title: Independent actions of gonadotropin releasing hormone upon cyclic GMP production and luteinizing hormone release.
abstract: Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and its potent analog [D-Ser(tBu)6]des-Gly10-GnRH N-ethylamide elevate pituitary cyclic GMP levels while stimulating gonadotropin release in cultured pituitary cells. Addition of mycophenolic acid to pituitary cell cultures decreased basal and GnRH-induced cGMP production to undetectable levels, but did not reduce basal or GnRH-stimulated luteinizing hormone (LH) release. Elevation of endogenous cGMP levels by sodium nitroprusside, or addition of cGMP or its potent derivatives, was also without effect on basal or GnRH-stimulated LH release. These findings demonstrate that the elevation of intracellular cGMP during GnRH action does not mediate the release of LH by pituitary cells.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D006152:Cyclic GMP / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology*; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D013329:Structure-Activity Relationship
chemical_list: D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D006152:Cyclic GMP