Alterations in GHRH binding and GHRH receptor mRNA in the pituitary of adult dw/dw rats
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Gardi, J
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机构:Washington State Univ, Dept Vet & Comparat Anat Pharmacol & Physiol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
Gardi, J
Speth, RC
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Washington State Univ, Dept Vet & Comparat Anat Pharmacol & Physiol, Pullman, WA 99164 USAWashington State Univ, Dept Vet & Comparat Anat Pharmacol & Physiol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
Speth, RC
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Taishi, P
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Taishi, P
Kacsóh, B
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Kacsóh, B
Obal, F
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Obal, F
Krueger, JM
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Krueger, JM
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[1] Washington State Univ, Dept Vet & Comparat Anat Pharmacol & Physiol, Pullman, WA 99164 USA
[2] Mercer Univ, Sch Med, Div Basic Med Sci, Macon, GA 31207 USA
[3] Mercer Univ, Sch Med, Dept Pediat, Macon, GA 31207 USA
[4] Univ Szeged, Albert Szent Gyorgyi Med Ctr, Dept Physiol, H-6720 Szeged, Hungary
Lewis dwarf (dw/dw) rats exhibit growth hormone (GH) deficiency and growth retardation linked to a malfunction of GHRH signaling. In this study, GHRH-receptor (GHRH-R) binding and mRNA in the pituitary of adult male dw/dw and age-matched normal Lewis rats was measured by radioligand binding assay and real-time PCR. Only one of nine pools of dw/dw pituitary membranes revealed detectable binding of [His(1), I-125-Tyr(10), Nle(27)]hGHRH(1-32) amide (B-max; 4.3 fmol/mg protein). In contrast, GHRH-R binding was 22.4 +/- 2.60 fmol/mg protein in normal Lewis rats. mRNA for GHRH-R was detectable in all dw/dw rat pituitaries examined, averaging 21% that of Lewis rats. Low expression of GHRH-R reflects reduced GHRH-R mRNA as well as a possible reduction in translation of the receptor protein. (C) 2002 Elsevier Science Inc. All rights reserved.
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Univ Illinois, Dept Med MC 787, Sect Endocrinol & Metab, Chicago, IL 60612 USAUniv Illinois, Dept Med MC 787, Sect Endocrinol & Metab, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
Kineman, RD
Kamegai, J
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Univ Illinois, Dept Med MC 787, Sect Endocrinol & Metab, Chicago, IL 60612 USAUniv Illinois, Dept Med MC 787, Sect Endocrinol & Metab, Chicago, IL 60612 USA
Kamegai, J
Frohman, LA
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Univ Illinois, Dept Med MC 787, Sect Endocrinol & Metab, Chicago, IL 60612 USAUniv Illinois, Dept Med MC 787, Sect Endocrinol & Metab, Chicago, IL 60612 USA