TY - JOUR
T1 - Regulation of submaxillary gland muscarinic receptors during heat acclimation
AU - Kloog, Yoel
AU - Horowitz, Michal
AU - Meiri, Uri
AU - Galron, Ronit
AU - Avron, A.
PY - 1985/6/30
Y1 - 1985/6/30
N2 - Binding properties of submaxillary gland muscarinic receptors and agonist-induced saliva secretion were studied in rats subjected to heat acclimation. The maximal binding capacity for the muscarinic antagonist N-[3H]methyl-4-piperidyl benzilate was increased from control value of 0.21 to 0.40 pmol/mg protein within 1-2 days of heat acclimation. The increase in the number of muscarinic recetors per gland (100%) was by far higher than the increase in tissue weight (20%), indicating higher density of receptors in the acinar cells of the treated rats. High levels of receptors coincided with the appearance of high-affinity binding sites for muscarinic agonists (oxotremorine, pilocarpine and carbamylcholine), and with reduced tissue sensitivity to pilocarpine. After 4-8 weeks of heat acclimation, the number of receptors as well as tissue response to pilocarpine returned to control levels. These results suggest a functional correlation between the transient upregulation muscarinic receptors in the submaxillary gland and the physiological activity in salivary secretion, and indicate that the high-affinity muscarinic receptors may attenuate saliva secretion during the initial phase of heat acclimation.
AB - Binding properties of submaxillary gland muscarinic receptors and agonist-induced saliva secretion were studied in rats subjected to heat acclimation. The maximal binding capacity for the muscarinic antagonist N-[3H]methyl-4-piperidyl benzilate was increased from control value of 0.21 to 0.40 pmol/mg protein within 1-2 days of heat acclimation. The increase in the number of muscarinic recetors per gland (100%) was by far higher than the increase in tissue weight (20%), indicating higher density of receptors in the acinar cells of the treated rats. High levels of receptors coincided with the appearance of high-affinity binding sites for muscarinic agonists (oxotremorine, pilocarpine and carbamylcholine), and with reduced tissue sensitivity to pilocarpine. After 4-8 weeks of heat acclimation, the number of receptors as well as tissue response to pilocarpine returned to control levels. These results suggest a functional correlation between the transient upregulation muscarinic receptors in the submaxillary gland and the physiological activity in salivary secretion, and indicate that the high-affinity muscarinic receptors may attenuate saliva secretion during the initial phase of heat acclimation.
KW - (Submaxillary gland)
KW - Heat acclimation
KW - Muscarinic receptor
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U2 - 10.1016/0167-4889(85)90208-3
DO - 10.1016/0167-4889(85)90208-3
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C2 - 4005300
AN - SCOPUS:0022258465
SN - 0167-4889
VL - 845
SP - 428
EP - 435
JO - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research
JF - Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research
IS - 3
ER -