title: Cross-talk in signal transduction pathways of rat submandibular acinar cells.
abstract: The effects of cyclic AMP-generating substances and of the cAMP-dependent protein kinase (PKA) inhibitor H89 on the inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) and Ca2+ responses to acetylcholine (ACh) were examined in rat submandibular acini. Pre-exposure to forskolin (5 microM) and to dibutyryl cyclic AMP (db-cAMP, 1 mM) increased the IP3 formation in response to ACh while H89 reduced it. The enhancement of the IP3 response was not seen, however, in cells pre-exposed to isoproterenol (10 microM) for 45 min. Despite the increase in IP3 formation, pre-exposure to forskolin or db-cAMP inhibited the release of Ca2+ induced by ACh in cells incubated in Ca2+-free solutions. H89 had no effect on the ACh-generated Ca2+ signal. Manipulation of PKA had no effect on the release of Ca2+ induced by thapsigargin. Pre-exposure to test substances caused changes in the rate of Ca2+ influx which paralleled those in Ca2+ release. It is concluded that PKA interacts with IP3/Ca2+-mediated signaling in submandibular cells at two levels, IP3 generation and Ca2+ release from IP3-sensitive stores. Through phosphorylation of target elements, PKA modifies the coupling of the muscarinic receptor with membrane phosphoinositides and the sensitivity of endoplasmic Ca2+ channels to IP3. The effects on these two components of the IP3/Ca2+ signaling pathway depend, however, on the length of exposure to test substances and on the up- or down-regulation of PKA.
authors.affiliation: Dept. Pediatrics, Univ. of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio 78284, USA. martinezj@uthscsa.edu
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: G H
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000109:Acetylcholine / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D001692:Biological Transport / Q000187:drug effects; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D004847:Epithelial Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D008297:Male; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017207:Rats, Sprague-Dawley; D020239:Receptor Cross-Talk / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000201:enzymology*; D019284:Thapsigargin / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D019284:Thapsigargin; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D011494:Protein Kinases; D000109:Acetylcholine; D002118:Calcium