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Endothelin-1 acutely stimulates the secretory activity of rat zona glomerulosa cells
G Mazzocchi1, L K Malendowicz, G G Nussdorfer
1Department of Anatomy, University of Padua, Italy.
Abstract:
A bolus IV injection of endothelin-1 (ET-1) (0.5 microgram.kg-1) decreased PRA, without affecting plasma aldosterone (A) concentration. ET-1 exerted a dose-dependent stimulation of basal secretion of A and corticosterone (B) by dispersed zona glomerulosa (ZG) cells, while it did not affect B production by inner adrenocortical cells. ET-1 notably enhanced the secretory response of dispersed ZG cells to a maximal effective concentration of ACTH, but not of either angiotensin II (ANG-II) or potassium. The conclusion is drawn that ET-1 acutely stimulates ZG in rats, by a mechanism probably similar to that underlying the adrenoglomerulotropic actions of ANG-II and potassium.