ANP is rapidly internalized and distributed within adrenal glomerulosa cells, particularly associating with mitochondria, suggesting intracellular sites of action complementary to plasma membrane receptors.
Hypothesis-generating for intracellular ANP actions in adrenal cells; does not support clinical translation or practice change.
Internalization of 125I-labelled atrial natriuretic peptide ([ 125I]ANP) by rat adrenal glomerulosa cells in vivo was investigated by means of an ultrastructural autoradiographic approach. One to 30 min after IV injection of [125I]ANP, silver grains were found, at the light microscope level, over all glomerulosa cells; coinjection of 20 micrograms of unlabelled ANP inhibited this binding by 64%. At the electron microscope level, the time-course study indicated maximal silver grain densities in plasma membranes 1 min after IV injection; grains were detected in mitochondria (external membranes and matrix) 2 min after injection, with maximal labelling at 15 min. The cytoplasmic matrix was labelled only 30 min after injection. During the time-course, labelling of nuclei, Golgi apparatus, and lysosomes was minimal. The data suggest that after binding to plasma membranes ANP is rapidly internalized and distributed within glomerulosa cells. The association of radioactivity with mitochondria suggests that ANP may have intracellular sites of action complementary to those on plasma membranes.
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