Abstract
Endothelins are thought to be involved in the local regulation of blood flow and tissue function. These experiments were carried out to investigate the possible role of endothelins in the control of aldosterone secretion by the rat adrenal. Suspensions of zona glomerulosa cells were prepared by collagenase digestion of capsular tissue. and incubated in the presence of increasing concentrations of endothelin. Aldosterone was measured by RIA. All three peptides caused a dose-dependent increase in the secretion rate of aldosterone by zona glomerulosa cells. The minimum concentration of peptide required to give a significant response was 10 −14 mol/l for endothelins 2 and 3 and 10 −13 mol/l for endothelin 1. At a concentration of 10 −7 mol/l endothelin 2 elicited a 20-fold increase over basal aldosterone secretion, while both endothelins 1 and 3 elicited a 30-fold increase ( P < 0.001 min all cases). These results show that the endothelins are potent stimulators of aldosterone secretion, and suggest that these peptides may have a role in the control of zona glomerulosa function.
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