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Mechanisms for PACAP-induced prolactin gene expression in grass carp pituitary cells.
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The Journal of endocrinology [J Endocrinol] 2017 Apr; Vol. 233 (1), pp. 37-51. Date of Electronic Publication: 2017 Jan 27. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- In mammals, pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) is a pleiotropic hormone with diverse functions but its role in prolactin (PRL) regulation is highly controversial. To shed light on Prl regulation by PACAP in fish model, grass carp pituitary cells was used as a model to examine the receptor specificity and signal transduction for PACAP modulation of prl gene expression in the carp pituitary. Using RT-PCR, PACAP-selective PAC1 receptor was detected in carp lactotrophs. In carp pituitary cells, nanomolar doses of PACAP, but not VIP, could elevate Prl secretion and protein production with concurrent rise in prl mRNA and these stimulatory effects were blocked by PACAP antagonist but not VIP antagonist. PACAP-induced prl mRNA expression could be mimicked by activating adenylate cyclase (AC), increasing cAMP level by cAMP analog, or increasing intracellular Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> ([Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> ]i) by Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> ionophore/voltage-sensitive Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> channel (VSCC) activator. PACAP-induced prl gene expression, however, was attenuated/abolished by suppressing cAMP production, inhibiting PKA activity, blocking [Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> ]i mobilization and VSCC activation, calmodulin (CaM) antagonism, and inactivation of JNK and CaM Kinase II (CaMK-II). Similar sensitivity to CaM, JNK, and CaMK-II blockade was also noted by substituting cAMP analog for PACAP as the stimulant for prl mRNA expression. These results, as a whole, provide evidence for the first time that (i) PACAP activation of PAC1 receptor expressed in carp lactotrophs could induce Prl synthesis and secretion, and (ii) Prl production induced by PACAP was mediated by upregulation of prl gene expression, presumably via functional coupling of cAMP/PKA-, Ca <superscript>2+</superscript> /CaM-, and MAPK-dependent cascades.<br /> (© 2017 Society for Endocrinology.)
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- Animals
Calcium metabolism
Carps
Cyclic AMP metabolism
Lactotrophs metabolism
Pituitary Gland metabolism
Prolactin genetics
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide pharmacology
Gene Expression Regulation drug effects
Lactotrophs drug effects
Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide pharmacology
Pituitary Gland drug effects
Prolactin metabolism
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1479-6805
- Volume :
- 233
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- The Journal of endocrinology
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 28130410
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1530/JOE-16-0433