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The ability of cations to modulate the binding of the sigma 1 receptor-selective ligand (+)-[3H]pentazocine to guinea pig cerebellum was investigated. Di- and trivalent cations biphasically inhibited (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding, revealing multiple affinity states. The rank order of potency of these cations (based on the high affinity component of inhibition) was Zn2+ > Co2+ >> La3+ = Ni2+ = Cd2+ = Mn2+ = Gd2+ > Ba2+ = Sr2+ >> Mg2+ > Ca2+. The inhibition of 1,3-[3H]di(2-tolyl)guanidine binding to the sigma 2 receptor by these cations differed qualitatively and quantitatively from their effects on (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding. Although monovalent cations decreased the Kd for (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding, divalent cations split (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding into low and high affinity components. The Bmax of the high affinity component decreased with increasing divalent cation concentrations. Both mono- and divalent cations significantly reduced the rate of association of (+)-[3H]pentazocine with the sigma 1 receptor without altering the dissociation rate. (+)-[3H]Pentazocine binding was not altered by guanine nucleotides or by treatment with cholera or pertussis toxins. However, nonselective cation channel blockers (cinnarizine, hydroxyzine, prenylamine, amiodarone, and proadifen) potently inhibited (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding. These results indicate that physiologically relevant concentrations of divalent cations allosterically modulate (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding to the sigma 1 receptor, to reveal multiple affinity states. These sites do not represent sigma 1 to sigma 2 subtype interconversion or ternary complex formation with guanine nucleotide-binding proteins. However, the rank order of cation potency and the inhibition of binding by cation channel blockers is consistent with a potential role for sigma receptors as constituents of cation channels.
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PMID:Modulation of (+)-[3H]pentazocine binding to guinea pig cerebellum by divalent cations. 127 78

Interleukin-1 (IL-1), which plays an important role in the inflammatory response, was found to induce colony-stimulating factor-1 (CSF-1) expression in the MIA PaCa-2 cells. IL-1-induced CSF-1 production was markedly suppressed (70%) by pertussis toxin. This inhibition by pertussis toxin was reversed by benzamide, an inhibitor of ADP-ribosylation reactions. Similarly, IL-1-induced CSF-1 production was inhibited by cholera toxin and this inhibition was reversed by an arginine analog, p-methoxy-benzylaminodecamethylene guanidine sulfate. Dibutyryl-cAMP as well as other cAMP elevating agents such as theophylline and forskolin also suppressed IL-1-induced CSF-1 production, suggesting that cAMP concentrations inversely regulate the biosynthesis of CSF-1. Measurement of cAMP concentration indicated that IL-1 treatment of MIA PaCa-2 cells did not change the cAMP level. IL-1-induced CSF-1 production was not suppressed by the protein kinase C (PKC) inhibitor, H7, under conditions in which 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced CSF-1 production was completely abolished. These data suggest that IL-1-induced CSF-1 production is not mediated via the activation of PKC. Analysis of oncogene c-fos and c-jun expression has shown the enhancement of expression of both protooncogenes prior to CSF-1, suggesting that the expression of these two oncogenes may be the mechanism which triggers CSF-1 gene expression.
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PMID:Stimulation of macrophage colony-stimulating factor synthesis by interleukin-1. 131 5

The effects of the high affinity sigma (sigma) ligands 1,3-di(2-tolyl)guanidine (DTG), (+)N-cyclopropylmethyl-N-methyl-1,4-diphenyl-1- ethyl-but-3-en-1-yl-amine hydrochloride (JO-1784), (+)3-[3-hydroxyphenyl]-N-(1-propyl)piperidine hydrochloride [(+)3-PPP] and haloperidol were studied on N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA)-evoked release of [3H]noradrenaline (NA) from preloaded hippocampal slices made from Sprague-Dawley rats. The [3H]NA release was evoked once by a 4 min exposure to NMDA, 40 min after the beginning of superfusion with a Mg+(+)-free Krebs' solution. In the absence of any drug, NMDA evoked a concentration-dependent [3H]NA release. Mg++ and EGTA abolished the [3H]NA release induced by NMDA. JO-1784 and (+)3-PPP potentiated in a concentration-dependent manner NMDA-induced [3H]NA release, without affecting the basal outflow. DTG concentration-dependently inhibited the overflow of [3H]NA evoked by NMDA, without affecting the basal efflux. Haloperidol, which did not modify NMDA-evoked [3H]NA release by itself, completely prevented the effects of JO-1784, (+)3-PPP and DTG. In contrast, spiperone, also a potent dopamine receptor antagonist but with low affinity for sigma binding sites, failed to prevent the potentiation of NMDA-evoked release of [3H]NA by JO-1784 and (+)3-PPP. The possible involvement of Gi/o proteins in the modulation by sigma ligands of NMDA-evoked [3H]NA release in the rat hippocampus was also investigated. To this end, Gi/o proteins were inactivated with pertussis toxin (PTX), injected locally 3 to 11 days prior to the experiment or with in vitro preincubation with N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) for 30 min prior the experiment.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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PMID:Modulation by sigma ligands of N-methyl-D-aspartate-induced [3H]noradrenaline release in the rat hippocampus: G-protein dependency. 140 2

To determine whether or not the CNS inhibitory activity of eel calcitonin (eCT) on adenylyl cyclase is the endocellular mechanism underlying the antinociceptive effect of the peptide, as shown for morphine analgesia, we administered Bordetella pertussis toxin (PTX) by intracerebroventricular (ICV) injection (0.5 microgram/rat) to block the receptor-mediated inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. In PTX-treated rats there was no change in eCT (2.5 micrograms/rat, ICV)-induced antinociceptive activity (hot-plate test) nor in eCT (100 ng/rat, ICV) inhibition of gastric acid secretion (Shay test) whereas morphine (5 micrograms/rat, ICV) analgesia was significantly reduced. In vitro studies showed no reduction of eCT binding in the CNS of rats treated with PTX in vivo. Moreover, PTX treatment did not change the inhibitory effect of eCT on adenylyl cyclase in isolated membranes from rat striatum in contrast with opiates (DAME and morphine) whose effects were lost. As PTX is known to inactivate the guanidine binding inhibitory protein Gi, these data suggest that a G protein, distinct from the Gi protein involved in the coupling of opiate receptors into a functional response, could be responsible for regulating the intracellular pathways resulting in eCT-induced antinociceptive effect and inhibition of gastric acid secretion.
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PMID:Treatment with pertussis toxin does not prevent central effects of eel calcitonin. 165 2

A rapid two-step purification to homogeneity of the calmodulin-activated adenylyl cyclase from urea extracts of Bordetella pertussis organisms (strain 114) is described. Catalytic and invasive activities are purified 30- and 177-fold, respectively, and virtually no degraded forms are found. Specific activities are 0.4 mmol/min/mg and 0.5 mumol/mg of enzyme protein/mg of cell protein/min for catalytic and invasive activities, respectively. The 15 amino-terminal amino acids agree with those deduced from the DNA sequence, as does the molecular mass of 175 kDa (guanidine) or 177 kDa (urea) obtained by equilibrium sedimentation. The larger apparent molecular mass seen in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis can be ascribed to anomalous migration. Half-maximal cyclase activation occurs at 3-4 X 10(-10) M calmodulin in the presence of Ca2+ and at 2 X 10(-8) M calmodulin in its absence. Ca2+ activation is maximal at 60-100 microM free CaCl2 (at low calmodulin concentrations), and free Ca2+ concentrations above approximately 125 microM are inhibitory at any calmodulin concentration. Extracellular Ca2+ is essential for intoxication. In Chinese hamster ovary cells, exogenous calmodulin does not inhibit penetration of the cyclase.
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PMID:Invasive adenylyl cyclase of Bordetella pertussis. Physical, catalytic, and toxic properties. 169 22

The solution conformation of a synthetic peptide of 20 amino acids (P235-254) derived from the calmodulin-binding domain of Bordetella pertussis adenylate cyclase was studied by proton two-dimensional NMR spectroscopy and circular dichroism. Based on the standard techniques we have assigned all the resonances in the NMR spectrum to the corresponding protons of the peptide. Analysis of the secondary chemical shift distribution and of the nuclear Overhauser effect connectivities showed no evidence for a highly populated regular conformation but suggested the tendency to form an alpha-helix around the unique Trp residue. The propensity for a helical structure is in agreement with the results of circular dichroic spectroscopy showing a slight negative band at 222 nm which was cancelled by 6 M guanidine hydrochloride. Increasing amounts of 2,2,2-trifluoroethanol (up to 40%) increase considerably the helical population of the peptide as reflected in the circular dichroic spectra. Analysis of the present results shows that the free peptide P235-254 has the tendency to form a basic amphiphilic helix. The presence of two acid residues, Glu236 and Asp239, on the hydrophilic side of the alpha-helix, which is mainly composed by basic residues, may explain the lower affinity of this peptide for calmodulin as compared with other peptides derived from calmodulin-activated enzymes.
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PMID:NMR and circular dichroic studies on the solution conformation of a synthetic peptide derived from the calmodulin-binding domain of Bordetella pertussis adenylate cyclase. 200 8

The short term regulation of the activity of the Na,K-pump (Na+,K(+)-ATPase) is just beginning to be understood. By using single microdissected proximal tubule segments (PCT) (permeabilized in order to clamp Na entry), it was possible to study regulation of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity in its own environment and in a well defined cell population. The Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity can be regulated over a short term via guanidine triphosphate (GTP) dependent regulatory proteins. However the guanidine proteins are not directly coupled to the Na,K-pump and the mechanism involves the activation of complex intracellular signalling system. Locally produced dopamine induces a dose dependent inhibition of Na+,K+ ATPase activity. This inhibition is mediated by a complex mechanism that requires the activation of both membrane dopamine receptors, DA-1 and DA-2. It involves the activation of a pertussis toxin sensitive GTP-binding protein and activation of protein kinase C. A DA-2 agonist only inhibits Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity when it is incubated together with dibutyryl cAMP or Forskolin. We have therefore concluded that an increase in cellular cAMP levels plays a permissive role for DA-2 inhibition of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity. A fully differentiated cell is required for dopamine inhibition of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity. An abnormal regulation of proximal tubule Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity might be of importance in the pathogenesis of certain types of hypertension.
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PMID:Short-term regulation of Na+,K(+)-ATPase activity by dopamine. 216 34

Reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography on a column of trimethylsilylated silica gel (TSK-TMS 250) was utilized for the isolation of the subunit proteins of pertussis toxin (PT). Recovery up to 95% was obtained for each of the five distinct subunits with a high degree of homogeneity as revealed by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. None of the individual subunit proteins exhibited PT-related leukocytosis-promoting activity or the ability to bind haptoglobin; however, these activities were partially restored when an equimolar mixture of the isolated subunit in 6 M guanidine-HCl was diluted from this chaotropic agent. The complex macromolecule subsequently isolated from the mixture displayed subunit composition and biological activities indistinguishable from those of native PT, indicating that the toxin molecule had been reassembled.
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PMID:Isolation of pertussis toxin subunit proteins by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography and reconstitution of the holotoxin molecule. 234 43

Capsaicin, which induces fluxes of sodium, calcium, and potassium ions in a subset of both neonatal and adult rat dorsal root ganglion neurones, increased cyclic GMP (cGMP) levels by a factor of 20 (EC50 0.07 microM) to 10-20 pmol cGMP/mg protein in these cells. Cyclic AMP (cAMP) levels were unaffected. Nonneuronal cells derived from rat ganglia, and both neurones and nonneuronal cells from chick were unresponsive to capsaicin. Capsaicin-induced cGMP elevation in rat dorsal root ganglion (DRG) neurones was unaffected by pertussis toxin, lowered by compounds that block voltage-sensitive calcium channels, and was abolished by the removal of extracellular calcium. Calcium, guanidine, and rubidium fluxes were unaffected by treatment of DRG cells with sodium nitroprusside or dibutyryl cGMP. The cGMP response to capsaicin is thus a function of capsaicin-evoked calcium uptake through voltage-sensitive calcium channels. Elevated cGMP levels do not, however, contribute to capsaicin-evoked ion fluxes or to their desensitisation.
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PMID:Capsaicin-induced ion fluxes increase cyclic GMP but not cyclic AMP levels in rat sensory neurones in culture. 254 99

N-Methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA, 200 microM) evokes the release of [3H]norepinephrine ([3H]NE) from preloaded hippocampal slices. This effect is potentiated by dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA S), whereas it is inhibited by pregnenolone sulfate (PREG S) and the high-affinity sigma inverse agonist 1,3-di(2-tolyl)guanidine, at concentrations of > or = 100 nM. Neither 3 alpha-hydroxy-5 alpha-pregnan-20-one nor its sulfate ester modified NMDA-evoked [3H]NE overflow. The sigma antagonists haloperidol and 1-[2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-ethyl]-4-methylpiperazine, although inactive by themselves, completely prevented the effects of DHEA S, PREG S, and 1,3-di(2-tolyl)guanidine on NMDA-evoked [3H]NE release. Progesterone (100 nM) mimicked the antagonistic effect of haloperidol and 1-[2-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)ethyl]-4-methyl-piperazine. These results indicate that the tested steroid sulfate esters differentially affected the NMDA response in vitro and suggest that DHEA S acts as a sigma agonist, that PREG S acts as a sigma inverse agonist, and that progesterone may act as a sigma antagonist. Pertussis toxin, which inactivates the Gi/o types of guanine nucleotide-binding protein (Gi/o protein) function, suppresses both effects of DHEA S and PREG S. Since sigma 1 but not sigma 2 receptors are coupled to Gi/o proteins, the present results suggest that DHEA S and PREG S control the NMDA response via sigma 1 receptors.
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PMID:Neurosteroids, via sigma receptors, modulate the [3H]norepinephrine release evoked by N-methyl-D-aspartate in the rat hippocampus. 773 82


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