title: Decreased expression of corticotropin-releasing factor-binding protein mRNA in ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas.
abstract: This study was designed to analyze the sequence and the expression of CRF-BP mRNA in ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas. Direct sequencing analysis revealed no apparent mutations in the CRF-BP mRNA. Thus, we conclude that mutations in the coding region of the CRF-BP gene are not involved in the pathogenesis of Cushing's disease. However, using a semiquantitative PCR approach coamplifying the house-keeping gene GAPDH we detected a reduced expression of CRF-BP mRNA in ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas when compared with normal pituitaries. We suggest that the decreased CRF-BP gene expression in ACTH-secreting pituitary adenomas is most likely an effect due to high cortisol levels in Cushing patients.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Endocrinology and Metabolism Magdeburg University Hospital, Germany. dieteric@hermes.med.uni-magdeburg.de
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Dieterich
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Lehnert
mesh_terms: D000236:Adenoma / Q000378:metabolism*; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002352:Carrier Proteins / Q000235:genetics*; D005260:Female; D015870:Gene Expression; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009154:Mutation; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism*; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000032:analysis*; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA
chemical_list: D002352:Carrier Proteins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; C067133:corticotropin releasing factor-binding protein; D000324:Adrenocorticotropic Hormone