Differential activation of arginine-vasopressin receptor subtypes in the amygdaloid modulation of anxiety in the rat by arginine-vasopressin

2018 ◽  
Vol 235 (4) ◽  
pp. 1015-1027 ◽  
Author(s):  
Oscar René Hernández-Pérez ◽  
Minerva Crespo-Ramírez ◽  
Yordanka Cuza-Ferrer ◽  
José Anias-Calderón ◽  
Limei Zhang ◽  
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2005 ◽  
Vol 5 (5) ◽  
pp. 562-567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wilson Abrao Saad . ◽  
Luiz Antonio de Arru . ◽  
Jose Antunes-Rodrigu . ◽  
William Abrao Saad . ◽  
Ismael Franscisco Mo . ◽  
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1993 ◽  
Vol 136 (2) ◽  
pp. 283-288 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. P. Smith ◽  
R. J. Balment

ABSTRACT The present study was undertaken to determine the involvement of the two established vasopressin receptor subtypes (V1 and V2) in arginine vasopressin (AVP)-induced natriuresis and also to determine whether changes in mean arterial pressure (MAP) and/or the renally active hormones atrial natriuretic peptide (ANP), angiotensin II (AII) and aldosterone are a prerequisite for the expression of AVP-induced natriuresis. In Sprague–Dawley rats which were anaesthetized with Inactin (5-ethyl-5-(1′-methylpropyl)-2-thiobarbiturate) and infused with 0·077 mol NaCl/l, infusion of 63 fmol AVP/min was found to be natriuretic whereas an approximately equipotent dose of the specific V2 agonist [deamino-cis1, d-Arg8]-vasopressin (dDAVP) did not induce natriuresis. The specific V1 antagonist [β-mercapto-β,β-cyclopenta-methylene-propionyl1, O-Me-Tyr2, Arg8]-vasopressin when administered prior to infusion of 63 fmol AVP/min did not inhibit AVP-induced natriuresis. AVP-induced natriuresis was not accompanied by changes in MAP or in the plasma concentrations of the renally active hormones ANP, AII or aldosterone. These results suggest that neither the V1 nor the V2 receptor subtypes are involved in AVP-induced natriuresis. In addition, it was found that changes in MAP, plasma ANP, All or aldosterone concentrations were not a prerequisite for AVP-induced natriuresis. Journal of Endocrinology (1993) 136, 283–288


1994 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 139-152 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jin K. Kim ◽  
Sandra N. Summer ◽  
Robert W. Schrier

Biomedicines ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 301
Author(s):  
Ming-Chun Chen ◽  
Yu-Chao Hsiao ◽  
Chun-Chun Chang ◽  
Sheng-Feng Pan ◽  
Chih-Wen Peng ◽  
...  

Congenital nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (CNDI) is a genetic disorder caused by mutations in arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (AVPR2) or aquaporin 2 genes, rendering collecting duct cells insensitive to the peptide hormone arginine vasopressin stimulation for water reabsorption. This study reports a first identified AVPR2 mutation in Taiwan and demonstrates our effort to understand the pathogenesis caused by applying computational structural analysis tools. The CNDI condition of an 8-month-old male patient was confirmed according to symptoms, family history, and DNA sequence analysis. The patient was identified to have a valine 279 deletion–mutation in the AVPR2 gene. Cellular experiments using mutant protein transfected cells revealed that mutated AVPR2 is expressed successfully in cells and localized on cell surfaces. We further analyzed the pathogenesis of the mutation at sub-molecular levels via long-term molecular dynamics (MD) simulations and structural analysis. The MD simulations showed while the structure of the extracellular ligand-binding domain remains unchanged, the mutation alters the direction of dynamic motion of AVPR2 transmembrane helix 6 toward the center of the G-protein binding site, obstructing the binding of G-protein, thus likely disabling downstream signaling. This study demonstrated that the computational approaches can be powerful tools for obtaining valuable information on the pathogenesis induced by mutations in G-protein-coupled receptors. These methods can also be helpful in providing clues on potential therapeutic strategies for CNDI.


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Lixia Wang ◽  
Weihong Guo ◽  
Chunyun Fang ◽  
Wenli Feng ◽  
Yumeng Huang ◽  
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AbstractX-linked nephrogenic diabetes insipidus (X-linked NDI) is a rare inherited disease mainly caused by lost-of-function mutations in human AVPR2 gene encoding arginine vasopressin receptor 2 (V2R). Our focus of the current study is on exploration of the functional and biochemical properties of Ile324Met (I324M) mutation identified in a pedigree showing as typical recessive X-linked NDI. We demonstrated that I324M mutation interfered with the conformation of complex glycosylation of V2R. Moreover, almost all of the I324M-V2R failed to express on the cell surface due to being captured by the endoplasmic reticulum control system. We further examined the signaling activity of DDAVP-medicated cAMP and ERK1/2 pathways and the results revealed that the mutant receptor lost the ability in response to DDAVP stimulation contributed to the failure of accumulation of cAMP and phosphorylated ERK1/2. Based on the characteristics of molecular defects of I324M mutant, we selected two reagents (SR49059 and alvespimycin) to determine whether the functions of I324M-V2R can be restored and we found that both compounds can significantly “rescue” I324M mutation. Our findings may provide further insights for understanding the pathogenic mechanism of AVPR2 gene mutations and may offer some implications on development of promising treatments for patients with X-linked NDI.


Author(s):  
E. Grazzini ◽  
G. Boccara ◽  
D. Joubert ◽  
M. Trueba ◽  
T. Durroux ◽  
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