title: The role of protein kinase C and its effect on GHRH in the regulation of hormone secretion by somatotrophinomas.
abstract: Phorbol ester-induced release of growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL) from human somatotrophic tumors was examined in vitro. 12-O-tetradecanoyl-phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) strongly stimulated GH and PRL secretion and showed an additive effect on GH secretion if used in combination with GH releasing hormone (GHRH). In contrast, staurosporine exerted a variable inhibitory effect on GH release. There was no correlation between such effects and gsp mutations. The findings suggested that TPA doesn't act directly through cAMP signal transduction system.
authors.affiliation: Department of Neurosurgery, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical University, Wuhan 430030.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Q
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Bai
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Xue
mesh_terms: D019205:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D009842:Oligopeptides; D010911:Pituitary Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011388:Prolactin / Q000378:metabolism; D011493:Protein Kinase C / Q000502:physiology*; D015398:Signal Transduction / Q000502:physiology; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate / Q000494:pharmacology; D014407:Tumor Cells, Cultured
chemical_list: D009842:Oligopeptides; C041048:growth hormone releasing hexapeptide; D011388:Prolactin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D013007:Growth Hormone-Releasing Hormone; D011493:Protein Kinase C; D019205:GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs; D013755:Tetradecanoylphorbol Acetate