Mechanism of D2 Agonist-induced Inhibition of GH Secretion from Human GH-secreting Adenoma Cells

Endocrine Journal

Junko YASUFUKU-TAKANO¹  Toshiro FUJITA¹  Yuko NISHINA¹  Koji TAKANO¹  Akira TERAMOTO¹ 

[1] Department of Nephrology and Endocrinology, University of Tokyo Faculty of Medicine

关键词: Acromegaly;    D2 receptor;    GH secretion;    Intracellular calcium concentration;    cAMP;   

DOI  :  10.1507/endocrj.52.775

学科分类：内分泌与代谢学

来源: Japan Endocrine Society

【 摘 要 】

References(7)Cited-By(3)The mechanism of dopamine D2 agonist-induced inhibition of GH secretion from GH-secreting adenoma cells was investigated by measurement of intracellular calcium concentration ([Ca2+] i) and static incubation experiment. Bromocriptine decreased [Ca2+]i in a concentration-dependent manner through D2 receptor. The inhibition was abolished by pertussis toxin pretreatment. Bromocriptine did not decrease [Ca 2+]i after nitrendipine had decreased it. 8Br-cAMP increased [Ca2+]i but application of bromocriptine decreased it, suggesting that bromocriptine-induced inhibition of [Ca2+]i is not dependent on bromocriptine-induced inhibition of adenylyl cyclase. Static incubation experiment revealed that bromocriptine inhibited GH secretion in a concentration-dependent manner. The inhibition was through D2 receptor and was abolished by pertussis toxin pretreatment. 8Br-cAMP increased GH secretion. Bromocriptine decreased GH secretion even after 8Br-cAMP pretreatment. However, the GH release from cells incubated with bromocriptine alone was significantly less than that from cells incubated with bromocriptine after 8Br-cAMP pretreatment, suggesting a modulatory action of cAMP system in bromocriptine response.

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