Protein kinase C activation and positive and negative agonist regulation of 3′, 5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels in cultured rat Sertoli cells

1993 ◽  
Vol 128 (6) ◽  
pp. 568-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lars Eikvar ◽  
Kristin Austlid Taskén ◽  
Winnie Eskild ◽  
Vidar Hansson

The present study examines the effects of 12-0-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate (TPA) on agonist-regulated 3′, 5′-cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) formation and cAMP-mediated effects in cultured Sertoli cells from immature rats. Concentration-dependent stimulation of cAMP levels by follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) was inhibited dramatically by the coaddition of 100 nmol/l TPA, which exerted a similar inhibition of glucagon- and isoproterenol-stimulated cAMP production. These results show that protein kinase C (PKC) activation by TPA attenuates Gs-protein-mediated agonist activation of cAMP production. (− )-N6(R)-Phenylisopropyladenosine (L-PIA), an A1-adenosine receptor agonist, inhibited cAMP stimulation by FSH in a concentration-dependent manner. When LPIA was added in increasing concentrations simultaneously with 100 nmol/l TPA, the L-PIA still inhibited FSH-stimulated cAMP production in a concentration-dependent manner. In the presence of TPA, the half-inhibitory concentration (IC50) for L-PIA inhibition of cAMP formation was reduced by more than one order of magnitude, indicating that PKC activation by TPA increases the sensitivity of Sertoli cells to G-protein-mediated agonist inhibition of cAMP production. The inhibitory effects of TPA on FSH-stimulated cAMP production were still observed when cAMP phosphodiesterase activity was inhibited by 1 mmol/l methylisobutylxanthine or when the activity of Gxi-protein was eliminated by pretreatment with 100 μg/l pertussis toxin. Taken together, the results indicate that PKC activation inhibits agonist-dependent stimulation of cAMP production by phosphorylation of components common to all the activating agonists used, and not via stimulation of Gi-protein activity or degradation of cAMP by cAMP phosphodiesterase activity. The increased sensitivity to L-PIA inhibition of cAMP formation induced by TPA may simply be a result of the reduced activity of the agonist-receptor/Gs-protein/C complex.

1992 ◽  
Vol 134 (2) ◽  
pp. 297-306 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Rajkumar ◽  
D. E. Kerr ◽  
R. N. Kirkwood ◽  
B. Laarveld

ABSTRACT Somatostatin-14 (SRIF-14) inhibited, in a concentration-dependent manner, LH- and forskolin-stimulated cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) induction in porcine granulosa and luteal cells. The inhibitory effect of SRIF-14 on hormone-induced cAMP generation was more potent in porcine ovarian cells than in the GH-3 pituitary cell line. The inhibitory effect of SRIF-14 was impeded by neutralizing its biological activity with specific antiserum. Preincubation of luteal and granulosa cells with phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) enhanced LH- and forskolin-stimulated cAMP levels. SRIF-14 failed to inhibit LH- or forskolin-stimulated cAMP levels in cells preincubated with PMA. It is concluded that SRIF-14 inhibits hormone-stimulated cAMP induction in the porcine ovary. LH-induced protein kinase C activation may be physiologically important to alleviate the inhibitory effects of SRIF-14. Journal of Endocrinology (1992) 134, 297–306


Foods ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 2254
Author(s):  
Mohammed Shariful Azam ◽  
Bonggi Lee ◽  
Jae-Il Kim ◽  
Chang Geun Choi ◽  
Jinkyung Choi ◽  
...  

Hyperpigmentation diseases of the skin require topical treatment with depigmenting agents. We investigated the hypopigmented mechanisms of sargahydroquinoic acid (SHQA) in alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH)-stimulated B16F10 cells. SHQA reduced cellular tyrosinase (TYR) activity and melanin content in a concentration-dependent manner and attenuated the expression of TYR and tyrosinase-related protein 1 (TRP1), along with their transcriptional regulator, microphthalmia-associated transcription factor (MITF). SHQA also suppressed α-MSH-induced cellular production of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP), which inhibited protein kinase A (PKA)-dependent cAMP-responsive element-binding protein (CREB) activation. Docking simulation data showed a potential binding affinity of SHQA to the regulatory subunit RIIβ of PKA, which may also adversely affect PKA and CREB activation. Moreover, SHQA activated ERK1/2 signaling in B16F10 cells, stimulating the proteasomal degradation of MITF. These data suggest that SHQA ameliorated hyperpigmentation in α-MSH-stimulated B16F10 cells by downregulating MITF via PKA inactivation and ERK1/2 phosphorylation, indicating that SHQA is a potent therapeutic agent against skin hyperpigmentation disorders.


1998 ◽  
Vol 89 (2) ◽  
pp. 401-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francois Corbin ◽  
Gilbert Blaise ◽  
Remy Sauve

Background Previous works have suggested that the impairment of platelet aggregation by halothane was partly related to a stimulation of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) production, to an inhibitory effect on Ca2+ signaling, or both. Intracellular Ca2+ measurements therefore were undertaken, first to determine the critical steps in the platelet CaZ+ signaling cascade most likely to be affected by halothane or by an increase in cAMP production, and second to establish if the effect of halothane involves aggregation-related biochemical pathways triggered by an increase in internal Ca2+. Methods Human washed platelets were treated with halothane or forskolin for 5 min before application of either platelet-activating factor, thrombin, U46619, or thapsigargin. The cytosolic Ca2+ concentration ([Ca2+]i) was measured with the fluorescent Ca2+ indicator fura-2. Nephelometric measurements were also performed to assay the aggregation process. Results Our results indicate that pretreating platelets with halothane leads to a partial impairment of the [Ca2+]i increase induced either by U46619, thrombin, or platelet-activating factor, but this had no significant effect on the [Ca2+]i response triggered by thapsigargin. In addition, our results show that halothane inhibits platelet aggregation triggered by U46619, but not by thapsigargin. Conversely, forskolin completely inhibited the [Ca2+]i response to U46619 and thapsigargin and prevented platelet aggregation induced by both agonists. Conclusions These results suggest that halothane and cAMP exert their effects on platelet aggregation and Ca2+ signaling through different mechanisms, and that halothane cannot impair platelet aggregation independently of phospholipase C stimulation.


1995 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
pp. 472-478
Author(s):  
San-e Ishikawa ◽  
Toshikazu Saito

Ishikawa S, Saito T. Biphasic effect of interleukin-1β on arginine vasopressin-induced cellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate production in cultured rat renal papillary collecting tubule cells. Eur J Endocrinol 1995;132:472–8. ISSN 0804–4643 The present study was undertaken to determine whether interleukin (IL)-1β affects the response of cellular cyclic adenosine monophosphate production to arginine vasopressin (AVP) in cultured rat renal papillary collecting tubule cells. Arginine vasopressin increased cellular cAMP production in a dose-dependent manner. A 10-min exposure of cells to IL-1β at a concentration of 1 × 10−12 mol/l or higher significantly reduced the AVP-induced increases in cellular cAMP production but did not affect the 2 × 10−8 mol/l forskolin-induced increases in cellular cAMP production. The IL-1β inhibition disappeared totally when cells were pretreated with 100 μg/1 pertussis toxin for 2 h. In contrast, more than a 30-min exposure of cells to IL-1β increased basal cAMP levels and enhanced both the AVP- and forskolin-induced increases in cellular cAMP production. These results indicate that IL-1β produces biphasic regulation of AVP-induced cellular cAMP production in renal papillary collecting tubule cells. The inhibition by IL-1β is dependent on the activation of pertussis toxin-sensitive G protein. However, the mechanism whereby the longer exposure to IL-1β enhances cAMP production remains to be determined. San-e Ishikawa, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, Jichi Medical School, 3311-1 Yakushiji Minamikawachi-machi, Tochigi 329-04. Japan


1987 ◽  
Author(s):  
T Chijiwa ◽  
T Shiragiku ◽  
S Kato ◽  
T Igawa ◽  
Y Kimura

It has been clinically reported that cilostazol has a potent inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation without changing the prostacyclin level. This study was undertaken to elucidate this clinical effect by a technique developed by us in which platelet aggregation could be evaluated in the presence of cultured endothelial cells. Human umbililical cord vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were coated (cultured for a few days supplemented with 10% fetal claf serum) on the inner surface of glass cuvette, and platelet aggregation was traced by the stimulation of citrated-PRP with 7.5 μM ADP in this cuvette. The 6-keto-prostaglandin F1α (6-k-PGF) and thromboxane B2 (TXB) produced in the supernatant of the stimulated PRP were measured by radioimmunoassay (Amersham). The cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) level in platelets and HUVEC was measured by radioimmunoassay (YAMASA). Cilostazol showed a potent inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation in the presence of HUVEC by the suppresion of TXB production, but not by the suppression of 6-k-PGF production. Cilostazol stimulated cAMP production in both platelets and HUVEC. On the other hand, aspirin also showed an inhibitory effect on platelet aggregation in the presence of HUVEC, but suppressed production of both TXB and 6-k-PGF.As a result, the clinical effect of cilostazol was confirmed by the fact that TXA2 production in a platelet/HUVEC coexisting system was specifically suppressed.


Reproduction ◽  
2000 ◽  
pp. 57-68 ◽  
Author(s):  
J Garde ◽  
ER Roldan

Spermatozoa undergo exocytosis in response to agonists that induce Ca2+ influx and, in turn, activation of phosphoinositidase C, phospholipase C, phospholipase A2, and cAMP formation. Since the role of cAMP downstream of Ca2+ influx is unknown, this study investigated whether cAMP modulates phospholipase C or phospholipase A2 using a ram sperm model stimulated with A23187 and Ca2+. Exposure to dibutyryl-cAMP, phosphodiesterase inhibitors or forskolin resulted in enhancement of exocytosis. However, the effect was not due to stimulation of phospholipase C or phospholipase A2: in spermatozoa prelabelled with [3H]palmitic acid or [14C]arachidonic acid, these reagents did not enhance [3H]diacylglycerol formation or [14C]arachidonic acid release. Spermatozoa were treated with the phospholipase A2 inhibitor aristolochic acid, and dibutyryl-cAMP to test whether cAMP acts downstream of phospholipase A2. Under these conditions, exocytosis did not occur in response to A23187 and Ca2+. However, inclusion of dibutyryl-cAMP and the phospholipase A2 metabolite lysophosphatidylcholine did result in exocytosis (at an extent similar to that seen when cells were treated with A23187/Ca2+ and without the inhibitor). Inclusion of lysophosphatidylcholine alone, without dibutyryl-cAMP, enhanced exocytosis to a lesser extent, demonstrating that cAMP requires a phospholipase A2 metabolite to stimulate the final stages of exocytosis. These results indicate that cAMP may act downstream of phospholipase A2, exerting a regulatory role in the exocytosis triggered by physiological agonists.


2019 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 34-38
Author(s):  
Chen Lei ◽  
Pan Xiang ◽  
Shen Yonggang ◽  
Song Kai ◽  
Zhong Xingguo ◽  
...  

The aim of this study was to determine whether polydatin, a glucoside of resveratrol isolated from the root of Polygonum cuspidatum, warranted development as a potential therapeutic for ameliorating the pain originating from gallbladder spasm disorders and the underlying mechanisms. Guinea pig gallbladder smooth muscles were treated with polydatin and specific inhibitors to explore the mechanisms underpinning polydatin-induced relaxation of carbachol-precontracted guinea pig gallbladder. Our results shown that polydatin relaxed carbachol-induced contraction in a dose-dependent manner through the nitric oxide/cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase G and the cyclic adenosine monophosphate/protein kinase A signaling pathways as well as the myosin light chain kinase and potassium channels. Our findings suggested that there was value in further exploring the potential therapeutic use of polydatin in gallbladder spasm disorders.


1998 ◽  
Vol 89 (1) ◽  
pp. 49-57 ◽  
Author(s):  
Richard C. Prielipp ◽  
Drew A. MacGregor ◽  
Roger L. Royster ◽  
Neal D. Kon ◽  
Michael H. Hines ◽  
...  

Background Patients may receive more than one positive inotropic drug to improve myocardial function and cardiac output, with the assumption that the effects of two drugs are additive. The authors hypothesized that combinations of dobutamine and epinephrine would produce additive biochemical and hemodynamic effects. Methods The study was performed in two parts. Phase 1 used human lymphocytes in an in vitro model of cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) generation in response to dobutamine (10(-8) to 10(-4) M) or epinephrine (10(-9) M to 10(-5) M), and dobutamine and epinephrine together. Phase 2 was a clinical study in patients after aortocoronary artery bypass in which isobolographic analysis compared the cardiotonic effects of dobutamine (1.25, 2.5, or 5 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1)) or epinephrine (10, 20, or 40 ng x kg(-l) x min(-1)), alone or in combination. Results In phase 1, dobutamine increased cAMP production 41%, whereas epinephrine increased cAMP concentration approximately 200%. However, when epinephrine (10(-6) M) and dobutamine were combined, dobutamine reduced cAMP production at concentrations between 10(-6) to 10(-4) M (P = 0.001). In patients, 1.25 to 5 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1) dobutamine increased the cardiac index (CI) 15-28%. Epinephrine also increased the CI with each increase in dose. However, combining epinephrine with the two larger doses of dobutamine (2.5 and 5microg x kg(-1) x mi(-1)) did not increase the CI beyond that achieved with epinephrine and the lowest dose of dobutamine (1.25 microg x kg(-1) x min(-1)). In addition, the isobolographic analysis for equieffective concentrations of dobutamine and epinephrine suggests subadditive effects. Conclusions Dobutamine inhibits epinephrine-induced production of cAMP in human lymphocytes and appears to be subadditive by clinical and isobolographic analyses of the cardiotonic effects. These findings suggest that combinations of dobutamine and epinephrine may be less than additive.


1988 ◽  
Vol 167 (6) ◽  
pp. 1963-1968 ◽  
Author(s):  
L S Gray ◽  
J Gnarra ◽  
E L Hewlett ◽  
V H Engelhard

Cholera toxin (CT), but not pertussis toxin (PT), treatment of cloned murine CTL inhibited target cell lysis in a dose-dependent fashion. The effects of CT were mimicked by forskolin and cyclic adenosine monophosphate (cAMP) analogues. Inhibition of cytotoxicity by CT and cAMP analogs was mediated in part by attenuation of conjugate formation. Additionally, both CT and cAMP analogs blocked the increase in intracellular Ca2+ induced by stimulation of the TCR complex by mAbs. These findings indicate that cAMP inhibits the activity of CTL by two distinct mechanisms and suggests a role for this second messenger in CTL-mediated cytolysis.


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