5'guanylyl-imidodiphosphate actions on adenylate cyclase in homogenates of rat cerebral cortex plus neuronal and capillary fractions |
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Authors: | Gene C Palmer SJo Palmer |
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Institution: | Department of Pharmacology, University of South Alabana College of Medicine, Mobile, Alabama, USA |
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Abstract: | A variety of neurohumoral agents activate adenylate cyclase in homogenates of rat frontal cortex (norepinephrine, isoproterenol, dopamine, apomorphine, histamine, 4-Me-histamine and prostaglandins E1, E2 and A2). The enzyme in homogenates of isolated cortical neurons is likewise sensitive to norepinephrine, isoproterenol, dopamine, apomorphine, histamine, 2-Me- and 4-Me-histamine, and prostaglandin F2α. Capillary-enriched fractions from the cortex possess an enzyme that is activated by norepinephrine, isoproterenol and dopamine. Addition of 5′-guanylyl-imidodiphosphate (Gpp(NH)p) to the cortical homogenates and neuronal fractions resulted in enhanced enzyme responses to norepinephrine, isoproterenol, dopamine, 2-Me- and 4-Me-histamine and the prostaglandins E1 and E2. The actions of histamine and apomorphine were not increased by the GTP analog. The sensitivity of the catecholamine-induced adenylate cyclase activation in cortical capillaries was augmented by Gpp(NH)p. Thus various cellular types within the cerebral cortex may possess different receptor characteristics with respect to stimulation of adenylate cyclase by neurohormones. |
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