Effects of dietary sodium restriction on peptide stimulation of aldosterone secretion by the isolated perfused rat adrenal gland in situ: a report of exceptional sensitivity to angiotensin II amide. 1988

J P Hinson, and G P Vinson, and B J Whitehouse
Department of Biochemistry, St Bartholomew's Hospital Medical College, London.

The effects of prior sodium depletion on the steroidogenic responses of the rat adrenal gland have been investigated using a method of perfusing the isolated adrenal gland of the rat in situ. Secretion rates of aldosterone in response to the known adrenocortical stimulants ACTH, angiotensin II amide and alpha-MSH were measured. In each case, the adrenals from sodium-deplete animals responded to a lower dose of the stimulant than the normal animals. This resulted in a 10-fold increase in sensitivity to ACTH, a 100-fold increase in sensitivity to angiotensin II amide, and a 1000-fold increased sensitivity to alpha-MSH, bringing the threshold concentration required for aldosterone secretion into the physiological range of alpha-MSH concentrations. The perfused adrenal gland is particularly sensitive to angiotensin II amide; a bolus administration of 1 amol gave a significant increase in aldosterone secretion in the sodium-deplete group. These data confirm previous reports of increased adrenal sensitivity to alpha-MSH and angiotensin II in sodium depletion, and also suggest the existence of intraglandular mechanisms for signal amplification which may be involved in mediating the adrenal response to very small concentrations of stimulant.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D011919 Rats, Inbred Strains Genetically identical individuals developed from brother and sister matings which have been carried out for twenty or more generations or by parent x offspring matings carried out with certain restrictions. This also includes animals with a long history of closed colony breeding. August Rats,Inbred Rat Strains,Inbred Strain of Rat,Inbred Strain of Rats,Inbred Strains of Rats,Rat, Inbred Strain,August Rat,Inbred Rat Strain,Inbred Strain Rat,Inbred Strain Rats,Inbred Strains Rat,Inbred Strains Rats,Rat Inbred Strain,Rat Inbred Strains,Rat Strain, Inbred,Rat Strains, Inbred,Rat, August,Rat, Inbred Strains,Rats Inbred Strain,Rats Inbred Strains,Rats, August,Rats, Inbred Strain,Strain Rat, Inbred,Strain Rats, Inbred,Strain, Inbred Rat,Strains, Inbred Rat
D004039 Diet, Sodium-Restricted A diet which contains very little sodium chloride. It is prescribed by some for hypertension and for edematous states. (Dorland, 27th ed) Diet, Low-Salt,Diet, Low-Sodium,Diet, Salt-Free,Diet, Low Salt,Diet, Low Sodium,Diet, Salt Free,Diet, Sodium Restricted,Diets, Low-Salt,Diets, Low-Sodium,Diets, Salt-Free,Diets, Sodium-Restricted,Low-Salt Diet,Low-Salt Diets,Low-Sodium Diet,Low-Sodium Diets,Salt-Free Diet,Salt-Free Diets,Sodium-Restricted Diet,Sodium-Restricted Diets
D000311 Adrenal Glands A pair of glands located at the cranial pole of each of the two KIDNEYS. Each adrenal gland is composed of two distinct endocrine tissues with separate embryonic origins, the ADRENAL CORTEX producing STEROIDS and the ADRENAL MEDULLA producing NEUROTRANSMITTERS. Adrenal Gland,Gland, Adrenal,Glands, Adrenal
D000324 Adrenocorticotropic Hormone An anterior pituitary hormone that stimulates the ADRENAL CORTEX and its production of CORTICOSTEROIDS. ACTH is a 39-amino acid polypeptide of which the N-terminal 24-amino acid segment is identical in all species and contains the adrenocorticotrophic activity. Upon further tissue-specific processing, ACTH can yield ALPHA-MSH and corticotrophin-like intermediate lobe peptide (CLIP). ACTH,Adrenocorticotropin,Corticotropin,1-39 ACTH,ACTH (1-39),Adrenocorticotrophic Hormone,Corticotrophin,Corticotrophin (1-39),Corticotropin (1-39),Hormone, Adrenocorticotrophic,Hormone, Adrenocorticotropic
D000450 Aldosterone A hormone secreted by the ADRENAL CORTEX that regulates electrolyte and water balance by increasing the renal retention of sodium and the excretion of potassium. Aldosterone, (+-)-Isomer,Aldosterone, (11 beta,17 alpha)-Isomer
D000521 alpha-MSH A 13-amino acid peptide derived from proteolytic cleavage of ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE, the N-terminal segment of ACTH. ACTH (1-13) is amidated at the C-terminal to form ACTH (1-13)NH2 which in turn is acetylated to form alpha-MSH in the secretory granules. Alpha-MSH stimulates the synthesis and distribution of MELANIN in MELANOCYTES in mammals and MELANOPHORES in lower vertebrates. MSH, alpha,alpha Intermedin,alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone,(Des-Acetyl)-alpha-MSH,(Desacetyl)alpha-MSH,ACTH (1-13),ACTH (1-13)NH2,ACTH(1-13),Acetylated ACTH (1-13)NH2,Adrenocorticotropin (1-13)NH2,DE-alpha-MSH,Des-Acetyl MSH,Desacetyl alpha-MSH,Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone,MSH, (Desacetyl)alpha-,alpha-Melanotropin,Desacetyl alpha MSH,Desacetyl alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone,Hormone, Desacetyl alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating,Hormone, alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating,Intermedin, alpha,MSH, Des-Acetyl,alpha MSH,alpha Melanocyte Stimulating Hormone,alpha Melanotropin,alpha-MSH, Desacetyl,alpha-Melanocyte-Stimulating Hormone, Desacetyl
D000802 Angiotensin Amide The octapeptide amide of bovine angiotensin II used to increase blood pressure by vasoconstriction. Angiotensinamide,1-Asparagine-5-valine Angiotensin II,5-Valine-Angiotensin II Amide,Hypertensin,1 Asparagine 5 valine Angiotensin II,5 Valine Angiotensin II Amide,Amide, 5-Valine-Angiotensin II,Amide, Angiotensin,Angiotensin II, 1-Asparagine-5-valine
D000804 Angiotensin II An octapeptide that is a potent but labile vasoconstrictor. It is produced from angiotensin I after the removal of two amino acids at the C-terminal by ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME. The amino acid in position 5 varies in different species. To block VASOCONSTRICTION and HYPERTENSION effect of angiotensin II, patients are often treated with ACE INHIBITORS or with ANGIOTENSIN II TYPE 1 RECEPTOR BLOCKERS. Angiotensin II, Ile(5)-,Angiotensin II, Val(5)-,5-L-Isoleucine Angiotensin II,ANG-(1-8)Octapeptide,Angiotensin II, Isoleucine(5)-,Angiotensin II, Valine(5)-,Angiotensin-(1-8) Octapeptide,Isoleucine(5)-Angiotensin,Isoleucyl(5)-Angiotensin II,Valyl(5)-Angiotensin II,5 L Isoleucine Angiotensin II,Angiotensin II, 5-L-Isoleucine
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia

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