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Comparative Analysis of Human Growth Hormone in Serum Using SPRi, Nano-SPRi and ELISA Assays
Published on: January 7, 2016
Somatostatin analogs and chimeric somatostatin-dopamine molecules differentially regulate human growth hormone and
Anna Gruszka1, Michael D Culler, Shlomo Melmed
1Division of Endocrinology, Cedars-Sinai Research Institute, University of California School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA 90048, USA. anna.gruszka@umed.lodz.pl
Abstract:
We tested effects of selective somatostatin receptor 2 (SST2) agonist BIM-23120, SST5 agonist BIM-23206 and chimeric somatostatin-dopamine molecules (SRIF/DA) BIM-23A760 and BIM-23A761 on GH and PRL secretion and gene expression in human GH/PRL-secreting pituitary tumors in vitro. In "responders" group BIM-23120 suppressed GH levels by 26±4%, BIM-23206 by 31±5%, BIM-23A760 by 23±4%, BIM-23A761 by 39±8% and D(2)-dopamine agonist BIM-53097 by 31±5%. Using real-time PCR we demonstrated that GH inhibition was not accompanied by decreased GH mRNA levels. PRL secretion was inhibited by BIM-23A760 (29±5%), BIM-23A761 (34±4%), BIM-23206 (26±4%) and BIM-53097 (36±2%). SRIF/DA and BIM-53097 also suppressed PRL mRNA levels. Concluding, SST2 and SST5 agonists and SRIF/DA inhibit GH secretion, but do not suppress GH gene transcription. SRIF/DA and BIM-53097 inhibit both PRL secretion and PRL gene expression. SST5 agonist inhibits PRL secretion, but does not suppress PRL gene expression. D(2) affinity is crucial in SRIF/DA action on PRL gene expression.
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