Cyclic nucleotide-dependent enzyme secretion in the rat lacrimal gland.
AUTOR(ES)
Dartt, D A
RESUMO
To characterize the role of cyclic nucleotides in secretion of enzymes by the lacrimal gland, pieces of rat exorbital glands were perfused with (1) 8-bromoadenosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8 Br cyclic AMP), (2) 8-bromoguanosine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (8 Br cyclic GMP), (3) forskolin, a stimulator of adenylate cyclase activity, (4) 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX), an inhibitor of phosphodiesterase activity, or (5) carbachol, a cholinergic agonist. As a measure of enzyme secretion, timed collections of the perifusate effluent were analysed for peroxidase, an enzyme secreted by the lacrimal gland. Control peroxidase secretion was 0.3-0.9 (u./min per milligram protein). Peroxidase secretion was stimulated by 8 Br cyclic AMP (1 mM), but not by 8 Br cyclic GMP (1 mM). A 2-fold increase was detected. Peroxidase secretion was also stimulated by forskolin (60 microM), IBMX (1 mM), and the cholinergic agonist carbachol, which all stimulated peroxidase secretion 2-or 3-fold. The effect of maximally effective concentrations of IBMX (1 mM) and carbachol (0.1 mM) on secretion was additive. Finally, Ca2+ depletion in the presence of EGTA (1 mM) inhibited both IBMX-and carbachol-induced secretion by 45% and 60% respectively. We conclude that cyclic AMP, but not cyclic GMP, can stimulate lacrimal gland enzyme secretion. Cyclic AMP appears to utilize a pathway separate from but convergent with cholinergic agonists.
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