title: Dynamics and regulation of TSH secretion by superfused anterior pituitary cells.
abstract: Superfused dispersed cells respond rapidly to 2- to 10-min pulses of TRH (10(-10) to 10(-7) M) in a dose-dependent manner. The effects of decreasing the stimulus duration can be overcome by a proportional increase in concentration of TRH. A TRH stimulus of 10 min or greater duration results in a sharp peak in TSH secretion followed by a lower plateau. Somatostatin (10(-8) M inhibits the response to TRH (t X 10(-9) M). T3 (2.0 microgram/dl) inhibits TRH-induced TSH secretion by superfused pituitary fragments, but not by dispersed cells. Corticosterone (50 microgram/dl), however, inhibits crude CRF-induced ACTH secretion by such cells.
mesh_terms: D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000378:metabolism; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D010903:Pituitary Gland, Anterior / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000494:pharmacology; D013972:Thyrotropin / Q000378:metabolism*; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D014284:Triiodothyronine / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D014284:Triiodothyronine; D013004:Somatostatin; D013973:Thyrotropin-Releasing Hormone; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D013972:Thyrotropin; D003345:Corticosterone