Abstract
Vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) stimulated cyclic AMP production in rat peritoneal macrophages. The stimulatory effect of VIP was dependent on time, temperature and cell concentration, and was potentiated by the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine (IBMX). At 15°C, the response occurred in the 0.1–1000 nM range of VIP concentrations. Half maximal stimulation of cellular cyclic AMP (ED 50) was obtained at 1.2 ± 0.5 nM VIP, and maximal stimulation (about 3-fold basal level) was obtained between 100–1000 nM. The cyclic AMP system of rat peritoneal macrophages showed a high specificity for VIP. The order of potency observed in inducing cyclic AMP production was VIP > rGRF > hGRF > PHI > secretin. Glucagon, insulin, pancreastatin and octapeptide of cholecystokinin did not modify cyclic AMP levels at concentrations as high as 1 μM. The β-adrenergic agonist isoproterenol increased the cyclic AMP production and show additive effect with VIP. Somatostatin inhibits the accumulation of cyclic AMP in the presence of both vasoactive intestinal peptide and isoproterenol. The finding of a VIP-stimulated cyclic AMP system in rat peritoneal macrophages, together with the previous characterization of high-affinity receptors for VIP in the same cell preparation, strongly suggest that VIP may be involved in the regulation of macrophage function.
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