Mechanisms for the emergence of catecholamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase and β-adrenergic receptors in cultured hepatocytes

Autor: Øyvind Melien, Dagny Sandnes, Thoralf Christoffersen, Tor-Erik Sand, S. Jacobsen, Magne Refsnes
Rok vydání: 1983
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Zdroj: FEBS Letters. 164:291-298
ISSN: 0014-5793
DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(83)80304-4
Popis: Adult male rat hepatocytes, which normally respond poorly to beta-adrenergic agents, acquire such responsiveness during primary monolayer culture. We here show that the rise in catecholamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity in hepatocytes in vitro is closely paralleled by an increase in the ability to bind the beta-adrenoceptor ligand [125I]cyanopindolol. The emergence of beta-adrenergic responsiveness did not require cell attachment or serum. Addition of dexamethasone, insulin, thyroxine or dihydrotestosterone to the cultures, singly or in combination, did not prevent the augmented beta-adrenergic responsiveness. The increase in catecholamine-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity and [125I]cyanopindolol binding could be blocked by cycloheximide or actinomycin D. Exposure of the cultures to isoproterenol at 3-hourly intervals led to a dose-dependent suppression of the rise in isoproterenol-responsive adenylate cyclase and prevented the increase in beta-adrenoceptor binding.
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