title: cGMP-dependent protein kinase II and aldosterone secretion.
abstract: ACTH-stimulated aldosterone secretion can be inhibited by atrio-natriuretic peptide/cGMP. The mechanism behind this modulation has been reported to involve cGMP-dependent activation of phosphodiesterase 2 (PDE2) and hydrolysis of cAMP. Recently it was reported that activation of cGMP-dependent protein kinase II (cGKII) stimulated aldosterone secretion in rat zona glomerulosa cells. The zona glomerulosa of the murine adrenal cortex expresses cGKII and PDE2. We used mice with a homozygous inactivation of the cGKII gene to investigate in vivo the potential role of this kinase in aldosterone secretion. Basal plasma renin and aldosterone levels were similar in wild-type and cGKII(-/-) mice. In vivo injection of atrio-natriuretic peptide decreased ACTH-stimulated aldosterone secretion in wild-type mice, but had no effect in cGKII-deficient mice. These results support the view that cGKII modulates aldosterone secretion in the murine adrenal cortex.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pharmakologie und Toxikologie, Medizinische Fakultät, Technische Universität München, Germany.
authors.forename: Beate
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Spiessberger
authors.forename: Dominik
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Bernhard
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Herrmann
authors.forename: Susanne
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Feil
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.forename: Peter B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Luppa
authors.forename: Franz
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Hofmann
mesh_terms: D000302:Adrenal Cortex / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D000450:Aldosterone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor / Q000494:pharmacology; D001794:Blood Pressure; D062967:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017869:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D054678:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D006339:Heart Rate; D051379:Mice; D008810:Mice, Inbred C57BL; D018345:Mice, Knockout; D012083:Renin / Q000097:blood; D015384:Zona Glomerulosa / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000450:Aldosterone; D009320:Atrial Natriuretic Factor; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D062967:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II; D017869:Cyclic GMP-Dependent Protein Kinases; C569730:Prkg2 protein, mouse; C569732:Prkg2 protein, rat; D054678:Cyclic Nucleotide Phosphodiesterases, Type 2; D012083:Renin