title: Impaired arginine-vasopressin-induced aldosterone release from adrenal gland cells in mice lacking the vasopressin V1A receptor.
abstract: We examined aldosterone release in response to stimulation with arginine-vasopressin (AVP) using adrenal gland cells. AVP caused a significant increase in aldosterone release from the dispersed adrenal gland cells of wild-type mice (V1AR+/+) at concentrations from 0.1 microM to 1 microM. In contrast, AVP-induced aldosterone release was impaired in adrenal gland cells from mice lacking the vasopressin V1A receptor (V1AR-/-), while adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-induced aldosterone release in V1AR-/- mice was not significantly different from that in V1AR+/+ mice. In addition, a vasopressin V1A receptor-selective antagonist 1-[1-[4-(3-acetylaminopropoxy)benzoyl]-4-piperidyl]-3,4-dihydro-2(1H)-quinolinone (OPC-21268) potently inhibited AVP-induced aldosterone release. Thus, our study clearly demonstrates that AVP-induced aldosterone release from adrenal gland cells is mediated via the vasopressin V1A receptor in mice.
authors: Department of Pharmacology, National Research Institute for Child Health and Development, 2-10-1 Okura Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 157-8535, Japan.
authors: Jun-ichi
authors: J
authors: Birumachi
authors: Masami
authors: M
authors: Hiroyama
authors: Yoko
authors: Y
authors: Fujiwara
authors: Toshinori
authors: T
authors: Aoyagi
authors: Atsushi
authors: A
authors: Sanbe
authors: Akito
authors: A
authors: Tanoue
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000097:blood / Q000493:pharmacokinetics / Q000494:pharmacology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood*; D000818:Animals; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D012333:RNA, Messenger; D017483:Receptors, Vasopressin; D001127:Arginine Vasopressin; D000450:Aldosterone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone