Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9894459 | Regulatory Peptides | 2005 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
The effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) on the ghrelin receptor [growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R)] gene expression and on the GH response to GHS in rat pituitary cell cultures were examined. Pituitary GHS-R mRNA levels were decreased in a dose (0.01-10 nM)- and time (4-12 h)-dependent manner by IGF-I as measured with reverse transcriptase (RT)-PCR. The basal GH secretion was not influenced by the pretreatment with IGF-I (1 nM for 8 h); however, the GH response to the receptor ligand, a synthetic GHS, KP-102 (100 nM, 15 min), was significantly reduced by pretreatment with IGF-I. Thus, the present studies indicate that IGF-I could inhibit GH secretion at least in part by regulating the expression of the GHS-R.
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Authors
Jun Kamegai, Hideki Tamura, Takako Shimizu, Shinya Ishii, Hitoshi Sugihara, Shinichi Oikawa,