1996
KN-62, a calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibitor, inhibits high potassium-stimulated prolactin secretion and intracellular calcium increases in anterior pituitary cells
Cui Z, Hidaka H, Dannies P. KN-62, a calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibitor, inhibits high potassium-stimulated prolactin secretion and intracellular calcium increases in anterior pituitary cells. Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta 1996, 1310: 343-347. PMID: 8599613, DOI: 10.1016/0167-4889(95)00170-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords1-(5-Isoquinolinesulfonyl)-2-MethylpiperazineAnimalsCalciumCalcium-Calmodulin-Dependent Protein KinasesCells, CulturedEnzyme InhibitorsFemaleIsoquinolinesKineticsPiperazinesPituitary Gland, AnteriorPotassiumPotassium ChlorideProlactinRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyThyrotropin-Releasing HormoneTime FactorsConceptsAnterior pituitary cellsProlactin secretionCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIPituitary cellsCalmodulin-dependent protein kinase IIKN-04KN-62Rat anterior pituitary cellsVoltage-dependent calcium channelsProtein kinase IICalmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibitorKCl-stimulated increasesIntracellular calcium increaseCalcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase II inhibitorKinase II inhibitorCalcium channelsCalcium increaseIntracellular Ca2Kinase IISecretionInhibits activationII inhibitorsIC50InhibitorsCells
1990
Comparison of the Regulation of Carboxypeptidase E and Prolactin in GH4C1 Cells, a Rat Pituitary Cell Line
Flicker L, Reaves B, Das B, Dannies P. Comparison of the Regulation of Carboxypeptidase E and Prolactin in GH4C1 Cells, a Rat Pituitary Cell Line. Neuroendocrinology 1990, 51: 658-663. PMID: 2114002, DOI: 10.1159/000125407.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGH4C1 cellsPituitary cell lineEpidermal growth factorNM thyrotropin-releasing hormoneCarboxypeptidase ECell linesCPE activityGrowth factorThyrotropin-releasing hormoneLevels of prolactinCPE mRNAAnterior pituitary cell lineIntracellular levelsSecretory granulesRat anterior pituitary cell lineRat pituitary cell lineGH4C1 cell lineProlactinControl valuesIntracellular prolactinTreatmentNorthern blot analysisBlot analysisEstradiolInsulin
1989
Ability 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