Sequence comparison of human pituitary growth hormone,human chorionic somatomammotropin and ovine pituitary lactogenic hormone

Zusammenfassung Ein Vergleich der Aminosäuresequenzen von menschlichen Wachstumshormonen und menschlichem Chorion-Somatomammotropin mit denjenigen von Prolactin zeigt, dass 26% des Rückstandes in allen drei Molekülen die gleiche Position hatten mit zusätzlichen 34% als möglichen Ersatz. Alle drei Hormone scheinen einen gleichen Ursprung zu haben.     

Effect of synthetic luteinizing hormone releasing hormone on pituitary and serum levels of luteinizing hormone of intact and median eminence lesioned male rats

Résumé Des rats mâles intacts ou ayant une lésion du ME ont reçu une seule injection intrajugulaire de LRF synthétique. Les variations de taux de LH hypophysaire et sérique (en fonction du temps et de la dose réponse) montrent que le LRF contrôle la sécrétion (la décharge et la synthèse) du LH hypophysaire.     

Growth hormone resynthesis in the pituitary after depletion induced by a hypothalamic extract

Riassunto Lo studio della velocità di resintesi dell'ormone somatotropo nella ipofisi di ratto dopo la massiva deplezione indotta dalla somministrazione endocarotidea di un estratto di eminenza mediana dell'ipotalamo, ha messo in evidenza che 1 ora dopo la somministrazione il contenuto dell'ormone viene ricostituito in misura del 60%, 3 ore dopo sale all'80%, 5 ore dopo corrisponde ai valori normali.     

Growth hormone immunological and biological assays in pituitary of rat under different experimental conditions

Zusammenfassung Zur Bestimmung des Gehalts an Wachstumshormon in der Hypophyse wurden die radioimmunologische und die biologische Methode verwendet. Die Resultate der immunologischen Bestimmung von Wachstumshormon nach Insulinstress, Kälte oder Hunger waren negativ, während im biologischen Versuch eine deutliche Abnahme des Gehalts an Wachstumshormon in der Hypophyse festzustellen war.

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Supported by USPHS Research Grant No. HD01109-04.     

Differences in luteinizing hormone release stimulated in rat anterior pituitary cells by leukotriene C4 and by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in vitro

Continuous administration of leukotriene C4 (LTC4, 10(-10) M) to superfused rat anterior pituitary cells increased LH release for 40 min only, whereas in a parallel experiment gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, 10(-9) M) evoked a continuous increase in hormone secretion. In contrast to GnRH, LTC4 did not desensitize rat anterior pituitary cells. The secretory action resulting from the administration of LTC4 (10(-10) M) was abolished for 40 min after previous stimulation. The results documented the dual action of LTC4 on LH exocytosis.     

Differences in luteinizing hormone release stimulated in rat anterior pituitary cells by leukotriene C4 and by gonadotropin-releasing hormone in vitro

Summary Continuous administration of leukotriene C₄ (LTC₄, 10^–10 M) to superfused rat anterior pituitary cells increased LH release for 40 min only, whereas in a parallel experiment gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, 10^–9 M) evoked a continuous increase in hormone secretion. In contrast to GnRH, LTC₄ did not desensitize rat anterior pituitary cells. The secretory action resulting from the administration of LTC₄ (10^–10 M) was abolished for 40 min after previous stimulation. The results documented the dual action of LTC₄ on LH exocytosis.     

Increase in pituitary melanocyte-stimulating hormone activity of genetically obese (ob/ob) mice

Summary Melanocyte-stimulating hormone (MSH) activity was measured in the pituitaries of genetically obese and lean control mice using the frog skin bioassay. Obese mice pituitaries demonstrated very significantly elevated levels of biologically active MSH when compared to their lean littermates. These results support the hypothesis that the elevated levels of pituitary hormones found in obese mice possess true biological activity.     

In vitro stimulation of chicken pituitary growth hormone and prolactin secretion by chicken hypothalamic extract

Summary The effect of an acid extract of chicken hypothalami on the in vitro secretion of prolactin and growth hormone (GH) by dispersed chicken pituitary cells has been investigated. Both prolactin and GH release were stimulated in a dose related manner in the presence of the hypothalamic extract (HE). Somatostatin had no effect on the basal or HE stimulated release of prolactin although it did inhibit the HE induced release of GH.     

Sodium and calcium action potentials in human anterior pituitary cells

Summary Human anterior pituitary cells derived from a somatotropin-secreting adenoma were capable of generating action potentials with Ca²⁺ and tetrodotoxin-sensitive Na⁺ components. A major fraction of the action current was carried by Na ions.We wish to thank Dr O. Sand for correcting the English and Miss Michiko Takano for technical assistance. We also acknowledge the collaboration of Dr S. Miyazaki in the electron microscope.