TY - JOUR
T1 - Leukotrienes as common intermediates in the cyclic AMP dependent and independent pathways in adrenal steroidogenesis
AU - Solang, Angela R.
AU - Dada, Laura A.
AU - Sardanons, Maria Luz
AU - Sánchez, Mercedes L.
AU - Podestá, Ernesto J.
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PY - 1987
Y1 - 1987
N2 - Aldosterone secretion from adrenal glomerulosa cells can be stimulated by angiotensin II (All), extracellular potassium and adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). Since the mitochondria can recognize factors generated by All (cyclic-AMP-independent) and ACTH (cyclic AMP dependent), it is reasonable to postulate the existence of a common intermediate in spite of a different signal transduction mechanism. We have evaluated this hypothesis by stimulation of mitochondria from glomerulosa gland with fractions isolated from glomerulosa gland stimulated with All or from fasciculata gland stimulated with ACTH; the same fractions were tested using mitochondria from fasciculata cells. Post-mitochondrial fractions (PMTS) obtained after incubation of adrenal zona glomerulosa with or without All (10-7 M) or ACTH (10-10 M), were able to increase net progesterone synthesis 5-fold in mitochondria isolated from non-stimulated rat zona glomerulosa. In addition, All in zona glomerulosa produced in vitro steroidogenic fractions that were able to stimulate mitochondria from zona fasciculata cells. Inhibitors of arachidonic acid release and metabolism blocked corticosterone production in fasciculata cells stimulated with ACTH. This concept is supported by the experiment in which bromophenacyl-bromide and nordihydroguaiaretic acid also blocked the formation of an activated PMTS. In fact, non-activated PMTS, in the presence of exogenous arachidonic acid AA, behaved as an activated PMTS from ACTH stimulated cells. We suggest that the mechanisms of action of ACTH and All involve an increase in the release of AA and an activation of the enzyme system which converts AA in leukotriene products.
AB - Aldosterone secretion from adrenal glomerulosa cells can be stimulated by angiotensin II (All), extracellular potassium and adrenocorticotropin (ACTH). Since the mitochondria can recognize factors generated by All (cyclic-AMP-independent) and ACTH (cyclic AMP dependent), it is reasonable to postulate the existence of a common intermediate in spite of a different signal transduction mechanism. We have evaluated this hypothesis by stimulation of mitochondria from glomerulosa gland with fractions isolated from glomerulosa gland stimulated with All or from fasciculata gland stimulated with ACTH; the same fractions were tested using mitochondria from fasciculata cells. Post-mitochondrial fractions (PMTS) obtained after incubation of adrenal zona glomerulosa with or without All (10-7 M) or ACTH (10-10 M), were able to increase net progesterone synthesis 5-fold in mitochondria isolated from non-stimulated rat zona glomerulosa. In addition, All in zona glomerulosa produced in vitro steroidogenic fractions that were able to stimulate mitochondria from zona fasciculata cells. Inhibitors of arachidonic acid release and metabolism blocked corticosterone production in fasciculata cells stimulated with ACTH. This concept is supported by the experiment in which bromophenacyl-bromide and nordihydroguaiaretic acid also blocked the formation of an activated PMTS. In fact, non-activated PMTS, in the presence of exogenous arachidonic acid AA, behaved as an activated PMTS from ACTH stimulated cells. We suggest that the mechanisms of action of ACTH and All involve an increase in the release of AA and an activation of the enzyme system which converts AA in leukotriene products.
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U2 - 10.1016/0022-4731(87)90145-2
DO - 10.1016/0022-4731(87)90145-2
M3 - Article
C2 - 2826907
AN - SCOPUS:0023620451
SN - 0022-4731
VL - 27
SP - 745
EP - 751
JO - Journal of Steroid Biochemistry
JF - Journal of Steroid Biochemistry
IS - 4-6
ER -