The role of protein kinase C and its effect on GHRH in the regulation of hormone secretion by somatotrophinomas

Abstract

Phorbol ester-induced release of growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) from human somatotrophic tumors was examined in vitro. 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13- acetate (TPA) strongly stimulated GH and PRL secretion and showed an additive effect on GH secretion if used in combination with GH releasing hormone (GHRH). In contrast, staurosporine exerted a variable inhibitory effect on GH release. There was no correlation between such effects and gsp mutations. The findings suggested that TPA doesn’t act directly through cAMP signal transduction system.

Keywords

somatotrophinoma / phorbol ester / growth hormone releasing hormone / signal transduction

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