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Endocrinology and Reproduction Research Branch National Institute of Child Health and Human Development National Institutes of Health Bethesda, Maryland 20892
In immortalized GnRH neurons, cAMP production is elevated by increased extracellular Ca2+ and the Ca2+ channel agonist, BK-8644, and is diminished by low extracellular Ca2+ and treatment with nifedipine, consistent with the expression of adenylyl cyclase type I (AC I). Potassium-induced depolarization of GT1–7 neurons causes a dose-dependent monotonic increase in [Ca2+]i and elicits a bell-shaped cAMP response. The inhibitory phase of the cAMP response is prevented by pertussis toxin (PTX), consistent with the activation of Gi-related proteins during depolarization. Agonist activation of the endogenous GnRH receptor in GT1–7 neurons also elicits a bell-shaped change in cAMP production. The inhibitory action of high GnRH concentrations is prevented by PTX, indicating coupling of the GnRH receptors to Gi-related proteins. The stimulation of cAMP production by activation of endogenous LH receptors is enhanced by low (nanomolar) concentrations of GnRH but is abolished by micromolar concentrations of GnRH, again in a PTX-sensitive manner. These findings indicate that GnRH neuronal cAMP production is maintained by Ca2+ entry through voltage-sensitive calcium channels, leading to activation of Ca2+-stimulated AC I. Furthermore, the Ca2+ influx-dependent activation of AC I acts in conjunction with AC-regulatory G proteins to determine basal and agonist-stimulated levels of cAMP production.
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