase activity. Unlike ACTH, angiotensin failed to stimulate adenylate cyclase in broken cell preparations. The observations suggest that more than one mechanism may be involved in effects of ACTH and angiotensin on cyclic AMP levels.
mesh_terms: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D013997:Time Factors; D014316:Tritium
chemical_list: D000305:Adrenal Cortex Hormones; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D014316:Tritium; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D000242:Cyclic AMP