A Possible Role of Cyclic AMP in Mediating the Effects of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone on Prolactin Release and on Prolactin and Growth Hormone Synthesis in Pituitary Cells in Culture
DANNIES P, GAUTVIK K, TASHJIAN A. A Possible Role of Cyclic AMP in Mediating the Effects of Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone on Prolactin Release and on Prolactin and Growth Hormone Synthesis in Pituitary Cells in Culture. Endocrinology 1976, 98: 1147-1159. PMID: 177274, DOI: 10.1210/endo-98-5-1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyrotropin-releasing hormoneEffects of TRHProlactin releaseCyclic AMP concentrationGrowth hormone productionProlactin synthesisGH cellsGrowth hormone synthesisCyclic AMPPituitary cellsPhosphodiesterase inhibitorHormone productionHormone synthesisNM thyrotropin-releasing hormoneConcentration of TRHIntracellular cyclic AMP concentrationAMP concentrationCyclic AMP accumulationRat pituitary cellsHalf-maximal increaseDibutyryl cyclic AMPLong-term effectsAMP accumulationGrowth hormoneSerum-free medium