title: ACTH induces up-regulation of ACTH receptor mRNA in mouse and human adrenocortical cell lines.
abstract: Corticotropin (ACTH) binds to specific receptors in the adrenal cortex and thereby regulates glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid production. The number of ACTH binding sites on adrenocortical cells is increased by exposure of cells to activators of the cAMP pathway. The mechanism responsible for the increase in ACTH binding sites is not known. We therefore studied the levels of ACTH-R mRNA in mouse Y-1 and human NCI-H295 (H295) adrenocortical carcinoma cell lines. ACTH induced an increase in mouse ACTH-R mRNA in Y-1 cells that was time and dose dependent, increasing 6-fold over basal levels following exposure to 10(-8) M ACTH for 19-24 h. The amount of human ACTH-R mRNA in H295 cells increased 2-4-fold following a 24 h exposure to 10(-8) M ACTH, 1 mM dbcAMP, or 10(-5) M Forskolin. Treatment of H295 cells with angiotensin II (A-II) was found to dramatically increase the level of ACTH-R mRNA. These data indicate that regulation of ACTH-R mRNA levels is at least one mechanism by which ACTH and A-II elevate the number of ACTH binding sites in the adrenocortical cells.
authors.affiliation: Vollum Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland.
authors.forename: K G
authors.initials: KG
authors.lastname: Mountjoy
authors.forename: I M
authors.initials: IM
authors.lastname: Bird
authors.forename: W E
authors.initials: WE
authors.lastname: Rainey
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Cone
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000306:Adrenal Cortex Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001483:Base Sequence; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002460:Cell Line; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000096:biosynthesis; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin / Q000096:biosynthesis* / Q000235:genetics; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D015854:Up-Regulation / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018043:Receptors, Corticotropin; D000804:Angiotensin II; D005576:Colforsin; D003994:Bucladesine; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone