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Stimulation of the D-2 dopamine receptor inhibits pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) synthesis in isolated rat intermediate lobe tissue. Intermediate lobe tissue was incubated in the absence or presence of various dopaminergic compounds, and then its capacity to incorporate [3H]tyrosine into POMC was tested. D-2 dopaminergic agonists caused a dose-dependent inhibition of POMC synthesis; the maximal inhibitory effect was approximately a 50% reduction in the amount of POMC synthesized. D-2 dopaminergic antagonists blocked the inhibitory effect of each agonist. Pretreatment of the tissue with pertussis toxin abolished the D-2 dopaminergic inhibition of POMC synthesis. The potency of pertussis toxin in abolishing the dopaminergic inhibition of POMC synthesis corresponded to its potency in abolishing the D-2 dopaminergic inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity. Cholera toxin, forskolin, and 8-bromo-cAMP, compounds that activate the cAMP pathway, enhanced the capacity of intermediate lobe tissue to synthesize POMC and counteracted the dopaminergic inhibition of POMC synthesis. Incubation of intermediate lobe tissue for 24 h with bromocriptine, a D-2 dopaminergic agonist, decreased the POMC mRNA content by 46% as determined by hybridization of RNA to a 32P-labeled probe. Incubation of intermediate lobe tissue with forskolin increased the level of POMC mRNA; incubation of the tissue with a combination of bromocriptine and forskolin also resulted in an increase in the level of POMC mRNA. It is proposed that Ni, the inhibitory guanyl nucleotide binding protein, and possibly adenylate cyclase mediate the dopaminergic inhibition of POMC synthesis.
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PMID:D-2 dopamine receptor-mediated inhibition of pro-opiomelanocortin synthesis in rat intermediate lobe. Abolition by pertussis toxin or activators of adenylate cyclase. 395 8

The D-2 dopamine receptor mediates inhibition of adenylate cyclase in rat intermediate lobe; this receptor is linked to cyclase by the inhibitory guanyl nucleotide-binding protein (Ni). The functioning of components in the inhibitory system was compared in control and pertussis toxin-treated tissues. (-)-N-n-Propylnorapomorphine ((-)-NPA), a dopamine agonist, and 5'-guanylyl imidodiphosphate (Gpp(NH)p), a nonhydrolyzable GTP analog, caused a dose-dependent inhibition of adenylate cyclase in control tissue. Pertussis toxin abolished dopamine receptor-mediated inhibition of adenylate cyclase but did not alter Gpp(NH)p-induced inhibition of cyclase. In control tissue, GTP blocked Gpp(NH)p inhibition of cyclase in the absence, but not in the presence of (-)-NPA. Following pertussis toxin treatment, GTP blocked the inhibitory effect of Gpp(NH)p either in the absence or in the presence of (-)-NPA. Pertussis toxin did not alter the number of dopamine receptors or the affinity of the receptor for [3H]spiroperidol, a dopamine antagonist. However, pertussis toxin decreased the potency of (-)-NPA in the binding assay and abolished the ability of GTP to affect agonist binding. Furthermore, pertussis toxin abolished the dopamine receptor-mediated inhibition of immunoreactive alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone release, and induced the ADP-ribosylation of the Mr = 41,000 subunit of Ni.
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PMID:Altered activity of the inhibitory guanyl nucleotide-binding component (Ni) induced by pertussis toxin. Uncoupling of Ni from receptor with continued coupling of Ni to the catalytic unit. 608 7

The mouse adrenocortical Y-1 cell line has been found to express high affinity binding sites for neuropeptide Y (NPY). Pharmacological studies have shown that these NPY binding sites are of the Y1 type. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction using primers specific for the rat Y1 receptor revealed that the NPY Y1 receptor mRNA is present in Y-1 cells. The Kd of the receptor for NPY was found to be 1.75 +/- 0.20 nM and the Bmax was 265 +/- 18 fmol/mg. The NPY Y1 receptors in this adrenocortical cell line were shown to be coupled to pertussis toxin-sensitive G proteins. Stimulation of Y1 receptors resulted in the inhibition of forskolin- and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH)-stimulated cAMP synthesis. NPY had no effect on basal steroid release from the Y-1 cells. At an ACTH concentration of 0.1 microM, NPY did not affect ACTH-stimulated steroid release, although NPY did inhibit cAMP production under the same hormonal conditions. cAMP profoundly affected the density of the NPY receptors in Y-1 cells. Treatment of the cells with N6,2'-O-dibutyryl-cAMP or ACTH reduced the Y1 receptor density by > 50%. On the other hand the steroid dexamethasone increased the density of Y1 receptors by 35%. Although additional detailed studies are necessary, these results may have interesting implications for the functions of ACTH, steroids, and NPY in the pituitary-adrenocortical axis.
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PMID:Studies on neuropeptide Y receptors in a mouse adrenocortical cell line. 762 80

A desensitizing protocol to i.c.v. substance P (SP) (from 0.1-10 nmol x 2 at 25-min interval) diminished the supraspinal mu-mediated antinociceptive activity of morphine, D-Ala2-N-MePhe4-Gly-ol5-enkephalin (DAMGO), beta-endorphin-(1-31), D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin and of the alpha-2 agonist clonidine, whereas the activity of the highly selective delta ligands [D-Pen2,5]-enkephalin and [D-Ala2]-Deltorphin II remained unchanged. This effect was noncompetitive as the slopes for the antinociceptive dose-response curves diminished after SP pretreatment. The antagonism was evident within a few hours after SP and lasted longer than 15 days. The N-acetyl derivative of beta-endorphin-(1-31) (1 pmol) increased the antinociceptive response of DAMGO, D-Ala2-D-Leu5-enkephalin and clonidine, but not of morphine, in SP-pretreated mice. ED80 values of opioid agonists or naltrexone did not prevent SP from reducing the antinociceptive activity of opioids and clonidine. The effect of N-acetyl beta-endorphin-(1-31) was transitory and disappeared within 48 hr, after this period the long-lasting antagonism of SP was revealed. Clonidine (150 nmol) also enhanced opioid antinociception in SP-treated mice. This effect was reversed by the alpha-2 antagonist yohimbine (50 nmol) when given 10 min before clonidine. In mice undergoing treatment with pertussis toxin (0.5 micrograms i.c.v.), an agent that impairs the function of GTP-binding regulatory proteins (Gi/Go), the SP desensitizing protocol did not reduce further the antinociception of DAMGO or morphine. These results suggest a modulatory role for the SP system and the neuropeptide N-acetyl beta-endorphin-(1-31) upon mu and alpha-2 but not delta-mediated supraspinal antinociception in mice.
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PMID:N-acetyl beta-endorphin-(1-31) and substance P regulate the supraspinal antinociception mediated by mu opioid and alpha-2 adrenoceptors but not by delta opioid receptors in the mouse. 768 46

In rats, opioidergic beta-endorphin (beta EP1-31) is produced and released from neurons of arcuate nuclei in the hypothalamus. Although the neuropeptide has been implicated in sexual maturation and stress-induced reproductive dysfunction, the intra-hypothalamic regulation of beta EP neurons remains unclear. Employing long-term monolayer cultures of neonatal rat hypothalamic cells, we report here that 4 days of treatment with 10 microM forskolin increased approximately 3-fold (P < 0.01) the proportion of immunoreactive (ir)-beta EP positive neurons bearing neurites. In addition, treatment of forskolin also enhanced ir-beta EP release (634 +/- 59 pg/well; mean +/- SE, n = 4, P < 0.01) by 14-fold and ir-beta EP content (119 +/- 13 pg/well; P < 0.01) by 2-fold above that of vehicle-treated cultures; in both instances, the EC50 and the Emax of forskolin were approximately 10 microM and 100 microM, respectively. The forskolin-stimulated release of ir-beta EP was mimicked by cholera toxin and (Bu)2cAMP treatment in a dose-related manner, but not by pertussis toxin. Although by itself 3-isobutyl-1-methyl-xanthine (100 microM) only doubled ir-beta EP secretion, it markedly potentiated the stimulatory effect of forskolin. This forskolin-induced stimulation was reversible and in cultures re-exposed to the same drug within the first 24 h period, there was a marked increase in the stimulated release of ir-beta EP (P < 0.05); re-challenge of forskolin at later stages, however, induced a smaller but significant secretion of ir-beta EP (P < 0.01) compared to that of vehicle-treated control cultures. Sephadex G-50 gel chromatographic profile of the media prepared from forskolin-treated cultures revealed a major ir-beta EP peak of 3 K M(r). High-performance liquid chromatography analysis showed that ir-beta EP of the 3 K M(r) species was eluted with a retention time similar to that of synthetic rat beta EP1-31. We thus conclude that the adenylyl cyclase-cAMP system plays an important role in the modulation of beta EP1-31 production and release from hypothalamic beta EP neurons in culture. Furthermore, the functional responsiveness and the morphological development of these neurons are affected, at least in part, by the intrinsic activity of the adenylyl cyclase-cAMP system.
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PMID:The adenylyl cyclase-cyclic AMP system modulates morphological and functional development of hypothalamic beta-endorphin neurons in culture. 769 54

We have previously demonstrated that gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) is a potent regulator of secretory and electrical activity in melanotrophs of the frog pituitary. The aim of the present study was to investigate the intracellular events which mediate the response of melanotrophs to GABA. We first observed that GABA (1-100 microM) inhibited both basal and forskolin-stimulated cyclic AMP (cAMP) formation. The inhibitory effect of GABA on cAMP levels was mimicked by the GABAB receptor agonist baclofen (100 microM) and totally abolished by a 4-h pretreatment with pertussis toxin (0.1 microgram/ml). In contrast, the specific GABAA agonist 3-aminopropane sulphonic acid (3APS) did not affect cAMP production. Both GABA and 3APS (100 microM each) induced a biphasic effect on alpha-MSH release from perifused frog neurointermediate lobes, i.e. a transient stimulation followed by an inhibition of alpha-MSH secretion. Administration of forskolin (10 microM) prolonged the stimulatory phase and attenuated the inhibitory phase evoked by GABA and 3APS, indicating that cAMP modulates the response of melanotrophs to GABAA agonists. Ejection of 3APS (1 microM) in the vicinity of cultured melanotrophs caused a massive increase in intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+]i). The stimulatory effect of 3APS on [Ca2+]i was abolished when the cells were incubated in a chloride-free medium. The formation of inositol trisphosphate was not affected by 3APS, suggesting that the increase in [Ca2+]i cannot be ascribed to mobilization of intracellular calcium stores. omega-Conotoxin did not alter the secretory response of frog neurointermediate lobes to 3APS, while nifedipine blocked the stimulation of alpha-MSH secretion induced by 3APS. In conclusion, the present data indicate that, in frog pituitary melanotrophs, (i) the stimulatory phase evoked by GABAA agonists can be accounted for by an influx of calcium through L-type calcium channels, (ii) the inhibitory effect evoked by GABAB agonists can be ascribed to inhibition of adenylate cyclase activity and (iii) cAMP attenuates the inhibitory phase evoked by GABAA agonists. Taken together, these data suggest that activation of GABAB receptors may modulate GABAA receptor function.
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PMID:Mechanism of action of gamma-aminobutyric acid on frog melanotrophs. 777 33

Intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) administration of immune sera raised against Gi2 alpha subunits to mice, significantly reduced the supraspinal antinociceptive effect of opioids when evaluated 24 h later in the tail-flick test. Antisera directed against Gi1 alpha subunits did not modify this opioid activity. In mice injected with sera anti-Gx/z alpha, the mu-preferential agonists, DAMGO and morphine, and the endogenous mu/delta opioid peptide beta-endorphin-(1-31) displayed a reduced antinociceptive activity, whereas, the potency of the delta-selective agonists DPDPE and [D-Ala2]Deltorphin II, was not altered. This reduction was present for 3 to 7 days and returned to the control values after 10 days. Anti-Gi2 alpha and anti-Gx/z alpha, but not anti-Gi1 alpha, reduced the specific binding of [3H]DAMGO to the opioid receptor in PAG. These results suggest the ability of the mu receptor to interact in vivo with different classes of G transducer proteins (Gx/z/Gi2) to produce an effect. This work also indicates a functional role of the pertussis toxin insensitive Gx/z protein, on the mu-mediated (but not delta-mediated) supraspinal antinociception in mice.
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PMID:Gx/z and Gi2 transducer proteins on mu/delta opioid-mediated supraspinal antinociception. 790 22

1. Melanostatin, a thirty-six amino acid peptide recently isolated from the frog brain due to its ability to inhibit alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) release, is the amphibian counterpart of mammalian neuropeptide Y (NPY). The effect of synthetic melanostatin on the bioelectrical activity of cultured frog melanotrophs was studied in 124 cells by using the whole-cell patch-clamp technique. 2. In current-clamp experiments, melanostatin (1 microM) provoked a reversible hyperpolarization and a suppression of spontaneous action potentials. In some cells the hyperpolarizing response was absent, but an arrest of spike firing still occurred. 3. Melanostatin-induced hyperpolarization was associated with a decrease in membrane resistance. In voltage-clamp experiments, melanostatin induced an outward current at a constant command potential. This hyperpolarizing outward current appeared to be carried by potassium ions. 4. Cell dialysis with the non-hydrolysable GTP analogue guanosine-5'-O-(3-thiotriphosphate) (GTP gamma S) sustained the outward current produced by melanostatin. Dopamine (1 microM), which generates a similar hyperpolarizing outward current in frog melanotrophs, was not capable of increasing the current provoked by melanostatin and sustained by GTP gamma S. 5. Melanostatin also modulated voltage-operated currents. The amplitude of voltage-activated potassium current was increased by 30%. 6. Melanostatin reduced the fast sodium current. This inhibitory effect was rather persistent compared to the other modulated currents. 7. Melanostatin markedly scaled down high voltage-activated N- and L-like calcium currents. The activation kinetics of these two calcium currents were not altered by the peptide. 8. Pretreatment of melanotrophs with pertussis toxin (1 microgram ml-1) blocked melanostatin-induced inhibition of N- and L-like calcium currents. 9. It is concluded that the NPY-related peptide melanostatin generates a very complex pattern of electrical responses in frog melanotrophs, including hyperpolarization and modulation of voltage-activated currents underlying action potentials. G proteins appear to mediate at least part of these effects.
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PMID:Melanostatin (NPY) inhibited electrical activity in frog melanotrophs through modulation of K+, Na+ and Ca2+ currents. 791 31

Angiotensin II (AII) receptors are known to interact with two distinct guanine nucleotide binding proteins, Gq/11 and Gi, in rat adrenal glomerulosa cells to activate phospholipase C and to inhibit adenylate cyclase, respectively. However, in cultured bovine glomerulosa cells AII potentiates rather than inhibits the stimulatory effect of adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) on cAMP levels. This effect of AII was partially mimicked by phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA) and was partially inhibited by staurosporine or depletion of protein kinase C but was unaffected by pertussis toxin treatment. No potentiation was detectable in disrupted cells or in membrane preparations. In intact glomerulosa cells, treatment with cyclosporin A or FK506 completely inhibited AII- or PMA-induced potentiation of cAMP production without affecting the response to ACTH. In COS-7 cells transfected with the rat AT1 receptor, AII caused 2-3-fold enhancement of the ACTH-induced cAMP response, an effect that was partially reproduced by PMA. These potentiating actions of AII and PMA were prevented by preincubation with cyclosporin A or FK506, and the latter effect was abolished by rapamycin. These results implicate the Ca2+- and calmodulin-dependent protein phosphatase, calcineurin, in AII-induced enhancement of adenylate cyclase activity in both adrenal glomerulosa and transfected COS-7 cells. The finding that AII enhances ACTH-stimulated production of cAMP by a second messenger-mediated mechanism that involves the participation of calcineurin reveals an additional mode of cross-talk between pathways activated by Ca(2+)-mobilizing and cAMP-generating receptors.
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PMID:Evidence for participation of calcineurin in potentiation of agonist-stimulated cyclic AMP formation by the calcium-mobilizing hormone, angiotensin II. 792 24

Opioid agonists inhibit DNA synthesis in C6 rat glioma cells that express opioid receptors, induced by desipramine (DMI). This inhibition was not observed in cells that were not treated with DMI, and thus did not express opioid-binding sites. Endothelin, a known mitogen, increased thymidine incorporation dose dependently (up to 1.7-fold) in DMI-treated C6 cells. This increase was reversed by an anti-idiotypic antibody to opioid receptors, Ab2AOR, which has opioid agonist properties. The opioid antagonist naltrexone blocked the inhibition caused by Ab2AOR. Endothelin also stimulated phosphoinositide (PI) turnover and this effect was inhibited by morphine (50%) or by Ab2AOR (72%) in DMI-treated but not in DMI-untreated C6 cells. These actions of morphine and Ab2AOR were reversed by naltrexone. The inhibition of PI turnover and of thymidine incorporation by Ab2AOR or morphine was insensitive to pertussis toxin (PTX). Since PI turnover is known to induce Ca2+ mobilization, it was of interest to examine the effects of the applied opioids on intracellular Ca2+ concentrations. Endothelin increased the concentration of cytosolic free Ca2+ in the cells while Ab2AOR, morphine, and beta-endorphin reversed the endothelin-induced Ca2+ mobilization in DMI-treated but not in DMI-untreated C6 cells. The effect of these agonists was also blocked by naltrexone. The results indicate that glial cells can be a target of an opioid receptor-mediated antimitogenic action and that an abatement in PI turnover and Ca2+ mobilization may be associated with this mechanism.
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PMID:Opioids inhibit endothelin-mediated DNA synthesis, phosphoinositide turnover, and Ca2+ mobilization in rat C6 glioma cells. 793 48

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