title: Cytological characterization of a pituitary folliculo-stellate-like cell line, Tpit/F1, with special reference to adenosine triphosphate-mediated neuronal nitric oxide synthase expression and nitric oxide secretion.
abstract: An immortal nonhormone-producing cell line with a characteristic star-shaped morphology, named Tpit/F1, was derived from an anterior pituitary gland of a temperature-sensitive large T antigen transgenic mouse. To characterize Tpit/F1 cells, we performed cytological studies, which revealed that Tpit/F1 cells express the messenger RNAs of neruonal nitric oxide (NO) synthase, S-100 protein, basic fibroblast growth factor, and pituitary-restricted transcription factor. The Tpit/F1 cells response to pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide comprised the stimulated secretion of interleukin-6. Furthermore, glucocorticoids stimulate glutamine synthase production by Tpit/F1 cells. Considering these cytological characteristics together with their morphology, we deduced that Tpit/F1 cells are derived from pituitary folliculo-stellate (FS) cells. Our cytophysiological analyses of Tpit/F1 cells revealed that intracellular Ca2+ increased dose dependently on ATP administration (0-100 microM), and that this effect did not require the presence of extracellular Ca2+ and was not abolished by treatment with gadolinium, a Ca2+ channel blocker. The ATP-induced increase in intracellular Ca2+ ([Ca2+]i) was completely abolished by treatment with the Ca2+-adenosine triphosphatase (Ca2+-ATPase) inhibitor thapsigargin, which suggests that ATP increases [Ca2+]i by mobilizing internally stored Ca2+ followed by an influx of Ca2+. Moreover, UTP was equipotent with ATP in causing the [Ca2+]i increase in Tpit/F1 cells. Also, the Ca2+ response was prevented by the phospholipase C inhibitor, U-73122, but not by its inactive analog, U-73343. From these results we therefore concluded that ATP acts on Tpit/F1 cells via P2Y2-purinoceptors. Interestingly, both neuronal nitric oxide synthase messenger RNA and NO secretion were increased by ATP administration (10 and 100 microM). These results suggest the biological significance of the topological colocalization of FS cells and endocrine cells. Namely, ATP is cosecreted with hormones from endocrine cells and stimulates NO production by FS cells, and the released NO may regulate neighboring endocrine cell and blood vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Regulation Biology, Faculty of Science, Saitama University, Urawa, Japan.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Maruyama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sugiyama
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Mogi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kurotani
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Shirasawa
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takaki
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Renner
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inoue
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000502:physiology*; D000818:Animals; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism; D002460:Cell Line; D003907:Dexamethasone / Q000494:pharmacology; D015870:Gene Expression; D005938:Glucocorticoids / Q000494:pharmacology; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase / Q000378:metabolism; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins / Q000235:genetics; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007425:Intracellular Membranes / Q000378:metabolism; D051379:Mice; D008822:Mice, Transgenic; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000494:pharmacology; D009569:Nitric Oxide / Q000378:metabolism*; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; D009573:Nitrites / Q000378:metabolism; D051761:Paired Box Transcription Factors; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D010902:Pituitary Gland / Q000166:cytology* / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000502:physiology; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2 / Q000502:physiology; D058473:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2; D014157:Transcription Factors / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: C495402:Adcyap1 protein, mouse; D005938:Glucocorticoids; D018398:Homeodomain Proteins; D015850:Interleukin-6; D009479:Neuropeptides; D009573:Nitrites; C546386:P2ry2 protein, mouse; D051761:Paired Box Transcription Factors; D051219:Pituitary Adenylate Cyclase-Activating Polypeptide; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D018048:Receptors, Purinergic P2; D058473:Receptors, Purinergic P2Y2; D014157:Transcription Factors; C101485:homeobox protein PITX1; D009569:Nitric Oxide; D003907:Dexamethasone; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D019001:Nitric Oxide Synthase; D052248:Nitric Oxide Synthase Type I; C496321:Nos1 protein, mouse; D005974:Glutamate-Ammonia Ligase; D002118:Calcium