title: Synergistic stimulation of luteinizing hormone (LH) release by protein kinase C activators and Ca2+-ionophore.
abstract: When cultured pituitary cells were stimulated with synthetic diacylglycerol such as 1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol (OAG), or with a potent tumor promoter 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA), which are known stimulators of Ca2+-activated, phospholipid-dependent protein kinase (protein kinase C), enhanced release of luteinizing hormone (LH) was observed. Similarly, LH release was also stimulated by the Ca2+-ionophore, A23187. Simultaneous presence of A23187 and OAG or TPA resulted in a synergistic response that mimicked the full physiological response to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH). Removal of extracellular Ca2+ only slightly affected the stimulatory action of TPA and OAG on LH release, but completely blocked the effect of GnRH. The results suggest that the stimulatory effect of GnRH on LH release may be mediated by two intracellular pathways involving Ca2+ and diacylglycerol as second messengers.
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authors.lastname: Naor
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authors.lastname: Eli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000001:Calcimycin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004075:Diglycerides / Q000494:pharmacology; D004357:Drug Synergism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D005260:Female; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D011494:Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D004075:Diglycerides; D000001:Calcimycin; C038237:1-oleoyl-2-acetylglycerol; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D011494:Protein Kinases; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate