Effect of GHRH and GHRP-2 treatment in vitro on GH secretion and levels of GH, pituitary transcription factor-1, GHRH-receptor, GH-secretagogue-receptor and somatostatin receptor mRNAs in ovine pituitary cells.
Eur J Endocrinol
; 150(2): 235-42, 2004 Feb.
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| ID: mdl-14763922
ABSTRACT
OBJECTIVE:
Growth hormone (GH)-releasing hormone (GHRH) and GH-releasing peptides (GHRPs) stimulate the release of GH through their specific receptors on somatotropes. Combined GHRH and GHRP administration causes a synergistic GH release in vivo by an unknown mechanism. The current study focuses on the direct action of GHRH and GHRP on several molecular targets in somatotropes. DESIGN ANDMETHODS:
To clarify the mechanism of action, ovine somatotropes were used to measure the expression of mRNAs encoding for GH, pituitary transcription factor-1 (Pit-1), GH-secretagogue receptor (GHS-R), GHRH-R, somatostatin receptor subtypes (sst-1 and sst-2) and GH release after GHRH and GHRP-2 treatment for 0.5, 1, 1.5 and 2 h.RESULTS:
GHRH (10 nM), GHRP-2 (100 nM) and combined GHRH-GHRP-2 increased the levels of GH mRNA and GH release from 0.5 to 2 h in a time-dependent manner. The levels of Pit-1, GHRH-R and GHS-R mRNA were increased after 0.5 h treatment of cells with GHRH and GHRP-2. The levels of sst-1 but not sst-2 mRNA were significantly increased after 0.5 and 1 h of GHRH treatment. In contrast, both sst-1 and sst-2 mRNA expression was inhibited after 0.5-2 h of GHRP treatment.CONCLUSIONS:
These data demonstrate a direct in vitro modification of ovine somatotropes by GHRH and GHRP-2 resulting in altered GHRH-R, GHS-R, Pit-1, sst-1, sst-2 and GH gene expression; this may underlie the regulatory action of GHRH and GHRP-2 on GH secretion.
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Coleções:
01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Oligopeptídeos
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Hipófise
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Fatores de Transcrição
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Hormônio do Crescimento
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Hormônio Liberador de Hormônio do Crescimento
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Receptores de Somatostatina
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Receptores de Superfície Celular
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Proteínas de Ligação a DNA
Limite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Eur J Endocrinol
Assunto da revista:
ENDOCRINOLOGIA
Ano de publicação:
2004
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália