Effects of substance P and its antagonist spantide on corticosterone secretion and cytosolic free calcium concentration of dispersed zona fasciculata-reticularis cells of the rat adrenal cortex
- 1 January 1996
- journal article
- Published by Taylor & Francis Ltd in Endocrine Research
- Vol. 22 (2), 175-184
- https://doi.org/10.1080/07435809609030506
Abstract
Substance P (SP) did not change basal corticosterone (B) secretion of dispersed zona fasciculata-reticularis cells of the rat adrenal cortex. Conversely, spantide II (SPA), an antagonist of SP receptors, at a concentration 10(-7)/10(-6) M markedly raised it, and the effect was annulled by equimolar concentrations of SP. Both SP and SPA (10(-6) M) increased cytosolic free calcium concentration in our cell preparations; however, the response to SP was immediate, while that to SPA showed a lag-period of 4-5 min. SP concentration-dependently (from 10(-8) M to 10(-5) M) partially inhibited maximally ACTH (10(-8) M)-induced stimulation of B secretion of dispersed cells, and unexpectedly a similar effect was observed after SPA exposure. In light of these findings, the conclusion is drawn that SP, under basal conditions, does not exert a direct modulatory action of B secretion of rat adrenocortical cells. However, the possibility remains to be explored that SP may play a role in quenching, via a receptor-independent mechanism, the exceedingly high glucocorticoid responses to ACTH of rat adrenocortical cells.Keywords
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