title: Dissociation between the inhibitory and stimulatory effects of opioid peptides on cAMP formation in SK-N-SH neuroblastoma cells.
abstract: Opioid agonists either potentiate or suppress basal cAMP production in SK-N-SH cells. The inhibitory effect is mediated by PTX-sensitive GTP-binding proteins, while the stimulatory effect involves Ca++ entry and calmodulin activation. Both pathways can be activated simultaneously by opioid agonists. Low (nM) concentrations of either mu (DAMGO) or delta (DPDPE) selective opioids potentiate cAMP formation. At higher (100 nM) concentrations, however, a net suppression takes over; this suppression can be eliminated by PTX, and the underlying stimulatory effect is disclosed. Micromolar concentrations of either mu or delta selective agonists cross-activate the other (delta or mu) receptors, and augment the stimulatory pathway. The overall outcome (either stimulation or inhibition of cAMP production) is dependent on the balance between the two overlapping pathways, and can be modified by blocking either of the two opposing mechanisms.
authors.affiliation: Mauerberger Chair in Neuropharmacology, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Sackler Faculty of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Israel.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Sarne
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rubovitch
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fields
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gafni
mesh_terms: D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D004745:Enkephalins / Q000494:pharmacology; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007700:Kinetics; D009447:Neuroblastoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D018847:Opioid Peptides / Q000819:agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta / Q000819:agonists; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu / Q000819:agonists; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004745:Enkephalins; D018847:Opioid Peptides; D017465:Receptors, Opioid, delta; D017450:Receptors, Opioid, mu; D010566:Virulence Factors, Bordetella; D020875:Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; D020881:Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D019204:GTP-Binding Proteins; D002118:Calcium