title: Beta-adrenergic regulation of cyclic AMP synthesis in cultured human syncytiotrophoblast.
abstract: Isolated elements of the beta-adrenergic/adenyl cyclase signal transduction system have been studied previously using purified membranes. We used cultured syncytiotrophoblast cells to identify components of this signalling system and the interactions which regulate syncytial adenyl cyclase. Generation of cyclic AMP (cAMP) was stimulated in these cells by both forskolin and isoproterenol but not by dopamine, adenosine, carbachol or prostaglandin E1. Synthesis was also stimulated by treatment with cholera toxin, indicating the involvement of the G-protein, Gs. Somatostatin inhibited isoproterenol- or forskolin-stimulated cAMP generation, an effect which could be blocked by pretreatment of the cells with pertussis toxin, demonstrating the mediation of somatostatin action by Gi. Furthermore, secretion of human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) was increased significantly by isoproterenol while somatostatin blocked the isoproterenol-stimulated release of hCG. These results clearly demonstrate that adenyl cyclase in syncytiotrophoblast is controlled by a stimulatory pathway operating through Gs and inhibitory pathway acting through Gi.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics, Gynecology and Reproductive Sciences, University of California, San Francisco, USA.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Grullon
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Jacobs
authors.forename: S X
authors.initials: SX
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: N P
authors.initials: NP
authors.lastname: Illsley
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D002772:Cholera Toxin / Q000494:pharmacology; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D005260:Female; D015726:Giant Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D014327:Trophoblasts / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta; D013004:Somatostatin; D002772:Cholera Toxin; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases