Ghrelin stimulates growth hormone release and cell proliferation, which strongly supports a significant role for this peptide in the control of growth hormone-releasing adenomas function and growth. Nitric oxide can influence the stimulatory effects of ghrelin on growth hormone secretion in growth hormone-releasing adenomas. However, the effect of nitric oxide (NO) on ghrelin-induced cell proliferation and the mechanism of this effect in the adenoma were not clarified. In this study, we observed that ghrelin, at a concentration of 10(-9) to 10(-6) M, significantly increased BrdU incorporation into rat GH3 cells. A NO donor, S-nitroso-N-acetylpenicillamine (SNAP), blunted basal, and ghrelin-induced cell proliferation. A blocker of NO synthase, Nw-nitro-l-arginine methyl ester hydrochloride (NAME), had no influence on these actions. The activation of extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) 1/2 was examined by western blotting. The results showed that SNAP reduced ghrelin-stimulated ERK1/2 activation but NAME had no influence on this activation. Together, this study indicates that NO inhibited ghrelin-induced cell proliferation by blocking ERK1/2 activation in GH3 cells.
基金:
National Natural Science Foundation of China [30672161]
第一作者单位:[1]China Three Gorges Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Coll Clin Med Sci 1, Yichang Ctr Peoples Hosp, Yichang 443003, Hubei, Peoples R China
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通讯机构:[1]China Three Gorges Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Coll Clin Med Sci 1, Yichang Ctr Peoples Hosp, Yichang 443003, Hubei, Peoples R China[*1]China Three Gorges Univ, Dept Neurosurg, Coll Clin Med Sci 1, Yichang Ctr Peoples Hosp, Yi Ling Da Dao 183, Yichang 443003, Hubei, Peoples R China
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Tian Chunlei,Ye Fei,Wang Lei,et al.Nitric oxide inhibits ghrelin-induced cell proliferation and ERK1/2 activation in GH3 cells[J].ENDOCRINE.2010,38(3):412-416.doi:10.1007/s12020-010-9402-9.
APA:
Tian, Chunlei,Ye, Fei,Wang, Lei,Deng, Yuanguo,Dong, Yuanxun...&Wang, Xiongwei.(2010).Nitric oxide inhibits ghrelin-induced cell proliferation and ERK1/2 activation in GH3 cells.ENDOCRINE,38,(3)
MLA:
Tian, Chunlei,et al."Nitric oxide inhibits ghrelin-induced cell proliferation and ERK1/2 activation in GH3 cells".ENDOCRINE 38..3(2010):412-416