Characterization of adrenergic receptors and related transduction pathways in the liver of the rainbow trout |
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Authors: | E Fabbri A Capuzzo A Gambarotta TW Moon |
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Institution: | ?Department of Biology, Institute of General Physiology, University of Ferrara, 44100 Ferrara, Italy;?Ottawa-Carleton Institute of Biology, Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario KIN 6N5, Canada |
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Abstract: | Epinephrine (EPI) is thought to act by stimulating adenylyl cyclase (ACase) and cAMP production through β-adrenoceptors in the liver of more primitive vertebrates. Recent observations, however, point to an involvement of α1-adrenoceptors in EPI action, at least in some fish species. The role of the α1- and β-adrenergic transduction pathways has been investigated in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) hepatic tissue. Radioligand-binding assays with the β-adrenergic antagonist 3H-CGP-12177 using hepatic membranes purified on a discontinuous sucrose gradient confirmed the presence of β-adrenoceptors (Kd0.36 nM, Bmax 8.61 fmol · mg−1 protein). We provide the first demonstration of α1-adrenoceptors in these same membranes; analysis of binding data with the α1-adrenergic antagonist 3H-prazosin demonstrated a single class of binding sites with a Kdof 15.4 nM and a Bmax of 75.2 fmol · mg−1 protein. There is a straight correlation between β-adrenoceptor occupancy, ACase activation and cAMP production. On the contrary, the role of inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3) has to be elucidated; in fact, despite the presence of specific microsomal binding sites for IP3 (Kd 6.03 nM, Bmax 90.2 fmol · mg−1 protein), its cytosolic concentration was not modulated by EPI. On the other hand, we have previously shown in American eel and bullhead hepatocytes that α1-adrenergic agonists are able to increase intracellular concentrations of IP3 and Ca2+ and to activate glycogenolysis. These data suggest a marked variation in the liver of different fish both in terms of α1-binding sites affinity and of α1-adrenoceptor/IP3/Ca2+ transduction systems. |
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Keywords: | Adrenergic receptor β -Adrenoceptor α -Adrenoceptor IP3 cAMP IP3 binding Trout Fish |
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