Participation of cyclic nucleotides, protein kinase A and C in realization of n-acylethanolamine action in human adrenocortical cells

The messenger mechanisms mediating N-acylethanolamines (NAE) regulatory signals in the adrenal cortex were studied. An analysis of the mechanisms of realization of NAE effects in the post-operation human adrenal cortex was carried out in vitro. Influence of NAE mix on cAMP and cGMP level, protein ki...

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Published inUkrains'kyi biokhimichnyi zhurnal (1999 ) Vol. 79; no. 5; p. 133
Main Authors Kovzun, O I, Levchuk, N I, Hula, N M, Mykosha, O S
Format Journal Article
LanguageUkrainian
Published Ukraine 01.09.2007
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Adrenal Cortex - drug effects
Adrenal Cortex - enzymology
Adrenal Cortex - metabolism
Cells, Cultured
Cyclic AMP - metabolism
Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases - metabolism
Cyclic GMP - metabolism
Ethanolamines - pharmacology
Humans
Protein Kinase C - metabolism
Signal Transduction
Subcellular Fractions - drug effects
Subcellular Fractions - enzymology
Subcellular Fractions - metabolism
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Summary:The messenger mechanisms mediating N-acylethanolamines (NAE) regulatory signals in the adrenal cortex were studied. An analysis of the mechanisms of realization of NAE effects in the post-operation human adrenal cortex was carried out in vitro. Influence of NAE mix on cAMP and cGMP level, protein kinase A and C activity in sub-cellular fraction of adrenocorticocytes and homogenates of conditionally normal adrenal cortex tissues was investigated. It was shown, that N-acylethanolamines treatment resulted in a decrease of cAMP level in adrenocortical cells. cGMP level is not changed in these conditions. The rise of protein kinase C activity was obtained in the membrane fraction after N-acylethanolamines in vitro treatment (3.3 microg/ml). Activity of cAMP-dependent protein kinase A significantly decreased in cytosol fraction of adrenocorticocytes. It was concluded, that steroid genesis activation is determined by protein kinase C activation, inhibition is determined by cAMP-dependent messenger system.