1989
Ca2+ Transients Induced by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Rapidly Lose Their Ability to Cause Release of Prolactin
Law G, Pachter J, Dannies P. Ca2+ Transients Induced by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone Rapidly Lose Their Ability to Cause Release of Prolactin. Endocrinology 1989, 3: 539-546. PMID: 2501668, DOI: 10.1210/mend-3-3-539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPulses of TRHPRL releasePRL secretionCytosolic free calcium concentrationPost-receptor stepsRat anterior pituitary glandThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneRelease of prolactinIndicator indo-1Anterior pituitary glandFree calcium concentrationRelationship of changesContinuous administrationSustained elevationNM TRHPituitary glandIndo-1TRHFluorescent Ca2Calcium concentrationRefractory stateTransient spikeSecretionMinReleaseAbility of repetitive Ca2+ spikes to stimulate prolactin release is frequency dependent
Law G, Pachter J, Dannies P. Ability of repetitive Ca2+ spikes to stimulate prolactin release is frequency dependent. Biochemical And Biophysical Research Communications 1989, 158: 811-816. PMID: 2537637, DOI: 10.1016/0006-291x(89)92794-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProlactin releaseAnterior pituitary cellsRelease of prolactinSustained elevated levelsCytosolic free Ca2Amount of prolactinSerial declinePeak Ca2Prolactin secretionPerifusion systemPituitary cellsIndo-1Fluorescent Ca2Repetitive Ca2Transient increaseFree Ca2Elevated levelsProlactinMM KClCa2CellsCoincident increaseMinutesReleaseHigh frequency
1980
Action of Cholera Toxin on Hormone Synthesis and Release in GH Cells: Evidence that Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Does Not Mediate the Decrease in Growth Hormone Synthesis Caused by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone*
DANNIES P, TASHJIAN A. Action of Cholera Toxin on Hormone Synthesis and Release in GH Cells: Evidence that Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate Does Not Mediate the Decrease in Growth Hormone Synthesis Caused by Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone*. Endocrinology 1980, 106: 1532-1536. PMID: 6244936, DOI: 10.1210/endo-106-5-1532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGH synthesisCholera toxinIntracellular cAMPWeeks of treatmentThyrotropin-releasing hormoneRelease of PRLHormone synthesisRat pituitary cellsIntracellular PRLGrowth hormone synthesisPRL releaseSimilar lag periodPituitary cellsGH cellsControl valuesPRL synthesisTRHPRLToxinClonal strainsLag periodReleaseCellsCAMPDecrease
1979
Antipsychotic Drugs Inhibit Prolactin Release from Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells in Culture by a Mechanism Not Involving the Dopamine Receptor*
WEST B, DANNIES P. Antipsychotic Drugs Inhibit Prolactin Release from Rat Anterior Pituitary Cells in Culture by a Mechanism Not Involving the Dopamine Receptor*. Endocrinology 1979, 104: 877-880. PMID: 436760, DOI: 10.1210/endo-104-4-877.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat anterior pituitary cellsAnterior pituitary cellsGH releasePRL releaseControl valuesAntipsychotic drugsDopamine antagonistsDopamine receptorsPituitary cellsInhibition of PRLMicroM pimozideDopamine agonistsHormone releaseD-butaclamolInhibited secretionPRLBromocriptineAntagonistButaclamolInhibitionReceptorsDrugsReleaseCellsHaloperidol
1976
Release and synthesis of prolactin by rat pituitary cell strains are regulated independently by thyrotropin-releasing hormone
DANNIES P, TASJIAN A. Release and synthesis of prolactin by rat pituitary cell strains are regulated independently by thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Nature 1976, 261: 707-710. PMID: 180421, DOI: 10.1038/261707a0.Peer-Reviewed Original Research