Characterization of rat capsular adrenal (zona glomerulosa) (Na,K)-ATPase activity.
A higher (Na,K)-ATPase activity was found in rat capsular (zona glomerulosa) than in decapsulated (zona fasciculata) adrenal. No unusual characteristics of this enzyme were found in the simulation with Na+ and K+ and the inhibition with ouabain. Angiotensin II, ACTH and serotonin, all potent stimulators of aldosterone biosynthesis, did not affect the enzyme. In conclusion, the characteristics of rat capsular adrenal (Na,K)-ATPase are identical to the classical enzyme. It is not the direct receptor or effector for stimulators of aldosterone biosynthesis but a supportive role in mediating the regulatory signal cannot be ruled out.
D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000201:enzymology*; D000818:Animals; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D008297:Male; D008861:Microsomes / Q000201:enzymology; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D012964:Sodium / Q000494:pharmacology; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase / Q000378:metabolism*
D010042:Ouabain; D012964:Sodium; D000254:Sodium-Potassium-Exchanging ATPase; D011188:Potassium