Abstract
Rank order of agonist potency for activation of adenylate cyclase by the naturally occurring prostanoids PGE2, PGF2α, PGD2, the stable PGI2 analogue iloprost, and the TXA2 mimetic U 46619, provides evidence for the existence of a distinct PGE-receptor on guinea-pig duodenal enterocytes. This PGE-receptor is likely to be of the EP2-subtype since the specific EP2-agonist 11-deoxy-PGE1 stimulated adenylate cyclase activity with a 20-fold higher potency than the EP1-agonist 17-phenyltrinor-PGE2 and the EP3-agonists MB 28767 and GR 63799. In addition, sulprostone (acting on both EP1- and EP3-receptors) was ineffective. Since the specific EP1-antagonist SC 19220 did not inhibit PGE2-stimulated adenylate cyclase activity, the involvement of EP1-receptors could be further excluded. The synthetic prostaglandin E-analogues misoprostol and nocloprost stimulated adenylate cyclase almost identically, though they were about 10-fold less potent than the natural PGE2.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 485-493 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Prostaglandins |
| Volume | 44 |
| Issue number | 5 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 1 Jan 1992 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biochemistry
- Endocrinology