Comparative Effects of Angiotensin and ACTH on Cyclic AMP and Steroidogenesis in Isolated Bovine Adrenal Cells

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Abstract

The comparative effects of angiotensin II and adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) on cyclic AMP and steroidogenesis were investigated employing isolated bovine adrenal cells from the zona fasciculata. Like ACTH, angiotensin produced a prompt increase in cyclic AMP which preceded the increase in corticosteroid production. Although this increase in cyclic AMP was small when compared to that induced by ACTH, it correlated with the amount of steroidogenesis. This observation is consistent with the view that cyclic AMP is the intracellular mediator of the steroidogenic action of angiotensin.

Authors

Andre Peytremann, Wendell E. Nicholson, Ronald D. Brown, Grant W. Liddle, Joel G. Hardman