Homologous regulation of adenylate cyclase-coupled receptors for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) on human mononuclear leucocytes |
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Authors: | P l Wiik |
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Affiliation: | Norwegian Defence Research Establishment, Division for Environmental Toxicology, Kjeller, Norway |
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Abstract: | The effect of agonists on VIP receptor regulation has been investigated in mononuclear human blood leucocytes. VIP receptor number and affinity, as well as VIP-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation were measured after pretreatment with VIP, PHM-27 or secretin. Pretreatment for 30 min with 0.1 μM VIP caused 28% (S.E.M. = 15) reduction in specific binding, and 52% (S.E.M. = 12) reduction in cyclic AMP accumulation, while 3 h of pretreatment caused 59% (S.E.M. = 10) and 68% (S.E.M. = 12) reduction. Only VIP concentrations at the nanomolar level and higher were shown to have any effect. Bmax of the high-affinity receptor was reduced by 66% (S.E.M. = 8) after 30 min, and 95% (S.E.M. = 3) after 3 h of exposure to 0.1 μM VIP. No significant change was observed in receptor affinity, in Bmax of the low-affinity receptor, in ED50, or in ED100 of VIP-stimulated cyclic AMP accumulation. Pretreatment with PHM-27 (0.1 μM, 3 h) caused 24% reduction in [125I]VIP binding and 25% reduction in cyclic AMP accumulation, while no effect was detected after pretreatment with secretin (0.1 μM, 3 h). |
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Keywords: | Leucocyte VIP-receptor Cyclic AMP accumulation Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) PHM-27 Secretin Down-regulation |
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