title: Pancreatic polypeptide stimulates rat adrenal glucocorticoid secretion by activating the adenylate cyclase-dependent signaling pathway.
abstract: Pancreatic polypeptide (PP) concentration-dependently raised basal corticosterone and cyclic-AMP production of dispersed rat zona fasciculata/reticularis adrenocortical cells, maximal effective concentration being 10(-7) M. 10(-7) M PP also significantly enhanced submaximally (10[-12]/10[-11] M), but not maximally (10[-9]/10[-8] M) ACTH-stimulated corticosterone and cyclic-AMP release. Corticosterone responses to PP were abolished by the specific protein kinase A (PKA) antagonist H-89 (10[-5] M). The selective ACTH-receptor antagonist corticotropin-inhibiting peptide (10[-6] M) annulled corticosterone response to 10(-9) M ACTH, but not to 10(-7) M PP. Collectively, our present findings indicate that PP stimulates glucocorticoid secretion of rat adrenal glands, acting through specific receptors coupled, like those of ACTH, with the adenylate cyclase/PKA-dependent signaling pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anatomy, University of Padua, Italy.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rebuffat
authors.forename: L K
authors.initials: LK
authors.lastname: Malendowicz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Meneghelli
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Macchi
authors.forename: G G
authors.initials: GG
authors.lastname: Nussdorfer
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000187:drug effects*; D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000378:metabolism*; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000187:drug effects*; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D008297:Male; D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide / Q000494:pharmacology*; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D012636:Secretory Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D010191:Pancreatic Polypeptide; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D017868:Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D003345:Corticosterone