Dopaminergic regulation of polyamine synthesis in the rat pituitary gland

1987 ◽  
Vol 51 (3) ◽  
pp. 219-225 ◽  
Author(s):  
L. Persson ◽  
E. Rosengren
Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 558
Author(s):  
ZeWen Yu ◽  
WenZhi Ren ◽  
Tian Wang ◽  
WeiDi Zhang ◽  
ChangJiang Wang ◽  
...  

CircRNAs have been identified to be expressed differently and stably in numerous species and tissues, but their functions in growth hormone (GH) secretion are still largely unknown. In summary, we have revealed a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network that may play a biological role in the rat pituitary gland. First, we verified the chromosome location information of circAgtpbp1 according to sequencing analysis. The circAgtpbp1 characteristics were authenticated through PCR, qRT–PCR, treating with RNase and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Second, we detected the expression pattern of circAgtpbp1 in the rat anterior pituitary by qRT–PCR. We also designed circAgtpbp1 siRNA and constructed overexpression plasmid to evaluate the effect of circAgtpbp1 function on GH secretion by qRT–PCR, ELISA and Western blot. CircAgtpbp1 is a stable, truly circular molecule. We found that circAgtpbp1 interacted with miR-543-5p and can regulate GH secretion in pituitary cells through a circAgtpbp1-miR-543-5p-GH axis. Overall, the evidence generated by our study suggests that circAgtpbp1 can act as a sponge of miR-543-5p to reduce the inhibitory effect of miR-543-5p on Gh1 and further promote GH secretion. These findings expand our existing knowledge on the mechanisms of hormone regulation in the pituitary gland.


1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 561-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C Saland ◽  
A Apodaca ◽  
D Ramirez ◽  
V Hernandez ◽  
J Gaddy ◽  
...  

1976 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-NP ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. MORRIS

SUMMARY The distribution of neurosecretory granules in various anatomical compartments of neurosecretory axons of the neural lobe of the rat pituitary has been studied. Apart from the most anterior tip of the gland, where granules are largely restricted to undilated axons and a few 'swellings', the proportional compartmental storage of granules is essentially homogeneous for the rest of the gland: 13% of granules are found in undilated axons, 31% in axonal 'endings' (which contain microvesicles and abut the basement membrane) and 55% in axonal 'swellings' (which are devoid of significant numbers of microvesicles). These values indicate that the 'endings' contain a much greater proportion of the total number of granules stored in the neural lobe than would be predicted if the readily releasable pool of hormone were composed of all the granules in the 'endings'. Some further constraint on granule release either physiological or anatomical (e.g. the position of the granule in relation to the plasmalemma of the 'ending') must be operative.


FEBS Letters ◽  
1998 ◽  
Vol 440 (3) ◽  
pp. 361-364 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rena M Hill ◽  
Kate S Morresey ◽  
Leigh C Coates ◽  
Eva Mezey ◽  
Brennan Fell ◽  
...  

1999 ◽  
Vol 77 (3) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kayoko Tateishi ◽  
Yoshio Misumi ◽  
Yukio Ikehara ◽  
Kyoko Miyasaka ◽  
Akihiro Funakoshi

Antisecretory factor (AF) was identified as a pituitary protein that inhibits the intestinal fluid secretion induced by cholera toxin. One aim of this study was to elucidate whether AF is also synthesized in the intestine or if AF produced in the pituitary is transported to the intestinal tract for its function there. cDNA clones encoding a protein proposed to be AF were isolated from rat pituitary gland and intestinal mucosa cDNA libraries. The nucleotide sequences of clones isolated from the rat pituitary gland and intestinal mucosa were identical. The deduced amino acid sequence was highly homologous to the sequence for subunit 5a of the human 26S protease that exists abundantly in the cytosol and nucleus. The production of AF in the intestine was confirmed by Northern blot and immunoblot analyses. Immunocytochemical observations of cells transfected with the rat AF cDNA showed that the AF protein was localized in the cytoplasm. These findings suggest that the protein proposed to be AF may be a cytoplasmic protein, it exists in the intestine rather than being transported from the pituitary gland, and it may function in intestinal cells.Key words: rat antisecretory factor, 26S protease, S5a, cytoplasmic protein.


1961 ◽  
Vol 23 (2) ◽  
pp. 109-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. KOVÁCS

SUMMARY Homotransplantation of the anterior pituitary gland of rats was made into the anterior chamber of the eye. The centre of the grafts developed ischaemic necrosis, but the peripheral zone remained alive to a depth of about 100 μ. During the next 6 weeks there was no evidence of significant regeneration or atrophy of this live peripheral zone, and mitoses were not observed there. The gradual resorption and scarring of the central necrotic area led to a diminution of the overall size of the graft. In the surviving tissue nearly all the chromophil cells became completely degranulated during the first week or two. After 6 weeks only very rare shrunken basophil cells remained, although a few acidophil cells could still be identified. From previous work it is known that such intraocular grafts have very little functional activity. This may possibly be because of the absence of any direct connexion between the graft and the hypothalamus, but the reduction of the total amount of parenchyma may also be an important factor.


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