title: Effects of PAMP on mRNAs coding for catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes in PC12 cells.
abstract: Proadrenomedullin N-terminal 20 peptide (PAMP) is a novel hypotensive peptide found in the N-terminal portion of the precursor of adrenomedullin (AM). Although PAMP and AM originate from the same precursor and exert both a potent hypotensive action, they seem to control blood pressure through different mechanisms. To gain new insight into the anticholinergic actions of PAMP, we determined the effects of PAMP on the tyrosine hydroxylase (TH)- and dopamine beta-hydroxylase (DBH) mRNA expression in the rat pheochromocytoma cell line PC12 stimulated by nicotine. PAMP (> or =1 microM) significantly inhibited the nicotine-induced increases of TH- and DBH mRNA expression in a concentration-dependent manner. Also, PAMP at the concentrations (> or =1 microM) significantly inhibited nicotine-induced cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production. These results indicate that the anticholinergic hypotensive actions of PAMP can be explained, at least in part, by its inhibition of the expression of mRNAs coding for catecholamine-synthesizing enzymes, and that the inhibitory effect is mediated by the cAMP/protein kinase A pathway.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Pathology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan. K-takemd@md.tsukuba.ac.jp
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takekoshi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Isobe
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Nomura
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Motooka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nanmoku
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakai
mesh_terms: D053607:Adrenomedullin; D000818:Animals; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase / Q000235:genetics*; D007022:Hypotension / Q000188:drug therapy; D009538:Nicotine / Q000494:pharmacology; D016716:PC12 Cells / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins / Q000494:pharmacology*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D010455:Peptides; D011506:Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D053607:Adrenomedullin; D009538:Nicotine; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D014446:Tyrosine 3-Monooxygenase; D004299:Dopamine beta-Hydroxylase