Abstract:
:Cultured rat anterior pituitary cells were continuously perfused with medium 199, and exposed to short (5 min), intermediate (30 min), or long (6 h) pulses of a maximally effective concentration of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). Assay of the effluent by radioimmunoassay and interstitial-cell bioassay revealed a biphasic response to GnRH, and indicated that 3 pools of luteinizing hormone (LH) are present in the gonadotroph. A rapidly releasable peak of bioactive LH comprising about 2% of the total cellular LH was mobilized within 1 min of GnRH addition, lasted for 3-4 min, and was independent of the duration of stimulation. The second, larger pool of bioactive LH varied from 15 to 50% of the total LH as the duration of exposure to GnRH was increased from 5 min to 6 h. A third LH pool comprising up to 50% of the total LH could be mobilized by 50 mM potassium but not by continuous GnRH treatment, due to refractoriness of the cells to prolonged stimulation by the decapeptide. In contrast, repeated pulses of GnRH evoked a series of biphasic LH peaks with profiles similar to that observed during a single response to GnRH, indicating that continuous exposure to GnRH is necessary for densensitization. Release of LH from the perfused cells was calcium-dependent, and the bio-immuno ratio of the first and second pools of LH was similar. The in vitro secretion profile of cultured rat cells is comparable with the early and late phases of LH release observed in GnRH-infused man, but occurs much more rapidly, and demonstrates heterogeneity of the LH release process at the level of the gonadotroph. The superfusion technique provides a powerful tool to further investigate the bioactivity of GnRH and its analogs for use in fertility control.
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Mol Cell Endocrinoljournal_title
Molecular and cellular endocrinologyauthors
Naor Z,Katikineni M,Loumaye E,Vela AG,Dufau ML,Catt KJdoi
10.1016/0303-7207(82)90110-1subject
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1982-07-01 00:00:00pages
213-20issue
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1872-8057pii
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