title: Gonadotropin-releasing hormone-stimulated intracellular Ca2+ fluctuations and luteinizing hormone release can be uncoupled from inositol phosphate production.
abstract: In order to study the dependence of GnRH-stimulated LH release on inositol phosphate (IP) turnover, this study used an inhibitor of phospholipase C activity, 1-[6-[[17 beta-3- methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-triene-17-yl]amino]hexyl]-1H-pyrrole-dione (U-73122) and an inactive analog 1-[6[[17 beta-3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)- triene-17-yl]amino]hexyl]2,5-pyrrolidine-dione (U-73343). U-73122 (10 microM) decreased GnRH-provoked (1 microM, 45 min) IP accumulation from 873 +/- 61 dpm to 365 +/- 50 dpm (basal accumulation also was decreased from 420 +/- 18 dpm to 207 +/- 16 dpm) while LH release was not inhibited (30.2 +/- 1.4% of cellular LH in control compared to 30.3 +/- 1.1% in U-73122 pretreated cells). GnRH provoked increased IP3 accumulation (123% of basal) after 15 sec of stimulation, IP2 accumulation (131% of basal) after 30 sec, and IP1 (121% of basal) after 1 min. Pretreatment with U-73122 blocked accumulation of IPs at these early timepoints. Sodium fluoride (NaF)-stimulated IP accumulation was also inhibited by U-73122 (from 1539 +/- 132 dpm to 414 +/- 21 dpm) while LH release increased from 22.9 +/- 1.4% total cellular LH to 28.0 +/- 2.2%. In contrast, GnRH- and NaF-stimulated IP accumulation were not significantly decreased in U-73343 pretreated cells (GnRH: 817 +/- 43 dpm compared to 873 +/- 61 dpm in control; NaF: 1133 +/- 74 dpm compared to 1539 +/- 132 dpm in control cells). Results of a perifusion study showed that U-73122 did not block the initial phase of GnRH-stimulated LH release or interfere with the development of desensitization to the releasing hormone. In addition, GnRH-stimulated intracellular Ca2+ fluctuations were similar in magnitude and duration in U-73122-pretreated compared to U-73343-pretreated cells. These results demonstrate that GnRH- as well as NaF-stimulated LH release can be uncoupled from IP production calling to question the role of IP3 as a second messenger for GnRH-stimulated LH release.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, University of Iowa College of Medicine, Iowa City 52242-1109.
authors.forename: B E
authors.initials: BE
authors.lastname: Hawes
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Waters
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Janovick
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Bleasdale
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Conn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D004963:Estrenes / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D016257:Fura-2; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D007295:Inositol Phosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011760:Pyrrolidinones / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D012969:Sodium Fluoride / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D010738:Type C Phospholipases / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D004963:Estrenes; D007295:Inositol Phosphates; D011760:Pyrrolidinones; C060229:1-(6-((3-methoxyestra-1,3,5(10)-trien-17-yl)amino)hexyl)-1H-pyrrole-2,5-dione; C074854:U 73343; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D015544:Inositol 1,4,5-Trisphosphate; D012969:Sodium Fluoride; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D010738:Type C Phospholipases; D002118:Calcium; D016257:Fura-2