OKADAIC ACID AND CALYCULIN-A ENHANCE THE EFFECT OF THYROTROPIN-RELEASING-HORMONE ON GH(3) RAT ANTERIOR-PITUITARY-CELLS EXCITABILITY

被引:15
作者
DELGADO, LM [1 ]
DELAPENA, P [1 ]
DELCAMINO, D [1 ]
BARROS, F [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV OVIEDO, FAC MED, AREA BIOQUIM, DEPT BIOL FUNC, E-33006 OVIEDO, SPAIN
关键词
THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; OKADAIC ACID; CALYCULIN-A; PROTEIN PHOSPHATASE; ANTERIOR PITUITARY; PERFORATED PATCH;
D O I
10.1016/0014-5793(92)81362-P
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) causes a transient hyperpolarization followed by several minutes of increased action potential frequency in patch-perforated current-clamped GH3 cells. Treatment of cells for 5 min with either 2 or 100 nM of the protein phosphatase inhibitor okadaic acid does not affect electrical activity of the cells, but potentiates the enhancement of action potential frequency elicited by a subsequent addition of TRH. Alternatively, 100 nM (but not 2 nM) of okadaic acid added during the second phase of TRH action, further increases the frequency of firing above that produced by the hormone. Similar effects to those of 2 nM okadaic acid are observed with 20 nM calyculin A. These data suggest that a protein phosphatase plays a major role in regulating the delayed effects of TRH on cell excitability in GH3 cells.
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