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XB-ART-28137
Life Sci 1987 May 11;4019:1859-67. doi: 10.1016/0024-3205(87)90043-9.
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Regulation of cyclic-AMP synthesis in amphibian melanotrope cells through catecholamine and GABA receptors.

Verburg-van Kemenade BM , Jenks BG , Houben AJ .


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Catecholamines and GABA are neurotransmitters involved in the regulation of release of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) derived peptides from the neurointermediate lobe of Xenopus laevis. The present study concerns the relation of these neurotransmitters to the adenylate cyclase system of the melanotrope cell. During in vitro incubation of isolated melanotrope cells it was found that dopamine, adrenaline and LY 171555 induced inhibition of forskolin-stimulated cAMP production and concomitantly inhibited MSH release. Activation of the GABAb receptors by baclofen also induced inhibition of cAMP production and alpha MSH secretion. Activation of the GABAa receptors evoked stimulation of cAMP production, while alpha MSH release was slightly inhibited, indicating that the GABAa mechanism may prove to be complex. A dual regulation through two subtypes of this receptor might be involved, one stimulating release through the adenylate cyclase system, while the other would inhibit secretion.

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Species referenced: Xenopus laevis
Genes referenced: camp gabarap