1991
Ca2+ channel agonists enhance thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced inositol phosphates and prolactin secretion
Pachter J, Law G, Dannies P. Ca2+ channel agonists enhance thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced inositol phosphates and prolactin secretion. European Journal Of Pharmacology 1991, 195: 373-379. PMID: 1714395, DOI: 10.1016/0014-2999(91)90478-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Pyridinecarboxylic acid, 1,4-dihydro-2,6-dimethyl-5-nitro-4-(2-(trifluoromethyl)phenyl)-, Methyl esterAnimalsCalciumCalcium Channel AgonistsCalcium Channel BlockersCalcium RadioisotopesDihydropyridinesFemaleIn Vitro TechniquesInositol PhosphatesNimodipinePerfusionProlactinPyridinesRatsRats, Inbred StrainsReceptors, PurinergicThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneConceptsBay K 8644Basal prolactin secretionProlactin secretionChannel activator Bay K 8644Potentiation of TRHChannel antagonist nimodipineAnterior pituitary cellsAnterior pituitary tumor cellsEnhancement of basalAccumulation of inositolSDZ 202Antagonist nimodipinePituitary tumor cellsInositol polyphosphate accumulationCGP 28392Dihydropyridine Ca2Hormone secretionChannel agonistDihydropyridine agonistPituitary cellsTRHTumor cellsSecretionGH4C1 cellsPrimary cultures
1988
TRH and BAY K 8644 synergistically stimulate prolactin release but not 45Ca2+ uptake
Pachter J, Law G, Dannies P. TRH and BAY K 8644 synergistically stimulate prolactin release but not 45Ca2+ uptake. American Journal Of Physiology 1988, 255: c633-c640. PMID: 2461093, DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.1988.255.5.c633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBay K 8644Thyrotropin-releasing hormoneProlactin secretionAngiotensin IIProlactin releaseChannel agonist Bay K 8644Agonist Bay K 8644Rat anterior pituitary cellsFluorescent indicator indo-1Anterior pituitary cellsDihydropyridine-sensitive Ca2Indicator indo-1Primary cultured cellsSecretory peaksPituitary cellsSubsequent stimulationIndo-1Transient increaseCytosolic Ca2GH4C1 cellsPrimary culturesSecretionUntreated cellsAdditional effectCultured cells