Temporal effects of cytokines on neonatal cardiac myocyte Ca2+ transients and adenylate cyclase activity

1997 ◽  
Vol 272 (4) ◽  
pp. H1937-H1944 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. J. Bick ◽  
J. P. Liao ◽  
T. W. King ◽  
A. LeMaistre ◽  
J. B. McMillin ◽  
...  

This study investigates the hypothesis that inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1alpha IL-1beta, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF), influence cardiac function by affecting calcium homeostasis and that this effect is mediated by the beta-adrenergic-adenylate cyclase system. After 4 days in culture, neonatal rat ventricular myocytes were treated with cytokines (10 ng/ml) for short (2 h) or longer (18 h) times. Myocyte calcium, contractility, and adenylate cyclase were measured under each condition. Anticipated stepwise increases in adenylate cyclase and intracellular calcium were found in controls (non-cytokine-treated) with 10(-7) M isoproterenol, 10(-7) M isoproterenol + 0.1 mM guanosine triphosphate, and 10(-9) M forskolin. Cells in the presence of cytokine for 2 h show increased basal calcium levels but no changes in adenylate cyclase activities, and isoproterenol fails to elevate adenylate cyclase levels or affect contractile shortening. After long-term treatment with IL-1beta or TNF, but not IL-1alpha, the significantly elevated levels of basal systolic calcium remain, and isoproterenol increases adenylate cyclase activity, unlike after short exposure. Forskolin maximally activates adenylate cyclase following both short- and long-term incubation, but the stepwise increase in activity is blunted following prolonged exposure. Thus short-term cytokine treatment blocks the adrenergic receptor-mediated increases in adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, dissociating adenylate cyclase activation from cytokine-mediated increases in cell calcium, whereas longer treatment apparently produces direct affects on adenylate cyclase. Time-dependent differences in contractile response were found with IL-1alpha at 2 h and TNF at 18 h, implying that myofibrillar responsiveness to increased cytoplasmic calcium is dependent on both cytokine species and exposure time.

1989 ◽  
Vol 256 (4) ◽  
pp. H1209-H1217 ◽  
Author(s):  
F. T. Thandroyen ◽  
K. Muntz ◽  
T. Rosenbaum ◽  
B. Ziman ◽  
J. T. Willerson ◽  
...  

This study investigated the influence of hypoxia on alterations in the beta-adrenergic receptor-adenylate cyclase system. Cultured neonatal rat ventricular myocytes were subjected to normoxia (incubator PO2 135-145 mmHg) or hypoxia (incubator PO2 0-14 mmHg) and, in crude membrane preparations, beta-receptor binding properties were measured with [125I]iodocyanopindolol and adenylate cyclase activity by radioimmunoassay. Hypoxia of 30 min in duration caused no alteration in beta-receptor density (Bmax 75 +/- 11 vs. 71 +/- 12 fmol/mg protein) but increased adenylate cyclase activity under basal conditions and during stimulation with l-isoproterenol, 5'-guanylimidotriphosphate [Gpp(NH)p] 5 X 10(-5) M, NaF 10(-4) M, and forskolin 10(-4) M. For example, isoproterenol 10(-5) M + guanosine 5'-triphosphate (GTP) 5 X 10(-5) M gave 221 +/- 34 vs. 143 +/- 11 pmol.min-1.mg protein-1, P less than 0.05 hypoxia vs. normoxia. After 60 min of hypoxia, adenylate cyclase activity was no longer increased. Hypoxia of 120-150 min duration increased Bmax by 64% (73 +/- 8 to 120 +/- 11 fmol/mg protein, P less than 0.05 vs. normoxia) but decreased adenylate cyclase activity during stimulation with isoproterenol, NaF 10(-4) M, and forskolin 10(-4) M. For example, isoproterenol 10(-5) M + GTP 5 X 10(-5) M gave 107 +/- 12 vs. 148 +/- 11 pmol.min-1.mg protein-1, P less than 0.05 hypoxia vs. normoxia. Reoxygenation for 15 min following 120-150 min of hypoxia reversed the increased beta-receptor numbers and decreased adenylate cyclase activity.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


Author(s):  
L.S. Cutler

Many studies previously have shown that the B-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol and the a-adrenergic agonist norepinephrine will stimulate secretion by the adult rat submandibular (SMG) and parotid glands. Recent data from several laboratories indicates that adrenergic agonists bind to specific receptors on the secretory cell surface and stimulate membrane associated adenylate cyclase activity which generates cyclic AMP. The production of cyclic AMP apparently initiates a cascade of events which culminates in exocytosis. During recent studies in our laboratory it was observed that the adenylate cyclase activity in plasma membrane fractions derived from the prenatal and early neonatal rat submandibular gland was retractile to stimulation by isoproterenol but was stimulated by norepinephrine. In addition, in vitro secretion studies indicated that these prenatal and neonatal glands would not secrete peroxidase in response to isoproterenol but would secrete in response to norepinephrine. In contrast to these in vitro observations, it has been shown that the injection of isoproterenol into the living newborn rat results in secretion of peroxidase by the SMG (1).


1985 ◽  
Vol 248 (1) ◽  
pp. E31-E35
Author(s):  
K. J. Martin ◽  
C. L. McConkey ◽  
T. J. Stokes

In many systems, perturbations of membrane architecture by changes of lipid and phospholipid composition have been shown to alter the activity of membrane-bound enzymes. The present studies examined the effect of benzyl alcohol, an agent that has been shown to increase membrane fluidity, on the parathyroid hormone (PTH)-sensitive adenylate cyclase system of canine kidney. Benzyl alcohol progressively increased basal adenylate cyclase activity up to fourfold and maximal enzyme activity in the presence of PTH, GTP, guanylimidodiphosphate, and sodium fluoride by four- to sixfold. In the presence of 20 mM Mn2+ (no Mg2+), conditions under which enzyme activity is devoid of influence of guanine nucleotides or hormones, benzyl alcohol was without effect. PTH binding was increased by 25% in the presence of benzyl alcohol without a change in binding affinity. Fluorescent polarization studies using diphenylhexatriene showed a decrease in fluorescence anisotropy in the presence of benzyl alcohol. The results suggest that benzyl alcohol facilitates the interaction of the components of the adenylate cyclase system, presumably by increasing membrane fluidity. Alterations of membrane fluidity may be a potent means of regulating hormone sensitive adenylate cyclase activity.


1982 ◽  
Vol 101 (4) ◽  
pp. 625-629 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Y. Lee ◽  
L. E. Reichert

Abstract. The time and dose-response relationships of human follicle stimulating hormone (hFSH)-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity to hFSH binding was studied in the immature rat ovary following an sc injection of pregnant mare serum gonadotrophin (PMSG). When an optimal dose of PMSG (10 IU/rat) was administered, a marked increase in hFSH-sensitive activity was observed at day 2, followed by a sharp decline at day 3. This was accompanied by a parallel rise and fall in ovarian hFSH binding activity. When immature rats were given various doses (5–100 IU/rat) of PMSG for 2 days, hFSH-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity increased sharply and maximal stimulation was obtained at 10 IU/rat. A close correlation was also observed with respect to dose-response for hCG-sensitive adenylate cyclase and hCG binding activities. It is concluded that: 1) PMSG administration with an optimal dose to the immature rat induced ovarian FSH and LH-hCG receptors, and an adenylate cyclase system highly sensitive to hFSH and hCG, and 2) the acquisition and responsiveness of adenylate cylcase to gonadotrophins are closely related to the appearance and the numbers of gonadotrophin receptors.


1974 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 604-611 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman H. Bell ◽  
John Fleming ◽  
Joanne Benedict ◽  
Lisa Pantzer

ABSTRACT Previous studies in other laboratories had indicated that some of the effects of parathyroid hormone on skeletal tissue and the renal tubule to influence ion metabolism can be produced by beta-adrenergic stimulation. Studies were carried out to determine whether the same adenylate cyclase system in rat renal cortex is activated by parathyroid hormone and isoproterenol. At maximal effective concentration of dose response, parathyroid hormone (2 × −5 m) increased adenylate cyclase activity by some 415 per cent, isoproterenol (10−6 m) increased activity by some 40 to 50 per cent, vasopressin (10−5 m) increased activity by some 96 per cent and porcine calcitonin (10−5 m) increased activity by some 92 per cent. Dl-propranolol (10−5 m), a beta-adrenergic receptor blocking agent, prevented the increase in enzyme activity produced by isoproterenol (10−6 m), did not diminish the increase in activity produced by parathyroid hormone (10−6 m) and did not influence basal adenylate cyclase activity by itself. The combined maximal concentrations of isoproterenol together with either parathyroid hormone, vasopressin or porcine calcitonin were additive. These results indicate that there is an adenylate cyclase system in rat renal cortex which can be activated by beta-adrenergic stimulation with isoproterenol, and is separate from the systems responsive to parathyroid hormone, vasopressin or calcitonin.


1985 ◽  
Vol 249 (4) ◽  
pp. F566-F572
Author(s):  
E. Bellorin-Font ◽  
J. Humpierres ◽  
J. R. Weisinger ◽  
C. L. Milanes ◽  
V. Sylva ◽  
...  

The phosphaturic action of parathyroid hormone (PTH) is blunted during metabolic acidosis. Previous studies suggest that the activation of renal cortical adenylate cyclase by PTH is decreased under this condition. However, the mechanisms underlying the defect are not completely defined. The present studies were designed to examine the interaction of PTH with its receptor-adenylate cyclase system in basolateral cortical membranes from dogs with metabolic acidosis. Chronic metabolic acidosis was induced in seven normal dogs. Venous blood pH decreased to 7.21 +/- 0.01 and serum bicarbonate to 12.58 +/- 0.32 meq/liter. In seven control dogs blood pH was 7.38 +/- 0.002 and serum bicarbonate was 20.14 +/- 0.26 meq/liter. The kidneys were surgically removed and basolateral membranes were prepared by differential centrifugation and ultracentrifugation in discontinuous sucrose density gradients for studies of adenylate cyclase activity and hormone-receptor binding. Metabolic acidosis resulted in a significant decrease in PTH-dependent adenylate cyclase activity (Vmax 2,119 +/- 150 pmol cAMP X mg prot-1 .30 min-1 vs. 3,548 +/- 116 in the controls). The PTH concentration giving half-maximal activation of adenylate cyclase was unchanged. However, PTH-receptor binding showed similar affinity and binding capacity in both groups of membranes. Basal enzyme activity was also similar. In the presence of the GTP analogue 5'-guanylylimidodiphosphate, PTH-dependent adenylate cyclase activity remained markedly decreased in the acidotic dog membranes compared with the controls. The ability of NaF to stimulate enzyme activity was also depressed in the membrane of acidotic dogs. Enzyme activity in the presence of Mn2+ was similar in the two groups.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)


1992 ◽  
Vol 262 (3) ◽  
pp. C546-C554 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Ogawa ◽  
S. Koga ◽  
K. Kuwabara ◽  
J. Brett ◽  
B. Morrow ◽  
...  

Prolonged exposure to hypoxia, as at high altitude, results in increased vascular permeability that may be ameliorated by administration of glucocorticoids. To understand mechanisms underlying these observations, cultured bovine aortic and pulmonary artery endothelial cells (ECs) were subjected to hypoxia, and changes in monolayer permeability and adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP) levels were assessed. Exposure of both types of cultured ECs to hypoxia (PO2 approximately 14 Torr) led to a time- and dose-dependent increase in monolayer permeability, as measured by diffusion of radiolabeled solutes, which was associated with a progressive decrease in EC cAMP levels from 60 to 15 pmol/mg protein, and a decrease in EC adenylate cyclase activity. The change in endothelial barrier function was prevented by addition of cAMP analogues. Pertussis toxin protected EC monolayers from hypoxia-mediated increase in permeability while maintaining cAMP levels and adenylate cyclase activity. Addition of dexamethasone to EC monolayers before or simultaneously with their incubation under hypoxic conditions blocked the hypoxia-mediated increase in monolayer permeability. Dexamethasone pretreatment also prevented the decline in cAMP and adenylate cyclase levels in oxygen-deprived cultures. These data indicate that hypoxia decreases EC barrier function by lowering adenylate cyclase activity and cellular cAMP levels. They suggest that dexamethasone may exert its protective effect, in part, by preventing the hypoxia-induced decline in adenylate cyclase activity, leading to an increase in cellular cAMP and maintenance of EC barrier function.


1983 ◽  
Vol 61 (7) ◽  
pp. 547-552 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bernard P. Schimmer

Fractions enriched in plasma membranes were prepared from the Y1 mouse adrenocortical tumor cell line and were characterized with respect to adenylate cyclase activity. Optimal requirements of the adenylate cyclase system for guanyl nucleotides, Mg2+, ATP, and corticotropin (ACTH) were determined. The sensitivity of the adenylate cyclase system to ACTH1–24 in plasma membrane fractions was comparable with that observed in isolated intact cells. Polycations such as poly-L-arginine and histone competitively inhibited the action of ACTH1–24, supporting the view that the affinity of ACTH for the adenylate cyclase system is determined by the basic core of amino acids at residues 15–18. ACTH1–24 was at least one order of magnitude more potent than ACTH1–39 in stimulating adenylate cyclase activity in plasma membrane fractions.


1982 ◽  
Vol 242 (5) ◽  
pp. F457-F462
Author(s):  
E. Bellorin-Font ◽  
J. Tamayo ◽  
K. J. Martin

Metal ions play important roles in the regulation of the activation of adenylate cyclase. Previous studies have suggested that an important site of action of metal ions is at or closely related to the nucleotide regulatory protein. The present studies examine the nature of the regulation of enzyme activity by divalent cations and the influence of Mn2+ on hormone binding and stimulation of adenylate cyclase. Studies were performed in canine renal cortical membranes. Substitution of Mg2+ by Mn2+ was associated with a progressive decline in the ability of GTP or PTH to stimulate adenylate cyclase activity. Mn2+ did not alter specific binding of an iodinated PTH analogue. However, in spite of the loss of guanine nucleotide stimulation of enzyme activity, the effects of guanine nucleotide on PTH binding were not altered in the presence of Mn2+. Substitution of Mg2+ by Mn2+ abolished the inhibitory effect of Ca2+ on basal adenylate cyclase activity. Similarly, the effects of GTP or PTH to enhance the inhibitory effects of Ca2+ on enzyme activity were abolished in the presence of Mn2+. Since Mg2+ and Ca2+ compete for a common allosteric site and Mn2+ abolished the effects of these cations, it would appear that Mn2+ also competes for the binding site of Mg2+ and Ca2+. The present studies demonstrating that Mn2+ does not affect hormone binding or the actions of guanine nucleotides on hormone binding yet totally eliminates the effect of GTP on enzyme activity indicate that the effect of Mn2+ occurs at the level of the interactions of the nucleotide regulatory component with the catalytic unit. In addition, these data suggest that there are two functionally distinct sites of guanine nucleotides with different ionic requirements.


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