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Galanin stimulates rat pituitary growth hormone secretion in vitro
S M Gabriel1, C M Milbury, J A Nathanson
1Department of Neurology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston 02114.
Life Sciences
|January 1, 1988
Abstract:
The effect of galanin on growth hormone (GH) secretion was investigated in monolayer cultures of rat anterior pituitary cells. Galanin caused a gradual increase in GH concentrations into the culture medium that was maximal at 90 minutes and sustained after 180 minutes. The ED50 for galanin-stimulated GH secretion was approximately 200 nM compared to an ED50 for rat GH-releasing factor (rGRF)-stimulated GH secretion of 10pM. Galanin and rGRF were additive in increasing GH release into the incubation medium. These data indicate that porcine-derived galanin has a direct effect on pituitary GH secretion in vitro.