title: Endothelin-1 increases isoprenaline-enhanced cyclic AMP levels in cerebral cortex.
abstract: We examined the effect of ET-1 on cyclic AMP levels in rat cerebral cortex. The peptide caused a concentration-dependent increase of [(3)H]cyclic AMP accumulation after 10 min of treatment. This effect was due to adenosine accumulation since it was inhibited by the treatment with adenosine deaminase. ET-1, apart from being able to increase cyclic AMP, also potentiated the cyclic AMP generated by isoprenaline in the presence of adenosine deaminase. Experiments performed in the presence of BQ-123 or BQ-788, specific ET(A) or ET(B) receptor antagonists respectively indicated that ET(B) was the receptor involved. This effect was dependent on extracellular and intracellular calcium concentration. These findings suggest that ET-1 plays a modulatory role in cyclic AMP generation systems in cerebral cortex.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Bioquímica y Biología Molecular I, Facultad de Químicas, Universidad Complutense de Madrid, 28040, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Pérez-Alvarez
authors.forename: M C
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Calcerrada
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hernández
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Catalán
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Martínez
mesh_terms: D000243:Adenosine Deaminase / Q000378:metabolism; D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002540:Cerebral Cortex / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism*; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D019332:Endothelin-1 / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007545:Isoproterenol / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D009842:Oligopeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic / Q000494:pharmacology; D010880:Piperidines / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar
chemical_list: D000318:Adrenergic beta-Agonists; D065128:Endothelin Receptor Antagonists; D019332:Endothelin-1; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010456:Peptides, Cyclic; D010880:Piperidines; C086539:BQ 788; D000242:Cyclic AMP; D000243:Adenosine Deaminase; D007545:Isoproterenol; C072247:cyclo(Trp-Asp-Pro-Val-Leu); D002118:Calcium