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Query: UMLS:C0043167 (pertussis)
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Previous studies have shown that captopril (CP) inhibits ADH-stimulated osmotic water permeability (Pf) in the toad bladder by potentiating endogenous bradykinin (BK). The present studies examine the effect of CP on ADH-stimulated Pf in isolated, perfused rabbit cortical collecting tubules (CCT). CP (10(-4) M) reversibly inhibited Pf, stimulated by maximal concentrations of ADH (10 microU/ml). Pretreatment of CCT's with 5 microM indomethacin, however, abolished the effect of CP. Inhibition of BK production by the kallikrein inhibitors, aprotinin and benzamidine, failed to enhance Pf stimulated by submaximal concentrations of ADH (2.5 microU/ml). Since ADH exerts its effects by activation of adenylyl cyclase (AC), further experiments were performed to identify the site at which CP inhibits this cascade. CP significantly inhibited forskolin (10(-4) M) stimulated Pf; however, it had no effect on cyclic AMP (10(-5) M) stimulated Pf, suggesting that the site of action is on the catalytic subunit or one of the GTP regulatory proteins of AC. To further localize the site of CP's action, CCT's were pre-incubated with pertussis toxin (0.5 microgram/ml) to inactivate the inhibitory, guanosine triphosphate (GTP) regulatory protein, Gi. In these tubules, CP failed to inhibit the action of ADH. We conclude that CP stimulates prostaglandin production which in turn activates Gi and inhibits AC activity. We further suggest that CP stimulates PG's directly, not via BK.
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PMID:Captopril inhibits the hydroosmotic effect of ADH in the cortical collecting tubule. 332 2

The water osmotic permeability of frog urinary bladder was found to be increased from 0.08 +/- 0.01 to 1.28 +/- 0.20 microl/min cm2 when serosal bathing medium was changed 4 times for a fresh Ringer solution. High epithelium permeability is accompanied by an increased content of cyclic AMP in the bladder tissue (by 42%, P < 0.01), higher activity of both basal and forskolin-stimulated membrane adenylate cyclase (AC) (by 109% and 74%, respectively, P < 0.05) and by appearance of aggregates of intramembranous particles in the apical membrane. The water flow was inhibited by 10(-9)-10(-5) M prostaglandin E2 (PGE2); the inhibitory effect was eliminated in the presence of 10(-4) M N-ethylmaleimide. The increase of water permeability due to changes of the bathing medium was accompanied by a decrease of serosal PGE2 concentration from 14.8 +/- 1.0 in the 1st solution to 0.6 +/- 0.1 nM in the 5th. 10(-6) M PGE2 in vitro inhibited the activity of membrane AC from highly permeable bladders by 33.4% (P < 0.02). Pretreatment of the membranes with 10 microg/ml pertussis toxin (PT) completely reversed this effect (+149%, P < 0.01). A significant activation of AC was also observed under 10(-10) M PGE2 (by 196%). These data demonstrate that the water permeability could be markedly increased independently of ADH, suggesting that the trigger role in activation of water transport is played by a decreased level of PGE2 which could stimulate AC.
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PMID:Role of prostaglandin E2 in regulation of low and high water osmotic permeability in frog urinary bladder. 915 Feb 74

The ability of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola to cause halo blight of bean is dependent on its ability to translocate effector proteins into host cells via the hypersensitive response and pathogenicity (Hrp) type III secretion system (T3SS). To identify genes encoding type III effectors and other potential virulence factors that are regulated by the HrpL alternative sigma factor, we used a hidden Markov model, weight matrix model, and type III targeting-associated patterns to search the genome of P. syringae pv. phaseolicola 1448A, which recently was sequenced to completion. We identified 44 high-probability putative Hrp promoters upstream of genes encoding the core T3SS machinery, 27 candidate effectors and related T3SS substrates, and 10 factors unrelated to the Hrp system. The expression of 13 of these candidate HrpL regulon genes was analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction, and all were found to be upregulated by HrpL. Six of the candidate type III effectors were assayed for T3SS-dependent translocation into plant cells using the Bordetella pertussis calmodulin-dependent adenylate cyclase (Cya) translocation reporter, and all were translocated. PSPPH1855 (ApbE-family protein) and PSPPH3759 (alcohol dehydrogenase) have no apparent T3SS-related function; however, they do have homologs in the model strain P. syringae pv. tomato DC3000 (PSPTO2105 and PSPTO0834, respectively) that are similarly upregulated by HrpL. Mutations were constructed in the DC3000 homologs and found to reduce bacterial growth in host Arabidopsis leaves. These results establish the utility of the bioinformatic or candidate gene approach to identifying effectors and other genes relevant to pathogenesis in P. syringae genomes.
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PMID:Bioinformatics-enabled identification of the HrpL regulon and type III secretion system effector proteins of Pseudomonas syringae pv. phaseolicola 1448A. 1707 2