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Fontaine R, Rahmad Royan M, Henkel C, Hodne K, Ager-Wick E, Weltzien FA. Pituitary multi-hormone cells in mammals and fish: history, origin, and roles. Front Neuroendocrinol 2022; 67:101018. [PMID: 35870647 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2022.101018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2022] [Revised: 07/10/2022] [Accepted: 07/18/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022]
Abstract
The vertebrate pituitary is a dynamic organ, capable of adapting its hormone secretion to different physiological demands. In this context, endocrinologists have debated for the past 40 years if endocrine cells are mono- or multi-hormonal. Since its establishment, the dominant "one cell, one hormone" model has been continuously challenged. In mammals, the use of advanced multi-staining approaches, sensitive gene expression techniques, and the analysis of tumor tissues have helped to quickly demonstrate the existence of pituitary multi-hormone cells. In fishes however, only recent advances in imaging and transcriptomics have enabled the identification of such cells. In this review, we first describe the history of the discovery of cells producing multiple hormones in mammals and fishes. We discuss the technical limitations that have led to uncertainties and debates. Then, we present the current knowledge and hypotheses regarding their origin and biological role, which provides a comprehensive review of pituitary plasticity.
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- Romain Fontaine
- Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway
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- Department of Preclinical Sciences and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Norwegian University of Life Sciences, Ås, Norway.
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Murányi J, Varga A, Gyulavári P, Pénzes K, Németh CE, Csala M, Pethő L, Csámpai A, Halmos G, Peták I, Vályi-Nagy I. Novel Crizotinib-GnRH Conjugates Revealed the Significance of Lysosomal Trapping in GnRH-Based Drug Delivery Systems. Int J Mol Sci 2019; 20:ijms20225590. [PMID: 31717403 PMCID: PMC6888004 DOI: 10.3390/ijms20225590] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2019] [Accepted: 11/06/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Several promising anti-cancer drug–GnRH (gonadotropin-releasing hormone) conjugates have been developed in the last two decades, although none of them have been approved for clinical use yet. Crizotinib is an effective multi-target kinase inhibitor, approved against anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK)- or ROS proto-oncogene 1 (ROS-1)-positive non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC); however, its application is accompanied by serious side effects. In order to deliver crizotinib selectively into the tumor cells, we synthesized novel crizotinib analogues and conjugated them to a [d-Lys6]–GnRH-I targeting peptide. Our most prominent crizotinib–GnRH conjugates, the amide-bond-containing [d-Lys6(crizotinib*)]–GnRH-I and the ester-bond-containing [d-Lys6(MJ55*)]–GnRH-I, were able to bind to GnRH-receptor (GnRHR) and exert a potent c-Met kinase inhibitory effect. The efficacy of compounds was tested on the MET-amplified and GnRHR-expressing EBC-1 NSCLC cells. In vitro pharmacological profiling led to the conclusion that that crizotinib–GnRH conjugates are transported directly into lysosomes, where the membrane permeability of crizotinib is diminished. As a consequence of GnRHR-mediated endocytosis, GnRH-conjugated crizotinib bypasses its molecular targets—the ATP-binding site of RTKs— and is sequestered in the lysosomes. These results explained the lower efficacy of crizotinib–GnRH conjugates in EBC-1 cells, and led to the conclusion that drug escape from the lysosomes is a major challenge in the development of clinically relevant anti-cancer drug–GnRH conjugates.
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- József Murányi
- MTA-SE Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Tűzoltó St. 37-47, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (A.V.); (P.G.); (K.P.)
- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (C.E.N.); (M.C.)
- Correspondence:
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- MTA-SE Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Tűzoltó St. 37-47, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (A.V.); (P.G.); (K.P.)
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- MTA-SE Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Tűzoltó St. 37-47, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (A.V.); (P.G.); (K.P.)
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- MTA-SE Pathobiochemistry Research Group, Tűzoltó St. 37-47, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (A.V.); (P.G.); (K.P.)
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (C.E.N.); (M.C.)
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- Department of Medical Chemistry, Molecular Biology and Pathobiochemistry, Semmelweis University, H1094 Budapest, Hungary; (C.E.N.); (M.C.)
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- MTA-ELTE Research Group of Peptide Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, H1117 Budapest, Hungary
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- Institute of Chemistry, Eötvös Loránd University, H1117 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Department of Biopharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Debrecen, H4032 Debrecen, Hungary;
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- Oncompass Medicine Hungary Ltd., H1024 Budapest, Hungary;
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- Central Hospital of Southern Pest National Institute of Hematology and Infectious Diseases, H1097 Budapest, Hungary;
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Armstrong S, Caunt C, Finch A, McArdle C. Using automated imaging to interrogate gonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptor trafficking and function. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2011; 331:194-204. [PMID: 20688134 PMCID: PMC3021717 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2010] [Revised: 05/07/2010] [Accepted: 07/13/2010] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) acts via seven transmembrane receptors on gonadotrophs to stimulate gonadotrophin synthesis and secretion, and thereby mediates central control of reproduction. Type I mammalian GnRHR are unique, in that they lack C-terminal tails. This is thought to underlie their resistance to rapid homologous desensitisation as well as their slow rate of internalisation and inability to provoke G-protein-independent (arrestin-mediated) signalling. More recently it has been discovered that the vast majority of human GnRHR are actually intracellular, in spite of the fact that they are activated at the cell surface by a membrane impermeant peptide hormone. This apparently reflects inefficient exit from the endoplasmic reticulum and again, the absence of the C-tail likely contributes to their intracellular localisation. This review is intended to cover some of these novel aspects of GnRHR biology, focusing on ways that we have used automated fluorescence microscopy (high content imaging) to explore GnRHR localisation and trafficking as well as spatial and temporal aspects of GnRH signalling via the Ca(2+)/calmodulin/calcineurin/NFAT and Raf/MEK/ERK pathways.
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- S.P. Armstrong
- University of Bristol, School of Clinical Sciences, Labs. for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, 1 Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- Department of Biology & Biochemistry, University of Bath, Claverton Down, Bath BA2 7AY, UK
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- University of Bristol, School of Clinical Sciences, Labs. for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, 1 Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
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- University of Bristol, School of Clinical Sciences, Labs. for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, 1 Whitson Street, Bristol BS1 3NY, UK
- Corresponding author.
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Li G, Shi Y, Huang H, Zhang Y, Wu K, Luo J, Sun Y, Lu J, Benovic JL, Zhou N. Internalization of the human nicotinic acid receptor GPR109A is regulated by G(i), GRK2, and arrestin3. J Biol Chem 2010; 285:22605-18. [PMID: 20460384 DOI: 10.1074/jbc.m109.087213] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Nicotinic acid (niacin) has been widely used as a favorable lipid-lowering drug for several decades, and the orphan G protein-coupled receptor GPR109A has been identified to be a receptor for niacin. Mechanistic investigations have shown that as a G(i)-coupled receptor, GPR109A inhibits adenylate cyclase activity upon niacin activation, thereby inhibiting free fatty acid liberation. However, the underlying molecular mechanisms that regulate signaling and internalization of GPR109A remain largely unknown. To further characterize GPR109A internalization, we made a construct to express GPR109A fused with enhanced green fluorescent protein (EGFP) at its carboxyl-terminal end. In stable GPR109A-EGFP-expressing HEK-293 cells, GPR109A-EGFP was mainly localized at the plasma membrane and was rapidly internalized in a dose- and time-dependent manner upon agonist stimulation. GPR109A internalization was completely blocked by hypertonic sucrose, indicating that GPR109A internalizes via the clathrin-coated pit pathway. Further investigation demonstrated that internalized GPR109A was recycled to the cell surface after the removal of agonist, and recycling of the internalized receptors was not blocked by treatment with acidotropic agents, NH(4)Cl and monensin. Pertussis toxin pretreatment not only inhibited forskolin-induced cAMP accumulation and intracellular Ca(2+) mobilization; it also significantly attenuated agonist-promoted GPR109A internalization. Moreover, RNA interference experiments showed that knockdown of GRK2 (G protein-coupled receptor kinase 2) and arrestin3 expression significantly impaired receptor internalization. Taken together, these results indicate that the agonist-induced internalization of GPR109A receptors is regulated by GRK2 and arrestin3 in a pertussis toxin-sensitive manner and that internalized receptor recycling is independent of endosomal acidification.
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- Guo Li
- Institute of Biochemistry, College of Life Science, Zijingang Campus, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang 310058, China
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Finch AR, Sedgley KR, Armstrong SP, Caunt CJ, McArdle CA. Trafficking and signalling of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone receptors: an automated imaging approach. Br J Pharmacol 2009; 159:751-60. [PMID: 19888967 DOI: 10.1111/j.1476-5381.2009.00413.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a neuropeptide that mediates central control of reproduction by stimulating gonadotrophin secretion from the pituitary. It acts via 7 transmembrane region (7TM) receptors that lack C-terminal tails, regions that for many 7TM receptors, are necessary for agonist-induced phosphorylation and arrestin binding as well as arrestin-dependent desensitization, internalization and signalling. Recent work has revealed that human GnRH receptors (GnRHR) are poorly expressed at the cell surface. This apparently reflects inefficient exit from the endoplasmic reticulum, which is thought to be increased by pharmacological chaperones (non-peptide GnRHR antagonists that increase cell surface GnRHR expression) or reduced by point mutations that further impair GnRHR trafficking and thereby cause infertility. Here, we review recent work in this field, with emphasis on the use of semi-automated imaging to interrogate compartmentalization and trafficking of these unique 7TM receptors.
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- A R Finch
- University of Bristol, Labs. for Integrative Neuroscience and Endocrinology, Department of Clinical Sciences at South Bristol, Bristol, UK
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Finch AR, Caunt CJ, Armstrong SP, McArdle CA. Agonist-induced internalization and downregulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 2009; 297:C591-600. [PMID: 19587220 PMCID: PMC2740399 DOI: 10.1152/ajpcell.00166.2009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) acts via seven transmembrane receptors to stimulate gonadotropin secretion. Sustained stimulation desensitizes GnRH receptor (GnRHR)-mediated gonadotropin secretion, and this underlies agonist use in hormone-dependent cancers. Since type I mammalian GnRHR do not desensitize, agonist-induced internalization and downregulation may underlie desensitization of GnRH-stimulated gonadotropin secretion; however, research focus has recently shifted to anterograde trafficking, with the finding that human (h)GnRHR are mostly intracellular. Moreover, there is little direct evidence for agonist-induced trafficking of hGnRHR, and whether or not type I mammalian GnRHR show agonist-induced internalization is controversial. Here we use automated imaging to monitor expression and internalization of hemagglutinin (HA)-tagged hGnRHRs, mouse (m) GnRHR, Xenopus (X) GnRHRs, and chimeric receptors (hGnRHR with added XGnRHR COOH tails, h.XGnRHR) expressed by adenoviral transduction in HeLa cells. We find that agonists stimulate downregulation and/or internalization of mGnRHR and XGnRHR, that GnRH stimulates trafficking of hGnRHR and can stimulate internalization or downregulation of hGnRHR when steps are taken to increase cell surface expression (addition of the XGnRHR COOH tail or pretreatment with pharmacological chaperone). Agonist effects on internalization (of h.XGnRHR) and downregulation (of hGnRHR and h.XGnRHR) were not mimicked by a peptide antagonist and were prevented by a mutation that prevents GnRHR signaling, demonstrating dependence on receptor signaling as well as agonist occupancy. Thus agonist-induced internalization and downregulation of type I mammalian GnRHR occurs in HeLa cells, and we suggest that the high throughput imaging systems described here will facilitate study of the molecular mechanisms involved.
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- Ann R Finch
- Univ. of Bristol, Laboratory for Integrative Neuroscience, Bristol, BS1 3NY, UK
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Pawson AJ, Faccenda E, Maudsley S, Lu ZL, Naor Z, Millar RP. Mammalian type I gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors undergo slow, constitutive, agonist-independent internalization. Endocrinology 2008; 149:1415-22. [PMID: 18039780 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1159] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Regulatory elements present in the cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tails of G protein-coupled receptors contribute to agonist-dependent receptor desensitization, internalization, and association with accessory proteins such as beta-arrestin. The mammalian type I GnRH receptors are unique among the rhodopsin-like G protein-coupled receptors because they lack a cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tail. In addition, they do not recruit beta-arrestin, nor do they undergo rapid desensitization. By measuring the internalization of labeled GnRH agonists, previous studies have reported that mammalian type I GnRH receptors undergo slow agonist-dependent internalization. In the present study, we have measured the internalization of epitope-tagged GnRH receptors, both in the absence and presence of GnRH stimulation. We demonstrate that mammalian type I GnRH receptors exhibit a low level of constitutive agonist-independent internalization. Stimulation with GnRH agonist did not significantly enhance the level of receptor internalization above the constitutive level. In contrast, the catfish GnRH and rat TRH receptors, which have cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tails, displayed similar levels of constitutive agonist-independent internalization but underwent robust agonist-dependent internalization, as did chimeras of the mammalian type I GnRH receptor with the cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tails of the catfish GnRH receptor or the rat TRH receptor. When the carboxyl-terminal Tyr325 and Leu328 residues of the mammalian type I GnRH receptor were replaced with alanines, these two mutant receptors underwent significantly impaired internalization, suggesting a function for the Tyr-X-X-Leu sequence in mediating the constitutive agonist-independent internalization of mammalian type I GnRH receptors. These findings provide further support for the underlying notion that the absence of the cytoplasmic carboxyl-terminal tail of the mammalian type I GnRH receptors has been selected for during evolution to prevent rapid receptor desensitization and internalization to allow protracted GnRH signaling in mammals.
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- Adam J Pawson
- Medical Research Council Human Reproductive Sciences Unit, The Queen's Medical Research Institute, 47 Little France Crescent, Edinburgh EH16 4TJ, United Kingdom.
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Avitan A, Zelinger E, Levavi-Sivan B. Homologous desensitization and visualization of the tilapia GnRH type 3 receptor. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2007; 153:182-8. [PMID: 17507014 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/06/2006] [Revised: 03/25/2007] [Accepted: 04/01/2007] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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Two types of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptors were found in the pituitary of tilapia (t), named GnRHR type 3 (tGnRHR3) and GnRHR type 1, according to phylogenetic analysis. tGnRHR3 is highly expressed in the posterior part of the pituitary which contains LH and FSH cells. We characterized tGnRHR3 in terms of both LH release rate and receptor internalization rate in response to continuous exposure to GnRH. Constant exposure of tilapia pituitary fragments to salmon GnRH analog (sGnRHa) resulted in an increased secretion rate for 3h, followed by a gradual decline, taking 17-19h, to the basal secretion rate. A chimera between tGnRHR3 and green fluorescent protein (GFP) was created and used to observe the changes in receptor distribution and translocation, activated by agonist with time. The results suggested that the receptor is initially localized at the plasma membrane and upon activation by a homologous ligand (e.g. sGnRHa) undergoes relatively rapid endocytosis. In summary, the present work demonstrates that tGnRHR3 has already undergone endocytosis after 30min, while desensitization of LH release occurs only after 17-19h. It is concluded that for tGnRHR3, internalization of the receptor is not exclusively responsible for the desensitization of LH release.
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- Ayelet Avitan
- Department of Animal Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural, Food and Environmental Quality Sciences, The Hebrew University, P.O. Box 12, Rehovot 76100, Israel
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Gianotti L, Veldhuis JD, Destefanis S, Lanfranco F, Ramunni J, Arvat E, Marzetto M, Boutignon F, Deghenghi R, Ghigo E. Suppression and recovery of LH secretion by a potent and selective GnRH-receptor antagonist peptide in healthy early follicular-phase women are mediated via selective control of LH secretory burst mass. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2003; 59:526-32. [PMID: 14510918 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2265.2003.01882.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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AIM GnRH antagonists are competitive inhibitors of GnRH receptors. Their administration induces prompt suppression of the gonadal axis. In animals, GnRH antagonists upregulate the activity of GnRH-secreting neurones, which could cause gonadotrophin rebound following inhibition. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a potent GnRH antagonist, Teverelix (TEV), on the gonadal axis in healthy young women. SUBJECTS AND MEASUREMENTS In nine women [20-35 years old, body mass index (BMI) 19-25 kg/m2] in the early follicular phase, serum LH and FSH levels were evaluated every 10 min from 08.00 to 12.00 h before, and 24 h and 96 h after TEV injection (2.5 mg in 1 ml subcutaneously on day 0). Serum gonadotrophin and oestradiol levels were also evaluated at baseline and at 6, 8, 12, 48, 72 h after TEV. RESULTS The antagonist reduced both serum LH and FSH concentrations; LH levels were significantly and promptly reduced at +6 h (nadir at +8 h) until +48 h and recovered at +72 h, while FSH levels were reduced (P<0.05) 24 h after the antagonist and normalized at +48 h. LH (but not FSH) concentrations at +96 h exceeded baseline (P<0.05). TEV suppressed oestradiol concentrations (P<0.05) with a nadir at +24 h, comparable reduction at +48 h and recovery to baseline at +72 h. Deconvolution analysis showed that the antagonist peptide suppressed (P<0.02) the pulsatile production rate, burst mass and amplitude of LH on day 1. Pulsatile FSH secretion also fell at this time (P<0.05). LH and FSH pulse frequency were not modified by TEV. At +96 h, LH pulsatility did not significantly differ from that at baseline. Suppression of mean LH or FSH concentrations did not affect the relative pattern regularity (approximate entropy) of LH and FSH secretion. CONCLUSIONS This study demonstrates that the acute administration of a potent GnRH antagonist induces prompt inhibition of the gonadal axis lasting for 2 days in women due to mechanistically specific suppression of LH secretory burst mass and the mean FSH secretion rate. The trend toward rebound release of LH following the end of the pharmacological effect of the antagonist could reflect a rise in endogenous GnRH activity.
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- L Gianotti
- Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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Sealfon SC. Synthesis, Internalization, Recycling, and Regulation of Peptide Hormone Receptors. Compr Physiol 1998. [DOI: 10.1002/cphy.cp070102] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022]
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Lin X, Cornea A, Janovick JA, Conn PM. Visualization of unoccupied and occupied gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors in living cells. Mol Cell Endocrinol 1998; 146:27-37. [PMID: 10022760 DOI: 10.1016/s0303-7207(98)00204-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Three chimeras of the rat GnRH receptor (rGnRHR) and an enhanced green fluorescent protein (GFP) were assessed to examine their suitability as probes of the receptor in transfected GH3 cells. Direct fusion of GFP to the N or C terminus of the rGnRHR abolished the receptor ligand binding affinity and the chimeric receptors were intracellularly localized. In contrast, rGnRHR-Ctail-GFP, a fusion of the N-terminus of the GFP to the C-terminus of the rGnRHR with the intracellular C-terminal tail of the catfish GnRHR as an intermediate spacer, was functional in terms of plasma membrane localization, ligand binding ability, receptor-mediated signal transduction and pattern of homologous down-regulation. The functional chimera of GnRHR and GFP provided a useful model for observation of GnRHR distribution and agonist-stimulated trafficking in living cells.
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- X Lin
- Oregon Regional Primate Research Center, Beaverton 97006, USA.
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Turzillo AM, Nett TM. Effects of estradiol on concentrations of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor messenger ribonucleic acid following removal of progesterone. Endocrine 1995; 3:765-8. [PMID: 21153168 DOI: 10.1007/bf03000211] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/1995] [Accepted: 07/17/1995] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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To test the hypothesis that low levels of estradiol are sufficient to increase concentrations of GnRH receptor mRNA in the absence of progesterone, ewes were ovariectomized and immediately treated with estradiol implants for 12 h to achieve circulating concentrations of estradiol typical of the early (n=5) or late (n=4) follicular phase. Five additional ewes underwent lutectomy, and control ewes were untreated. Treatment of ewes with 1/2 or 1 estradiol implant increased concentrations of estradiol in serum to 3.0 ± 0.8 pg/ml or 6.3 ± 0.3 pg/ml, respectively, and concentrations of estradiol in lutectomized ewes (2.4 ± 0.5 pg/ml) were intermediate. Ovariectomy did not alter concentrations of GnRH receptor mRNA or numbers of GnRH receptors. Treatment of ewes with 1 estradiol implant increased concentrations of GnRH receptor mRNA and numbers of GnRH receptors. In ewes treated with 1/2 estradiol implant, concentrations of GnRH receptor mRNA were intermediate between controls and ewes treated with 1 estradiol implant, and numbers of GnRH receptors were greater than controls. Lutectomy increased concentrations of GnRH receptor mRNA but did not affect numbers of GnRH receptors. We conclude that estradiol stimulates expression of the GnRH receptor gene and numbers of GnRH receptors in the absence of progesterone. However, effects of estradiol on expression of the GnRH receptor gene were clearly evident only when concentrations of estradiol were elevated to levels typical of the late follicular phase.
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- A M Turzillo
- Animal Reproduction & Biotechnology Laboratory, Colorado State University, 80523-1683, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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Serine- and threonine-rich domain regulates internalization of muscarinic cholinergic receptors. J Biol Chem 1993. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)53117-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 90] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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Down-regulation and recycling of high affinity cholecystokinin receptors on pancreatic acinar cells. J Biol Chem 1991. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)99237-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Qayum A, Gullick WJ, Waxman J. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone: physiological significance and relevance to cancer. PROGRESS IN GROWTH FACTOR RESEARCH 1991; 3:115-30. [PMID: 1663406 DOI: 10.1016/s0955-2235(05)80003-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) is a decapeptide released by the hypothalamus. The binding of the peptide to pituitary receptors leads to the activation of second messenger systems. The physiological outcome of the exposure of pituitary cells to GnRH is the release of luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Continued exposure of these receptors to high concentrations of the peptide desensitises the receptor, thus inhibiting the release of gonadotrophins. This paradoxical effect has proved to be beneficial in the clinic where long-acting and enzyme-resistant analogues are used to inhibit the pituitary-gonadal axis, for example in the treatment of advanced prostatic cancer. In addition GnRH-analogues may affect tumour cells directly as observed in vitro. These direct effects have been described as inhibitory but recent data suggests that low concentrations of GnRH-analogues may stimulate short term growth of prostatic cancer cells in vitro. GnRH shares many other common characteristics with peptide growth factors, including common second messenger systems and receptor desensitisation on prolonged exposure to the ligand. It is possible that the direct inhibitory effects of GnRH-analogues are mediated through the desensitisation of tumour GnRH receptors, as suggested by recent observations. The nature and mechanism of the direct anti-tumour effect is important to understand and to promote the therapeutic efficacy of GnRH-analogues in the clinic.
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- A Qayum
- Department of Clinical Oncology, Hammersmith Hospital, London, U.K
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Nussenzveig DR, Lewicki JA, Maack T. Cellular mechanisms of the clearance function of type C receptors of atrial natriuretic factor. J Biol Chem 1990. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)45309-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 128] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Leblanc P, Haour F, I'heritier A, Mounier F, Kordon C. Temperature and protein kinase C modulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors in pituitary cells from intact or castrated male rats. J Neuroendocrinol 1990; 2:509-15. [PMID: 19215382 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.1990.tb00441.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Abstract Binding constants of [(125) I]Des-Gly(10)-(D-Ala(6))-gonadotropin-releasing hormone-ethylamide (GnRHa) to dispersed pituitary cells were evaluated in a 4-day culture. Cells were sampled either from intact or from castrated male rats and binding was measured at various temperatures before or after treatment with phorbol-12-myristate-13-acetate (PMA) or 1-5-(isoquinolinyl-sulfoxyl) 2-methylpiperazine (H7), which activate or inhibit, respectively, protein kinase C (PKC). In cells from intact rats incubated with increasing concentrations of ligand at 21 degrees C for 25 min, the Scatchard plot was not linear and calculation of the Hill coefficient (N(H)) was indicative of positive cooperativity (N(H)= 1.26 +/- 0.02). Such non-linearity was not observed when cells were incubated at 0.5 degrees C for 3 h. In that condition the maximal number of binding sites measured at equilibrium (B(max)) increased (15.1 +/- 0.05 versus 9.3 +/- 0.5 fmoles x mg(-1) proteins at 21 degrees C). Two control experiments permitted us to rule out the possibility that lower B(max) at 21 degrees C might reflect internalization: 1) Cells were first incubated with the ligand at 21 degrees C for 25 min and subsequently for 3 additional hours at 0.5 degrees C. Preincubation did not affect the B(max) obtained at 0.5 degrees C; 2) when the radioligand bound to the cell surface was washed out with an acidic buffer, only 13% of the specific radioactivity was retained irrespective of the ligand concentration applied, a much lower value than the 40% binding difference observed between 0.5 degrees C and 21 degrees C. When the cells were incubated with PMA, the Scatchard plot was linearized and the B(max) recorded at 21 degrees C increased by 50% over control cells (13 +/- 0.7 fmoles x mg(-1) proteins). Conversely, inhibition of PKC by H7, a preferential PKC inhibitor, was ineffective. In contrast, cells sampled from castrates exhibited linear and comparable Scatchard plots at either 0.5 degrees or 21 degrees C, with B(max) values of 14.4 +/- 0.3 and 15 +/- 0.34 fmoles x mg(-1) proteins, respectively. PKC activation did not affect binding in that model, but H7 decreased the number of sites (B(max)= 10.7 +/- 0.9) and induced appearance of positive cooperativity (N(H)= 1.36 +/- 0.07). Taken together, these experiments reveal a pool of GnRH receptors in the pituitary of intact rats that recognizes the ligand in a phosphorylation-dependent manner. These binding sites also became evident when biological properties of the membrane were modified by temperature or cell homogenization. After castration, PKC activation was no longer a prerequisite for recruitment of the total population of receptors whereas protein kinase inhibition resulted in a reduction of maximal binding. Finally, our observations demonstrate that GnRH binding can exhibit positive cooperativity, either on normal cells or on cells from castrates after protein kinase inhibition, suggesting that such a cooperativity is not related to a GnRH-dependent phosphorylation.
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- P Leblanc
- Unité de recherches sur la dynamique des ensembles neuroendocriniens, U 159 INSERM, 2ter rue d'Alésia, 75014 Paris, France
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Habibi HR, De Leeuw R, Nahorniak CS, Goos HJ, Peter RE. Pituitary gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor activity in goldfish and catfish: seasonal and gonadal effects. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 1989; 7:109-118. [PMID: 24221761 DOI: 10.1007/bf00004696] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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The goldfish pituitary contains two classes of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) binding sites, a high affinity/low capacity site and a low affinity/high capacity site (Habibiet al. 1987a), whereas the catfish pituitary contains a single class of high affinity GnRH binding sites (De Leeuwet al. 1988a). Seasonal variations in pituitary GnRH receptor binding parameters, and the effect of castration on pituitary GnRH receptor binding were investigated in goldfish and catfish, respectively. In goldfish, GnRH receptors undergo seasonal variation with the highest pituitary content of both high and low affinity sites occurring during the late stages of gonadal recrudescence. The observed changes in pituitary GnRH receptor content correlate closely with responsiveness to a GnRH agonistin vivo in terms of serum gonadotropin (GTH) levels. In catfish, castration results in a two-fold increase in pituitary GnRH receptor content, which can be reversed by concomitant treatment with androstenedione, but not by the non-aromatizable androgen 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione; changes observed in GnRH receptor content correlate with variations in serum GTH levels and responsiveness to a GnRH agonist. In summary, the present study provides a clear evidence for seasonal variation in pituitary GnRH receptor activity in goldfish, and demonstrates a gonadal feedback mechanism regulating GnRH receptor activity in the catfish pituitary.
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- H R Habibi
- Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
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