title: Differential mitogenic actions of alpha 1- and beta-adrenergic agonists on rat hepatocytes.
abstract: alpha 1-Adrenergic receptor-mediated responses are overwhelming in adult rat hepatocytes. Inversely, beta-responses are predominant over alpha 1-responses in the hepatocytes that have been cultured at a low cell density (10(4) cells/cm2) for 24 h. The insulin-EGF-induced DNA synthesis in the beta-response-dominant hepatocytes was doubled by beta-agonists or cAMP-generating agents added far behind (16-20 h) the addition of insulin/EGF; i.e., immediately before the entry into the S-phase of the cell cycle. Agonists of alpha 1-adrenergic or other Ca2+, mobilising receptors added to the alpha 1-response-dominant hepatocytes increased DNA synthesis only if they were added within 1-2 h after the addition of insulin/EGF, at the early stage of G1-phase. Agonists of "non-dominant" receptors were rather antagonistic to agonists of "dominant" receptors. Thus, agonists of alpha 1-adrenergic (and other Ca2+ mobilising) receptors and agonists of beta-adrenergic (and other cAMP-generating) receptors acted as comitogens in their own particular manners in the presence of growth factors in hepatocytes in which the respective receptor functions were dominant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kajiyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ui
mesh_terms: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002452:Cell Count / Q000187:drug effects; D002453:Cell Cycle / Q000187:drug effects; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000502:physiology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008099:Liver / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000378:metabolism; D008934:Mitogens / Q000494:pharmacology; D008938:Mitosis / Q000187:drug effects*; D051381:Rats; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1 / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D015290:Second Messenger Systems / Q000187:drug effects; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000316:Adrenergic alpha-Agonists; D000317:Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D008934:Mitogens; D018340:Receptors, Adrenergic, alpha-1; D011943:Receptors, Adrenergic, beta