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Prolactin (PRL)-releasing peptide stimulates PRL secretion from human fetal pituitary cultures and growth hormone release from cultured pituitary adenomas.

Abstract
The hypothalamic peptide PRL-releasing peptide (PrRP) has recently been cloned and identified as a ligand of an orphan pituitary receptor that stimulates in vitro PRL secretion. PrRP also induces PRL release in rats in vivo, especially in normal cycling females. However, no information on the effects of PrRP in the human is available. To elucidate the role of PrRP in regulating human anterior pituitary hormones, we used human PrRP-31 in primary cultures of human pituitary tissues, including fetal (20--27 weeks gestation) and normal adult pituitaries, as well as PRL- and GH-secreting adenomas. PrRP increased PRL secretion from human fetal pituitary cultures in a dose-dependent manner by up to 35% (maximal effect achieved with 10 nM), whereas TRH was slightly more potent for PRL release. Coincubation with estradiol resulted in enhanced fetal PRL response to PrRP, and GH release was only increased in the presence of estradiol. Although PRL secretion from PRL-cell adenomas was not affected by PrRP, PrRP induced PRL release from cultures of a GH-cell adenoma that cosecreted PRL. PrRP enhanced GH release in several GH-secreting adenomas studied by 25--27%, including GH stimulation in a mixed PRL-GH-cell tumor. These results show for the first time direct in vitro effects of PrRP-31 on human pituitary cells. PrRP is less potent than TRH in releasing PRL from human fetal lactotrophs and is unable to release PRL from PRL-cell adenomas in culture, but stimulated GH from several somatotroph adenomas. Thus, PrRP may participate in regulating GH, in addition to PRL, in the human pituitary.
AuthorsT Rubinek, M Hadani, G Barkai, S Melmed, I Shimon
JournalThe Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (J Clin Endocrinol Metab) Vol. 86 Issue 6 Pg. 2826-30 (Jun 2001) ISSN: 0021-972X [Print] United States
PMID11397894 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Hypothalamic Hormones
  • Neuropeptides
  • PRLH protein, human
  • Prlh protein, rat
  • Prolactin-Releasing Hormone
  • Human Growth Hormone
  • Prolactin
Topics
  • Adenoma (metabolism)
  • Adult
  • Cells, Cultured
  • Fetus
  • Human Growth Hormone (metabolism)
  • Humans
  • Hypothalamic Hormones (pharmacology)
  • Neuropeptides (pharmacology)
  • Pituitary Gland (cytology, metabolism)
  • Pituitary Neoplasms (metabolism)
  • Prolactin (metabolism)
  • Prolactin-Releasing Hormone

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