title: Receptors for calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) in the rat adrenal cortex.
abstract: We previously demonstrated the presence of adrenomedullin receptors in the rat adrenal cortex. There is evidence, however, that the actions of adrenomedullin may also be mediated by the CGRP receptor. The present study was designed to determine whether specific CGRP receptors are present in the rat adrenal cortex. Adrenal glands were, sectioned and immunostained with a primary antibody raised against the first intracellular loop of the CGRP-I receptor. Staining was visualised using alkaline phosphatase and vector red. Immunostaining for the CGRP-I receptor was found in the zona glomerulosa and the adrenal medulla, but not in the inner adrenocortical zones. ACTH treatment caused an increase in staining intensity in the glomerulosa. Ligand binding studies suggested the existence of two populations of CGRP binding sites, one with a Kd of 0.1 nM, the second of 37 nM. Only CGRP-I and adrenomedullin displaced labeled CGRP binding. These results suggest that the CGRP-I receptor is expressed in the adrenal zona glomerulosa and that a second class of binding site is also present. The CGRP-I receptor appears to be regulated by ACTH.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, St Bartholomew's and the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary and Westfield College, UK.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Renshaw
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Cruchley
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kapas
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Hinson
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000313:Adrenal Medulla / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000818:Animals; D001667:Binding, Competitive; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D007536:Isomerism; D010455:Peptides / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018015:Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide / Q000378:metabolism*; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010455:Peptides; D018015:Receptors, Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D015740:Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide