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Our results demonstrate that adrenocorticotropin (ACTH)-induced refractoriness occurs in cultured adrenal tumor cells. Cells became 85% refractory to ACTH-induced cyclic AMP formation in 20 min and the effect persisted if the hormone remained in the incubation medium. Refractory cells gradually regained hormone-specific responsiveness within 24 h if cultures were incubated in fresh media containing serum. The observed effect is hormone specific since cyclic AMP could not induce unresponsiveness to ACTH. The addition of ACTH plus inhibitors of protein synthesis partially reversed hormone-specific refractoriness. However, preincubation with cycloheximide or diphtheria toxin led to superinduction of ACTH-induced cyclic AMP formation. These experiments suggest that unresponsiveness, following hormonal activation of adrenal cells, may be related to a decrease in hormone-specific binding sites or to synthesis of an adenylate cyclase inhibitor.
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