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. 1987 Feb;79(2):449–452. doi: 10.1172/JCI112832

Insulinlike growth factor I regulation of growth hormone gene transcription in primary rat pituitary cells.

S Yamashita, S Melmed
PMCID: PMC424098  PMID: 3805277

Abstract

We have previously shown that insulinlike growth factor I (IGF-I) inhibits growth hormone (GH) secretion and messenger RNA (mRNA) levels in pituitary cells. The effects of IGF-I on new GH mRNA synthesis rates in primary monolayer rat pituitary cells were therefore examined by nuclear runoff transcription assays. IGF-I (1.3 nM) treatment for 1 h inhibited GH gene transcription to 60% of controls. IGF-I (3.25 nM) maximally suppressed GH gene transcription to 30% of control values after 4 h. After 24 h treatment, GH transcription was suppressed to 48% of controls by 3.25 nM IGF-I. IGF-I (3.25 nM) also inhibited the twofold growth hormone-releasing hormone (GHRH) (10 nM)-stimulated GH gene transcription by 30% after 4 h. Transcription of the prolactin (PRL) gene was not suppressed in these cells by IGF-I. Relatively high doses of insulin (200 nM) also suppressed GH gene transcription, but epidermal growth factor and fibroblast growth factor did not change GH mRNA synthesis. The results show that IGF-I exerts a rapid and selective suppression of basal and GHRH-stimulated GH gene transcription. These data indicate a role for IGF-I in negative feedback of GH gene expression and provide evidence for the direct transcriptional regulation of the GH gene by IGF-I in primary rat anterior pituitary cells.

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