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Mohn, C.E.* ; Fernandez-Solari, J.* ; de Laurentiis, A.* ; Prestifilippo, J.P.* ; de la Cal, C.* ; Funk, R.* ; Bornstein, S.R.* ; McCann, S.M.* ; Rettori, V.*

The rapid release of corticosterone from the adrenal induced by ACTH is mediated by nitric oxide acting by prostaglandin E2.

Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 102, 6213-6218 (2005)
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The adrenal cortex is a major stress organ in mammals that reacts rapidly to a multitude of external and internal stressors. Adrenocorticotropin (ACTH) is the main stimulator of the adrenal cortex, activating corticosteroid synthesis and secretion. We evaluated the mechanism of action of ACTH on adrenals of male rats, preserving the architecture of the gland in vitro. We demonstrated that both sodium nitroprusside (NP), a nitric oxide (NO) donor, and ACTH stimulate corticosterone release. NO mediated the acute response to ACTH because Nomega-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester, a NO synthase inhibitor, and hemoglobin, a NO scavenger, blocked the stimulation of corticosterone release induced by ACTH. NP stimulated prostaglandin E release, which in turn stimulated corticosterone release from the adrenal. Additionally, indomethacin, which inhibits cyclooxygenase, and thereby, prostaglandin release, prevented corticosterone release from the adrenal induced by both NP and ACTH, demonstrating that prostaglandins mediate acute corticosterone release. Corticosterone content in adrenals after incubation with ACTH or NP was lower than in control glands, indicating that any de novo synthesis of corticosterone during this period was not sufficient to keep up with the release of the stored hormone. The release induced by ACTH or NP depleted the corticosterone content in the adrenal by approximately 40% compared with the content of glands incubated in buffer. The mechanism of rapid release is as follows: NO produced by NO synthase activation by ACTH activates cyclooxygenase, which generates PGE(2), which in turn releases corticosterone stored in microvesicles and other organelles.
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Publikationstyp Artikel: Journalartikel
Dokumenttyp Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Sprache englisch
Veröffentlichungsjahr 2005
HGF-Berichtsjahr 0
ISSN (print) / ISBN 0027-8424
e-ISSN 1091-6490
Quellenangaben Band: 102, Heft: 17, Seiten: 6213-6218 Artikelnummer: , Supplement: ,
Verlag National Academy of Sciences
Begutachtungsstatus Peer reviewed
Institut(e) Institute of Pancreatic Islet Research (IPI)
PubMed ID 15837925
Erfassungsdatum 2005-12-31