Procaine inhibits cyclic AMP-induced steroidogenesis in isolated bovine adrenocortical cells.

نویسندگان

  • A Noguchi
  • M Takamura
  • K Yamada
  • S Tou
  • M Kawamura
چکیده

Effects of procaine on dibutyryl adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate ((Bu)2cAMP)-, Ca2(+)- or forskolin-induced steroidogenesis were examined in isolated bovine adrenocortical cells. Procaine (less than 1.0 mM) caused a marked suppression of (Bu)2cAMP- or forskolin-induced steroidogenesis in the absence of extracellular Ca2+, but did not affect on Ca2(+)-induced steroidogenesis in the cells. (Bu)2cAMP decreased the cell associated 45Ca2+. However, procaine (300 microM) inhibited this effect of (Bu)2cAMP. These results suggest that procaine may abolish (Bu)2cAMP-induced Ca2+ release from intracellular calcium store(s) and inhibits steroidogenesis.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Japanese journal of pharmacology

دوره 52 1  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 1990