Abstract

Glucagon and prostaglandin E1 stimulate adenylate cyclase in Madin-Darby canine kidney cells with an approximate EC50 of 3∗10−8 and 1∗10−7 M respectively. The rise in cAMP is accompanied by a transient rise in intracellular Ca++ measured with the fluorescent calcium indicator Indo-1. A comparable increase in intracellular Ca2+ without a rise in cAMP occurs with the cholinergic agonist carbamylcholine. Stimulation of adenylate cyclase by the β-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol or directly by forskolin has no effect on intracellular Ca++. By all criteria studied the rise in intracellular Ca++ and the increase in cAMP are independent from each other.

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