Natarajan R, Dunn WD, Stern N, Nadler J. Key role of diacylglycerol-mediated 12-lipoxygenase product formation in angiotensin II-induced aldosterone synthesis.
Mol Cell Endocrinol 1990;
72:73-80. [PMID:
2178102 DOI:
10.1016/0303-7207(90)90096-q]
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Abstract
We have shown earlier that the 12-lipoxygenase product of arachidonic acid (AA), 12-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid (12-HETE), plays an important role in mediating angiotensin II (AII)-induced aldosterone secretion (J. Clin. Invest. (1987) 80, 1763). In the present study, we have evaluated whether diacylglycerol (DG) is the source of arachidonic acid giving rise to this 12-HETE. Treatment of rat adrenal glomerulosa cells with a DG lipase inhibitor, RHC 80267, which prevents conversion of DG to AA and HETEs, blocked AII-induced aldosterone and 12-HETE formation. In contrast, a DG kinase inhibitor, R59022, which prevents conversion of DG to phosphatidic acid, potentiated AII-induced aldosterone and 12-HETE formation. These two inhibitors block DG metabolism which would be expected to lead to increased DG levels and protein kinase C activity and AII-induced steroidogenesis. However, only R59022 potentiated AII action while RHC 80267 was inhibitory. This suggests that conversion of DG to AA and 12-HETE is important for AII action. Further proof for this was obtained by measuring [3H]AA-labeled DG levels. The combination of the inhibitors significantly potentiated AII-induced DG formation even though this same combination was inhibitory on AII-induced aldosterone and 12-HETE. Thus, the inhibitory effect of RHC 80267 is due to blockade of AA release and not of DG formation. These results suggest that DG plays a dual role in AII action, both as an activator of protein kinase C and as a source of AA for 12-HETE formation.
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