title: Enhancement of potassium-, and angiotensin II-stimulated aldosterone production by the calcium chelator EGTA in bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells in vitro.
abstract: The present study was designed to assess the effect of the calcium chelator EGTA (ethylenglycolbis-(beta-aminoethyl ether)-N,N,N',N'-tetraacetic acid; 1.0 mM) on potassium (8 mM)- and angiotensin II (AII; 10 nM)-stimulated aldosterone production in bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells in vitro. The combined administration of EGTA and potassium, or of EGTA and AII, yielded a significant increase in the levels of aldosterone production. The net increment in aldosterone production after the combined administration of EGTA and potassium, or that after the combined administration of EGTA and AII was also significantly higher than the sum of that evoked by EGTA and potassium alone, or the sum of that evoked by EGTA and AII alone, respectively. At similar concentrations of extracellular ionized calcium ([Ca2+]out) or magnesium, the levels of agonist-stimulated aldosterone production were markedly elevated by the administration of EGTA. These results indicate that lowering [Ca2+]out concentrations with EGTA enhances potassium- and AII-stimulated aldosterone production in bovine adrenal glomerulosa cells in vitro. This enhancement may be predominantly due to another effect of EGTA, in addition to the stimulation of calcium entry into the cells.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kanazawa Medical University, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kigoshi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nakano
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Okamoto
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Imaizumi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kitazawa
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Morimoto
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Uchida
mesh_terms: D000450:Aldosterone / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002417:Cattle; D002614:Chelating Agents / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011188:Potassium / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects*
chemical_list: D002614:Chelating Agents; D000804:Angiotensin II; D000450:Aldosterone; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D011188:Potassium; D002118:Calcium