title: Angiotensin II mediates beta endorphin like immunoactivity release in rat pituitary cell culture.
abstract: The effect of angiotensin II (Ang II) on pituitary beta endorphin like immunoactivity (beta END-LI) release was studied in monolayer culture of normal rat pituicites. Ang II stimulated beta END-LI release into the culture media. This release of beta END-LI increased with longer incubation time and with higher doses of Ang II. The beta END-LI response was similar to the pattern of Ang II mediated ACTH release. Ang II stimulated beta END-LI release was blocked by cycloheximide and decreased by corticosterone (5 nmol/l). Successively higher concentrations of [SAR GLY]Ang II, a known Ang II antagonist, induced greater inhibition of Ang II stimulated beta END-LI release. Gel chromatography of pooled media from control and Ang II stimulated cells revealed three peaks of beta END-LI which migrated with the void volume, beta lipotropin (beta LPH) and beta endorphin. The relative amount of beta END-LI in these peaks [(BEND-LI peak + total beta END-LI in column) x 100%] from media of control and stimulated cells were as follows: (1) Void 7% and 19% (2) beta LPH 50% and 52% (3) beta endorphin 43% and 29%.
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D003513:Cycloheximide / Q000494:pharmacology; D004723:Endorphins / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay / Q000379:methods; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D001615:beta-Endorphin
chemical_list: D004723:Endorphins; D000804:Angiotensin II; C010328:angiotensin II, Sar(1)-Gly(8)-; D001615:beta-Endorphin; D003513:Cycloheximide; D003345:Corticosterone