title: Ontogeny of vasoactive intestinal peptide receptors in rat ventral prostate.
abstract: 1. The stimulatory effect of VIP on rat prostatic adenylyl cyclase changes during postnatal development. It peaks at 2 months (peripubertal period), remains in a plateau between 3 and 12 months (adult period), and decreases at 24 months (old period). 2. The stimulation of rat prostatic adenylyl cyclase by the beta-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol follows a pattern rather similar to that of VIP. 3. The values of VIP binding capacity correlate well with those observed for adenylyl cyclase between 1 and 12 months, whereas there appears to exist a great number of uncoupled VIP receptors at 0.5 and 24 months. 4. The apparent molecular mass (51 kDa) of the rat prostatic VIP-receptor complex remains unaltered during ontogenic development.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Alcalá, Alcalá de Henares, Spain.
authors.forename: M G
authors.initials: MG
authors.lastname: Juarranz
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Guijarro
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Bajo
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Carmena
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Prieto
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D004789:Enzyme Activation / Q000187:drug effects; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D011467:Prostate / Q000187:drug effects / Q000254:growth & development*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide / Q000502:physiology*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D018005:Receptors, Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D007545:Isoproterenol