title: Glucocorticoid regulation of alpha-lactalbumin production in long-term cultures of normal rat mammary cells.
abstract: Cultures of normal rat mammary cells have been developed which produce alpha-lactalbumin (a-LA) for several months in response to physiological levels of corticosterone whereas none is measureable without glucocorticoid. In contrast to recent studies in short-term organ cultures, these long-term cell cultures derived from virginal or mid-pregnant rats show no inhibition of a-LA production at high glucocorticoid concentrations. Comparable a-LA production was observed after a few months whether cells were initially cultured into media with various corticosterone levels or initially into high levels of corticosterone for 3 weeks prior to the shift to various lower doses.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003345:Corticosterone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007328:Insulin / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D007768:Lactalbumin / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D008321:Mammary Glands, Animal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011388:Prolactin / Q000494:pharmacology; D051381:Rats
chemical_list: D007328:Insulin; D011388:Prolactin; D007768:Lactalbumin; D003345:Corticosterone