title: The growth-promoting effects of angiotensin II in adrenal glomerulosa cells: an interactive tale.
abstract: The zona glomerulosa of the adrenal cortex is well-known for its high level of proliferation, compared to the adjacent zona fasciculata, both in in vivo and in vitro conditions. Angiotensin II (Ang II) is a potent growth factor for glomerulosa cells, appearing as a proliferative factor in vivo, under sodium-deficient diet conditions, as well as in vitro, in studies conducted with whole zona glomerulosa. However, in cells maintained in primary culture for 3 days, Ang II rather promotes cellular hypertrophy with a concomitant arrest in basal cell proliferation. The present essay aims at providing experimental arguments supporting such unexpected observations, with particular focus on the modulatory impact of the extracellular environment on Ang II action, namely AT(1) receptor-induced signaling pathways and cell responses.
authors.affiliation: Service of Endocrinology, Faculty of Medicine, Université de Sherbrooke, Sherbrooke, Quebec, Canada J1H 5N4.
authors.forename: Mélissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Otis
authors.forename: Shirley
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Campbell
authors.forename: Marcel D
authors.initials: MD
authors.lastname: Payet
authors.forename: Nicole
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gallo-Payet
mesh_terms: D000804:Angiotensin II / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D000818:Animals; D049109:Cell Proliferation / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin / Q000378:metabolism; D015398:Signal Transduction; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000166:cytology* / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D016023:Integrins; D011945:Receptors, Angiotensin; D000804:Angiotensin II