MULTIPLE TRANS-ACTING FACTORS MEDIATE THE INDUCTION OF C-FOS IN VASCULAR SMO

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FOLLICULO-STELLATE CELLS OFTHE RAT ANTERIOR PITUITARY RESPONDED TO ANGIOTENSIN Ⅱ BY INCREASING INTRACELLULAR CONCENTRATION

Objective The main purpose of this study was to investigate whether the folliculo-stellate cells (FSC) respond to angiotensin(Ang) Ⅱ by increasing intracellular free concentration ([]i) ,and where the o-rigin of mobilization is if that has occurred. Methods Pituitary cells in primary culture were prepared from male Wister rats(250g) by a conventional method and cultured in MEM supplemented with 4％ normal rat serum. Af-ter 2 days in culutre,cells were loaded with 1 μmol/L fura-PE3/AM for 1 h and subjected to a ment with Quanti Cell 700 system. Excitation wavelengths of 340 and 380 nm were selected by means of a computer-controlled filterwheel. Results The of FSC in the rat anterior pituitary was elevated by Ang Ⅱ. The eleva-tion of of FSC induced by 0. 1,1.0,10 and 100 nmol/L Ang Ⅱ was (56.33±6.18), (117.07± 36.07), (175.59 ± 40.01 ) and (216.02 ±11.52) nmol/L, respectively. The increase of of FSC induced by 100nmol/L Ang Ⅱ was not influenced by the medium without (0Ca),but significantly suppressed by thapsigargin (TG),an inhibitor of ATPase. The rate of responsive FSC to Ang Ⅱ (100 nmol/L) was 61.84％ which was obviously higher than that of pituitary endocrine cells (43.49％). Conclusion The present experiment demonstrates that the FSC in the rat anterior pituitary responds to Ang Ⅱ by increasing [which raises the possibility that Ang Ⅱ re-leased from either lactotrophs or gonadotrophs affects FSC through paracrine mechanism. The elevation of [induced by Ang Ⅱ presents a dosage-dependent relation, and is possibly because of the release of from an intra-cellular pool (s). Fashions of release are relative to the concentration of Ang Ⅱ. The results indicate that Ang Ⅱ functions as a paracrine factor among pituitary cells including FSC.     

FOLLICULO-STELLATE CELLS OF THE RAT ANTERIOR PITUITARY RESPONDED TO ANGIOTENSIN Ⅱ BY INCREASING INTRACELLULAR Ca~(2 ) CONCENTRATION

Previous studies have shown that folliculo-stellate cells(FSC) in the adenohypophysis pos-sess various functions[1] .It has been most noticedthat FSC regulate the hormone secretion from pitu-itary endocrine cells by a paracrine mechanism orgap junction- mediated exchanges[2 ,3] .Studies usingpituitary cell aggregates enriched with FSC re-vealed that the cells mainly inhibit the release ofgrowth hormone- releasing hormone(GHRH) andβ- adrenergic stimulation of growth hormone (GH)release,t…     

SUPPRESSION OF ANGⅡ AFTER ACUTE SALINE LOAD ASSOCIATED WITH THE CHANGES OF PLASMA ANP AND SODIUM METABOLISM IN SALT-SENSITIVE HYPERTENSION PATIENTS

Saltsensitivityisanintermediategenotypeofessentialhypertension ,associatedwithnumerousneuro hormonalabnormalities[1,12 ] .Theregulationdysfunctionofrenin angiotensinsystemisinvolvedinsaltsensitivity ,whichconsistsoftwodifferentregulatoryresponses ,modulatorsandnon modula tors,aftersaltload[2 ,13 ] .Basedonour previousstudies ,theobjectofthisstudyistoinvestigatethechangepatternofrenin angiotensinandatrialnatri ureticpeptide(ANP)ofsaltsensitivehypertensionthroughobservingthechangesinplasmaangio…