In vivo and in vitro regulation of pituitary transcription factor-1 (Pit-1) by changes in the hormone environment.

Abstract:

:Pituitary transcription factor-1 (Pit-1 or GHF-1) is a transcription factor specific to the anterior pituitary and is involved in the expression and regulation of the growth hormone (GH), prolactin (PRL) and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) beta-subunit genes. The expression of these three genes can be modulated by changes in the hormone environment and it is thought that some of these effects are mediated through Pit-1, but little is known about the physiological regulation of this transcription factor. Therefore, we first asked whether Pit-1 gene expression is modified as a result of changes in the in vivo gonadal steroid environment and if this could be correlated with changes in GH and/or PRL mRNA levels. Secondly, we sought to determine if sex steroids affect the mRNA levels of these three peptides by acting at the level of the pituitary and whether these effects are androgen or estrogen mediated. Finally, how sex steroids modulate the response of these three genes to the hypothalamic neuropeptides growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin (SS) was analyzed. To this end, we compared Pit-1, GH and PRL mRNA levels in the anterior pituitary of intact, castrated, and castrated testosterone-replaced adult male rats. In addition, primary cultures of adult male pituitaries were used to study the direct effects of both androgens and estrogens on Pit-1, GH, and PRL mRNA levels. In situ hybridization histochemistry was used to compare relative levels of Pit-1, GH and PRL mRNA. Densitometric analysis of the in vivo studies showed that castration resulted in a 57, 40 and 55% decline in Pit-1, GH and PRL mRNA signal levels, respectively. Furthermore, replacement with testosterone (T) at the time of castration completely prevented the decline in all three mRNA species (ANOVA: Pit-1 mRNA, p < 0.0001; GH mRNA, p < 0.0001; PRL mRNA, p < 0.0001). In vivo, both T (10(-7) M) and estradiol (10(-9) M) were capable of stimulating Pit-1 mRNA and PRL mRNA levels, while dihydrotestosterone (DHT; 10(-7) M) had no effect. There was no effect of any of these steroid treatments on GH mRNA levels in vitro. Addition of GHRH to the cultures increased GH mRNA levels, as well as those of Pit-1 and PRL, and SS had the opposite effect on GH mRNA levels. Whereas the GH response to GHRH was not significantly modified by exposure to sex steroids, the effect of SS was. The presence of sex steroids was capable of modifying the Pit-1 and PRL responses to both GHRH and SS. These results clearly indicate that changes in circulating levels of sex steroids modulate the expression of Pit-1 in the anterior pituitary and that these changes can be correlated with commensurate modifications in GH and PRL mRNA levels. Furthermore, the effect on both Pit-1 and PRL mRNA levels occurs, at least in part, at the level of the anterior pituitary and is an estrogen-receptor-mediated event. In contrast, the effects of gonadal steroids on GH mRNA levels are less direct and are most likely mediated at the level of the hypothalamus, as well as through modulation of the response of the somatotroph to hypothalamic factors. We conclude that the transcription factor Pit-1 is actively regulated physiologically and may be involved in mediating some of the effects of sex steroids and hypothalamic factors on the synthesis of certain anterior pituitary hormones.

journal_name

Neuroendocrinology

journal_title

Neuroendocrinology

authors

González-Parra S,Chowen JA,García-Segura LM,Argente J

doi

10.1159/000126930

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-01-01 00:00:00

pages

3-15

issue

1

eissn

0028-3835

issn

1423-0194

journal_volume

63

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