| Literature DB >> 19653644 |
Judith A Enyeart1, Haiyan Liu, John J Enyeart.
Abstract
Adrenocorticotropic hormone and angiotensin II stimulate cortisol secretion from bovine adrenal zona fasciculata cells by the activation of adenylate cyclase and phospholipase C-coupled receptors. Curcumin (1- 20 muM), a compound found in the spice turmeric, inhibited cortisol secretion stimulated by ACTH, AngII, and 8CPT-cAMP. Curcumin also suppressed ACTH-stimulated increases in mRNAs coding for steroid acute regulatory protein and CYP11a1 steroid hydroxylase. In whole cell patch clamp recordings from AZF cells, curcumin at slightly higher concentrations also inhibited Ca(v)3.2 current. These results identify curcumin as an effective inhibitor of ACTH- and AngII-stimulated cortisol secretion. The inhibition of Ca(v)3.2 current by curcumin may contribute to its suppression of secretion.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID： 19653644 PMCID： PMC2853174 DOI： 10.1021/np900227x
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Nat Prod ISSN： 0163-3864 Impact factor: 4.050