scholarly journals Dendritic Cells in the Rat Pituitary Gland Evaluated by the Use of Monoclonal Antibodies and Electron Microscopy.

2000 ◽  
Vol 63 (4) ◽  
pp. 291-303 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tetsuji SATO ◽  
Kouji INOUE
1981 ◽  
Vol 97 (3) ◽  
pp. 338-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Haggi ◽  
A. Aoki

Abstract. The prolactin content of rat pituitary varies considerably when determined by RIA, due to incomplete solubilization of prolactin secretory granules with standard procedures for tissue homogenization and centrifugation. Freezing and thawing, Triton X-100 and ultrasonic treatments increased the yield of prolactin significantly but electron microscopy of pellets revealed numerous unmodified secretory granules. Addition of 2.5 m urea produced complete extraction of tissue prolactin confirmed by RIA of supernatants and electron microscopy of pellets.


Animals ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (2) ◽  
pp. 558
Author(s):  
ZeWen Yu ◽  
WenZhi Ren ◽  
Tian Wang ◽  
WeiDi Zhang ◽  
ChangJiang Wang ◽  
...  

CircRNAs have been identified to be expressed differently and stably in numerous species and tissues, but their functions in growth hormone (GH) secretion are still largely unknown. In summary, we have revealed a circRNA-miRNA-mRNA network that may play a biological role in the rat pituitary gland. First, we verified the chromosome location information of circAgtpbp1 according to sequencing analysis. The circAgtpbp1 characteristics were authenticated through PCR, qRT–PCR, treating with RNase and fluorescent in situ hybridization (FISH). Second, we detected the expression pattern of circAgtpbp1 in the rat anterior pituitary by qRT–PCR. We also designed circAgtpbp1 siRNA and constructed overexpression plasmid to evaluate the effect of circAgtpbp1 function on GH secretion by qRT–PCR, ELISA and Western blot. CircAgtpbp1 is a stable, truly circular molecule. We found that circAgtpbp1 interacted with miR-543-5p and can regulate GH secretion in pituitary cells through a circAgtpbp1-miR-543-5p-GH axis. Overall, the evidence generated by our study suggests that circAgtpbp1 can act as a sponge of miR-543-5p to reduce the inhibitory effect of miR-543-5p on Gh1 and further promote GH secretion. These findings expand our existing knowledge on the mechanisms of hormone regulation in the pituitary gland.


1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (6) ◽  
pp. 561-564 ◽  
Author(s):  
L.C Saland ◽  
A Apodaca ◽  
D Ramirez ◽  
V Hernandez ◽  
J Gaddy ◽  
...  

1976 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 225-NP ◽  
Author(s):  
J. F. MORRIS

SUMMARY The distribution of neurosecretory granules in various anatomical compartments of neurosecretory axons of the neural lobe of the rat pituitary has been studied. Apart from the most anterior tip of the gland, where granules are largely restricted to undilated axons and a few 'swellings', the proportional compartmental storage of granules is essentially homogeneous for the rest of the gland: 13% of granules are found in undilated axons, 31% in axonal 'endings' (which contain microvesicles and abut the basement membrane) and 55% in axonal 'swellings' (which are devoid of significant numbers of microvesicles). These values indicate that the 'endings' contain a much greater proportion of the total number of granules stored in the neural lobe than would be predicted if the readily releasable pool of hormone were composed of all the granules in the 'endings'. Some further constraint on granule release either physiological or anatomical (e.g. the position of the granule in relation to the plasmalemma of the 'ending') must be operative.


2015 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 71-79 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alfonso R. Sánchez-Paulete ◽  
Francisco J. Cueto ◽  
María Martínez-López ◽  
Sara Labiano ◽  
Aizea Morales-Kastresana ◽  
...  

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