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. 2002 Feb;22(1):35–46. doi: 10.1023/A:1015389628096

Cell Swelling Induced Secretion of TRH by Posterior Pituitary, Hypothalamic Paraventricular Nucleus and Pancreatic Islets: Effect of L-Canavanine

M Najvirtová 1, L Baqi 1, J Kucerová 1, V Strbák 1
PMCID: PMC11533730  PMID: 12064516

Abstract

The aims of this study were to test if ethanol induces thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) secretion in vitro from the posterior pituitary and hypothalamic explants by a mechanism involving cell swelling, and to characterize the pathway of stimulated secretion. Ethanol, at a concentration of 80 mM, stimulated the release of TRH from the posterior pituitary, the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus, the median eminence, and the brain septum, when administered only in isosmolar but not in hyperosmolar medium. This indicates the involvement of a cell swelling-inducing mechanism. L-canavanine in a concentration of 3 mM, increased the basal and hyposmosis-induced TRH secretion from the posterior pituitary and the paraventricular nucleus, and both basal and ethanol-induced TRH secretion from isolated pancreatic islets. This indicates the presence of both constitutive and regulatory secretory pathways. Our results suggest that cell swelling induces exocytosis from clathrin coated granules.

Keywords: cell volume, secretion, TRH, canavanine, posterior pituitary, hypothalamus, pancreatic islets

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