Abstract
Recently, we reported that the rat neurotensin receptor expressed in transfected Chinese hamster ovary cells (CHO-rNTR-10) mediates the hydrolysis of polyphosphoinositides. In this study, we show that neurotensin stimulated cyclic AMP formation in CHO-rNTR-10 cells in a dose-dependent manner (EC50 = 34 nM). Neurotensin also stimulated cyclic AMP formation in membranal preparations under Ca2+-free conditions. These results suggest that this cyclic AMP formation occurs from direct coupling of the neurotensin receptor to a type of GTP binding protein, mediating synthesis of cyclic AMP, and not from an increase in intracellular Ca2+ concentration from polyphosphoinositide hydrolysis.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 99-101 |
Number of pages | 3 |
Journal | European Journal of Pharmacology: Molecular Pharmacology |
Volume | 244 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Jan 4 1993 |
Keywords
- AMP formation
- Neurotensin
- Promiscuous coupling
- Transfection
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pharmacology