title: In Situ Hybridization Method Reveals (Pro)renin Receptor Expressing Cells in the Pituitary Gland of Rats: Correlation with Anterior Pituitary Hormones.
abstract: Expression of (pro)renin receptor ((P)RR), a specific receptor for renin and prorenin, was studied in rat pituitary gland. In situ hybridization showed that cells expressing (P)RR mRNA were widely distributed in the anterior lobe and intermediate lobe of the pituitary gland. Double-staining using in situ hybridization for (P)RR mRNA and immunohistochemistry for the pituitary hormones showed that (P)RR mRNA was expressed in most of the GH cells and ACTH cells in the anterior lobe. (P)RR mRNA was also expressed in a few prolactin cells and TSH cells, but not in LH cells. The present study has shown for the first time the distribution of (P)RR mRNA expressing cells in the rat pituitary gland. These findings suggest that (P)RR plays physiological roles in the pituitary gland, such as the modulation of the pituitary hormone secretion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Endocrinology and Applied Medical Science, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: Kazuhiro
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: Megumi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yatabe
authors.forename: Ken
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
authors.forename: Takuo
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: Kazuhito
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Totsune
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yashiro
keywords: (pro)renin receptor; immunohistochemistry; in situ hybridization; pituitary; rat
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