title: Expression of cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3A in isolated rat submandibular acini.
abstract: Phosphodiesterase (PDE) 3 has been characterized in isolated rat submandibular acini. PDE3 activity was detected in homogenates of isolated rat submandibular acini; little or no PDE3 activity was found in ducts. About 62% of PDE3 activity in the acini was recovered in the supernatant fractions; 38% in particulate fractions. In the acini, but not ducts, PDE3A mRNA was detected by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The PDE3-specific inhibitor, cilostamide, increased the ratio of apomucin mRNA/18s rRNA, as quantified by real-time RT-PCR. Our results indicate that PDE3A may be important in regulating cAMP pools that control acini functions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Mie University, 2-174 Edobashi, Tsu, Mie 514-8507, Japan. skasumi@clin.medic.mie-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Kasumi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Shimizu
authors.forename: Taku
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Murata
authors.forename: Kenichi
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hiramoto
authors.forename: Takeo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: Toshiyuki
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nakagawa
authors.forename: Vincent C
authors.initials: VC
authors.lastname: Manganiello
authors.forename: Toshiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tagawa
mesh_terms: D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D054684:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3; D015870:Gene Expression; D008297:Male; D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors / Q000494:pharmacology; D015363:Quinolones / Q000494:pharmacology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000166:cytology / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D010726:Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors; D015363:Quinolones; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C021294:cilostamide; D015105:3',5'-Cyclic-AMP Phosphodiesterases; D054684:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 3; C517290:Pde3a protein, rat