title: In vitro release of growth hormone-releasing factor from rat hypothalamus: effect of insulin-like growth factor-1.
abstract: The release of growth hormone-releasing factor (GHRF) from rat hypothalamus was investigated in vitro. After 60 min preincubation the released GHRF from sliced rat hypothalamic fragments during 60 min incubation was detected by a highly specific and sensitive radioimmunoassay for rat GHRF. The release of GHRF was Ca2+-dependent and enhanced by high concentration of K+. Insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) significantly decreased GHRF release to 65% and 84% of the control at concentrations of 10(-8) M and 10(-7) M, respectively. These results suggest that this in vitro system is useful for the investigation of the mechanism of GHRF release from the hypothalamus and that IGF-1 is probably involved in the feedback inhibition of growth hormone secretion by attenuating GHRF release from the hypothalamus besides countering the effect of GHRF on the pituitary.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D011189:Potassium Chloride / Q000494:pharmacology; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013002:Somatomedins / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D013002:Somatomedins; D000001:Calcimycin; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D011189:Potassium Chloride; D007334:Insulin-Like Growth Factor I; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone