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      Influence of Calcium Ions on Proopiomelanocortin mRNA Levels in Clonal Anterior Pituitary Cells

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          The concentration of mRNA encoding proopiomelanocortin (POMC) was measured in AtT-20/D-16v cells, a clonal pituitary tumor cell line. Treatment of the cells with potassium (20 m M) or veratridine (10 µ M) for 12, 24 and 48 h caused a time-dependent increase in the levels of POMC mRNA which became significant after 24 h. These effects were not seen in the presence of the sodium channel blocker tetrodotoxin (5 µ M). In addition, the calcium channel blocker verapamil (10 µ M) completely abolished the responses to either potassium or veratridine, whereas the calcium channel agonist Bay K 8644 (0.1µ M) potentiated the effect of potassium. Furthermore, the calcium channel blockers verapamil (10 µ M) and nidefipine (1 µ M) significantly decreased not only basal levels of POMC mRNA but also the increase of mRNA levels induced by corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF; 0.1 µ M), 8-bromo-cAMP (1 m M) or cholera toxin (100 ng/ml). The drug-induced alterations in the mRNA POMC levels of the cells were, in each case, associated with similar alterations of immunoreactive β-endorphin in the medium. These results indicate that membrane depolarization to activate sodium channels and calcium channels initiates an entry of calcium ions which triggers POMC gene expression in the AtT-20 cells. Moreover, calcium entry into the cells may exert a tonic stimulatory effect on POMC mRNA under basal conditions and may also contribute to the enhancing effect of CRF or cAMP on POMC mRNA in these cells.

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          Journal
          NEN
          Neuroendocrinology
          10.1159/issn.0028-3835
          Neuroendocrinology
          S. Karger AG
          0028-3835
          1423-0194
          1988
          1988
          02 April 2008
          : 47
          : 1
          : 32-37
          Affiliations
          aPhysiologisches Institut der Universität München, Munich, and bDepartment of Neuropharmacology, Max-Planck-Institut für Psychiatrie, Martinsried, FRG
          Article
          124887 Neuroendocrinology 1988;47:32–37
          10.1159/000124887
          2448701
          2b0ed54b-268d-4c92-ab44-193c5729ff35
          © 1988 S. Karger AG, Basel

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          History
          : 25 February 1987
          : 02 July 1987
          Page count
          Pages: 6
          Categories
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          Endocrinology & Diabetes,Neurology,Nutrition & Dietetics,Sexual medicine,Internal medicine,Pharmacology & Pharmaceutical medicine
          Calcium,Proopiomelanocortin,AtT-20/D-16v cells,mRNA,Pituitary

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