Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, Vol 77, 670-676, Copyright © 1993 by Endocrine Society

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A role for extracellular calcium in the regulation of placental lactogen release by angiotensin-II and dopamine in human term trophoblastic cells

A Petit, N Gallo-Payet, C Vaillancourt, D Bellabarba, JG Lehoux and S Belisle
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada.

We previously reported that angiotensin-II (AII) stimulated and dopamine (DA) inhibited the release of human placental lactogen (hPL) from trophoblastic cells. The mechanisms of action involved in these endocrine regulations are poorly known. In this study, we investigated the role of Ca2+ as a potential cellular mediator of the effects of AII and DA. Incubation of freshly isolated human term trophoblastic cells with DA led to a dose-dependent inhibition of 45Ca2+ influx, with a maximum of 55 +/- 5% and an EC50 of 10 +/- 3 mumol/L. This DA-inhibited Ca2+ influx was reversed by spiperone, a D2-dopamine receptor antagonist. Preincubation of cells with pertussis toxin completely blocked the inhibitory effect of DA on placental 45Ca2+ influx. Nifedipine (10(-5) mol/L), like DA, inhibited 45Ca2+ influx (41 +/- 3% inhibition). Moreover, nifedipine decreased hPL release (57 +/- 10%; EC50, 0.25 +/- 0.09 mumol/L). Coincubation of DA and nifedipine did not enhance the inhibitory effects of these agents on either 45Ca2+ influx or hPL release. The incubation of trophoblastic cells with [Sar1]AII, a potent agonist of AII, led to a dose-dependent stimulation of 45Ca2+ influx. The maximal stimulation was 221 +/- 37% of the control value, with an EC50 of 50 +/- 15 nmol/L. This stimulation was inhibited by coincubation with the AII antagonist [Sar1,Ala8]AII. [Sar1]AII- stimulated Ca2+ influx was blocked by preincubation with pertussis toxin. Bay K 8644 also stimulated 45Ca2+ influx (238 +/- 41% of the control). Moreover, Bay K 8644 stimulated hPL release. The maximal stimulation was 180 +/- 22% of the control value, with an EC50 of 0.40 +/- 0.30 mumol/L. Coincubation of Bay K 8644 and AII did not led to additional stimulation of either 45Ca2+ influx or hPL release. These results suggest that Ca2+ influx is one mechanism that mediates AII and DA regulation of hPL release in human term trophoblastic cells.

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