title: Influence of cholecystokinin on hypothalamic-stalk median-eminence-extract stimulation of ACTH output from isolated pituitary cells.
abstract: The influence of cholecystokinin 33 (CCK33) on CRF-like stimulation of ACTH output was tested in vitro using isolated pituitary cells. ACTH was assayed using isolated adrenal cell preparations. The CRF-like material was contained in a crude acetic-acid extract of hypothalamic stalk median eminence (HSME). CCK33, in doses of 1 U, 10(-3) U, and 10(-6) U/ml cell suspension had no influence on basal or ACTH-stimulated corticosterone output from isolated adrenal cells. Isolated pituitary cells responded in a dose-related fashion of HSME extract, however, the absolute response to a given dose of HSME extract varied according to the basal (non-stimulated) output of a particular cell preparation. CCK33, in the dose range tested, had no influence on basal ACTH output. In contrast, 10(-3) U/ml oc CCK33, which corresponds to a concentration of 8 X 10(-11) M, significantly inhibited the output of ACTH from isolated pituitary cells stimulated by 0.2 equivalents of HSME. Higher concentrations of CCK33 had a variable effect. We conclude that cholecystokinin may have a role in the regulation of HSME-stimulated ACTH output from the pituitary.
mesh_terms: D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D002766:Cholecystokinin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004357:Drug Synergism; D007033:Hypothalamus, Middle / Q000502:physiology; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D008297:Male; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000378:metabolism*; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains / Q000502:physiology; D014020:Tissue Extracts / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014020:Tissue Extracts; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone; D002766:Cholecystokinin