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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1998-11-6
pubmed:abstractText
Previous studies have demonstrated that intravenous lipopolysaccharide (LPS) will increase concentrations of growth hormone (GH). One possible explanation for this may reside in the response of the pituitary to specific cytokines. This study sought to determine the effects of recombinant bovine tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF), recombinant ovine (ro) interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha), roIL-1beta, ro interleukin-2 (IL-2), and ro gamma-interferon (INT) on GH release from cultured sheep pituitary cells. Sheep were sacrificed and pituitary cells cultured in DMEM with 10% fetal bovine serum for 3 days. On day 4, cells were washed and serum-free DMEM added to cells. IL-1alpha and IL-1beta were used at 0.2, 2 and 20 ng/ml and the remaining cytokines at 2, 20 and 200 ng/ml. Neither IL-2 nor INT had effects on basal or on GH-releasing hormone (GRH)-stimulated GH release. TNF inhibited GRH-stimulated GH release (p < 0.05). Both IL-1alpha and IL-1beta stimulated GH release from cultured pituitary cells at all doses tested (p < 0.01). Neither IL-1alpha nor IL-1beta had an effect on GRH-stimulated GH release. IL-1 effects were inhibited by H-89 (p < 0.05; a protein kinase A inhibitor) and by nifedipine (p < 0.05; a calcium channel blocker). Both of these mechanisms are central signal transduction mechanisms mediating GRH-stimulated GH release. IL-1-stimulated GH release is partially inhibited (p < 0.05) by lipoxygenase pathway blockers. Phorbol myristate acetate downregulation of protein kinase C did not alter IL-1-stimulated GH release. IL-1beta increased the content of both GH and GH mRNA in cultured sheep pituitary cells. We conclude that IL-1 produces a strong stimulus to GH release, which is mediated by calcium entry and protein kinase A activation. IL-1 also activates lipoxygenase pathways. This latter pathway as well as calcium entry were shown to mediate LPS stimulation of GH release from cultured pituitary cells. The similarity between IL-1 and LPS signal transduction suggests that LPS may activate pituitary production of IL-1 to produce the stimulus to GH. The lack of inhibitory effects of INT, TNF and IL-2 as opposed to what is seen in the rat may suggest a partial mechanism to explain the different effects of LPS on GH release between sheep and that seen in cattle and rats.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraynoic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Calcium Channel Blockers, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Cytokines, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Growth Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interferon-gamma, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-1, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Interleukin-2, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nifedipine, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Somatostatin, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0028-3835
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
68
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
192-200
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:9734004-5,8,11,14-Eicosatetraynoic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Calcium Channel Blockers, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Cells, Cultured, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinase Type II, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Cyclic AMP-Dependent Protein Kinases, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Cytokines, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Growth Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Interferon-gamma, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Interleukin-1, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Interleukin-2, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Male, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Nifedipine, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Nordihydroguaiaretic Acid, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Orchiectomy, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Pituitary Gland, Anterior, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Radioimmunoassay, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Sheep, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Signal Transduction, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Somatostatin, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate, pubmed-meshheading:9734004-Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
pubmed:year
1998
pubmed:articleTitle
Cytokine-mediated growth hormone release from cultured ovine pituitary cells.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Anatomy, Physiology and Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Auburn University, Auburn, Ala., USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article