Author:
Davis W L,Jones R G,Goodman D B
Abstract
A cytochemical technique for electron microscopic localization of adenylate cyclase was used to identify this enzyme in quiescent and hormone-stimulated toad urinary bladder epithelium. In the absence of vasopressin (antidiuretic hormone), adenylate cyclase was detected along the outer surface of the basolateral plasma membranes of granular cells, mitochondria-rich cells, and basal cells, the major cell types comprising the hormone-sensitive urinary epithelium. In the presence of antidiuretic hormone, the basolateral precipitates were markedly increased. The latter was true for both tissues incubated in the presence of an osmotic gradient and those stimulated in the absence of such a gradient. A significant mucosal reaction was never seen. Such data indicate that the hormone receptors for vasopressin are located along the basolateral membranes of all epithelial cells comprising the mucosal hormone-sensitive epithelium. All cells of the epithelium also demonstrate a vasopressin-sensitive adenylate cyclase. We discuss possible mechanisms that attempt to integrate the cytochemical data into an overall scheme for the physiological action of this hormone on amphibian urinary bladder.
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