Multiple studies demonstrate that hormones and effectors activating adenylyl cyclase generate cyclic AMP, which subsequently engages diverse downstream signaling pathways to regulate cellular functions.
The retrieved papers provide robust support for the claim that hormones or related effectors activating adenylyl cyclase (and thus modulating cAMP) trigger diverse downstream cellular signaling pathways (such as PKA, MAPK, and various transcriptional regulators) leading to varied cellular effects.