1990
Prolactin and insulin are targeted to the regulated pathway in GH4C1 cells, but their storage is differentially regulated.
Reaves B, Van Itallie C, Moore H, Dannies P. Prolactin and insulin are targeted to the regulated pathway in GH4C1 cells, but their storage is differentially regulated. Endocrinology 1990, 4: 1017-26. PMID: 2284004, DOI: 10.1210/mend-4-7-1017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGH4C1 cellsEpidermal growth factorPRL synthesisGrowth factorPreferential increaseCombination of estradiolRegulated pathwayRat pituitary tumor cellsIntracellular PRLPituitary tumor cellsBasal releasePRL releaseIntracellular proinsulinSame time courseHormone treatmentPRL storageTumor cellsProinsulin immunoreactivityMRNA levelsPRLInsulinSame peak heightHormoneProinsulinTreatment
1985
Stimulation of the Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate and the Ca2+ Messenger Systems Together Reverse Dopaminergic Inhibition of Prolactin Release*
DELBEKE D, DANNIES P. Stimulation of the Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate and the Ca2+ Messenger Systems Together Reverse Dopaminergic Inhibition of Prolactin Release*. Endocrinology 1985, 117: 439-446. PMID: 2990850, DOI: 10.1210/endo-117-2-439.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPRL releaseDopaminergic inhibitionAbsence of dopamineMessenger systemsRat anterior pituitary cellsPattern of releaseAnterior pituitary cellsCAMP messenger systemMin of preincubationBasal releaseProlactin releaseNM TRHPituitary cellsIntracellular Ca2Sustained phasePhorbol ester 12Cytosolic Ca2Intracellular cAMPTRHAdenylate cyclaseCAMP levelsDopamineSustained releaseLevel of releaseC-kinase activity