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Adrenergic stimulation of inositol phosphate accumulation in tracheal epithelium
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Adrenergic stimulation of inositol phosphate accumulation in tracheal epithelium

Thomas Bainbridge, Ross D Feldman and Michael J Welsh
Journal of applied physiology (1985), Vol.66(1), pp.504-508
01/01/1989
DOI: 10.1152/jappl.1989.66.1.504
PMID: 2563726

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Abstract

To determine whether inositol phosphates are important second messengers in the regulation of Cl- secretion by airway epithelia, we examined the relationship between inositol phosphate accumulation and Cl- secretion in response to adrenergic agonists. We found that epinephrine stimulated Cl- secretion and inositol phosphate accumulation with similar concentration dependence. Although isoproterenol stimulated Cl- secretion, there was no effect of beta-adrenergic receptor activation on inositol phosphate accumulation. In contrast, alpha 1-adrenergic receptor activation stimulated inositol phosphate accumulation but failed to induce Cl- secretion. Another Cl- secretagogue, prostaglandin E1, also failed to stimulate inositol phosphate accumulation. These data suggest that inositol phosphate accumulation is neither sufficient nor required for stimulation of Cl- secretion in cultured canine tracheal epithelial cells.

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