Naruse K, Takii Y, Inagami T. Immunohistochemical localization of renin in luteinizing hormone-producing cells of rat pituitary.
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1981;
78:7579-83. [PMID:
6278480 PMCID:
PMC349312 DOI:
10.1073/pnas.78.12.7579]
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Abstract
The location of renin (EC 3.4.99.19) in rat pituitary was determined by the peroxidase-antiperoxidase immunohistochemical technique. By using antisera prepared with purified rat renal renin, an immunoreactive substance was localized within ovoid cells scattered throughout the anterior pituitary. These cells were shown to be luteinizing hormone-producing cells by staining with anti-luteinizing hormone antisera in adjacent sections. By using the double staining method, the renin-containing cells were differentiated from cells containing corticotropin, thyrotropin, growth hormone (somatotropin), and prolactin (mammotropin). These results suggest a possible local role for renin in the anterior pituitary.
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