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Validation of a culture system for porcine pituitary cells: effects of growth hormone-releasing factor and(or) somatostatin on growth hormone secretion. 1993

C Farmer, and S A Pommier, and P Brazeau
Agriculture Canada Research Station, Lennoxville, Québec.

The goal of the study was to establish the age-related responses of cultured porcine pituitary cells to growth hormone-releasing factor (GRF) and(or) somatostatin (SRIF). A culture system for dispersed porcine pituitary cells was validated. Pituitaries from female pigs of various ages (90 or 110 d of gestation, newborn, 3, 6, or 24 mo old) were enzymatically dispersed with collagenase and neuraminidase, plated (200,000 cells/well), and cultured for 3 d. Plated cells were then subjected to a 4-h challenge with increasing concentrations of GRF (10(-11) to 10(-8) M), SRIF (10(-9) to 10(-6) M), or 10(-8) M of each peptide with increasing concentrations of the other. Culture media were collected and assayed for growth hormone (GH). Pituitaries were pooled so that there were four replicates per age, and treatments were assigned to quadruplicate wells. Concentrations of GH in control wells (basal GH) were maximal at 110 d of gestation and decreased thereafter (P < .01) with increasing age of swine. All peptide combinations affected the GH response (P < .05) at all ages studied, yet GRF was more potent than SRIF in eliciting a response. Age had an effect (P < .05) on the GH response to any of the treatments; younger pigs (90, 110 d of gestation and newborns) had a greater response (P < .05) than older pigs (3, 6, and 24 mo), whereas 6- and 24-mo-old pigs responded similarly in all cases (P > .1).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D010903 Pituitary Gland, Anterior The anterior glandular lobe of the pituitary gland, also known as the adenohypophysis. It secretes the ADENOHYPOPHYSEAL HORMONES that regulate vital functions such as GROWTH; METABOLISM; and REPRODUCTION. Adenohypophysis,Anterior Lobe of Pituitary,Anterior Pituitary Gland,Lobus Anterior,Pars Distalis of Pituitary,Adenohypophyses,Anterior Pituitary Glands,Anterior, Lobus,Anteriors, Lobus,Lobus Anteriors,Pituitary Anterior Lobe,Pituitary Glands, Anterior,Pituitary Pars Distalis
D002478 Cells, Cultured Cells propagated in vitro in special media conducive to their growth. Cultured cells are used to study developmental, morphologic, metabolic, physiologic, and genetic processes, among others. Cultured Cells,Cell, Cultured,Cultured Cell
D003470 Culture Media Any liquid or solid preparation made specifically for the growth, storage, or transport of microorganisms or other types of cells. The variety of media that exist allow for the culturing of specific microorganisms and cell types, such as differential media, selective media, test media, and defined media. Solid media consist of liquid media that have been solidified with an agent such as AGAR or GELATIN. Media, Culture
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005260 Female Females
D000375 Aging The gradual irreversible changes in structure and function of an organism that occur as a result of the passage of time. Senescence,Aging, Biological,Biological Aging
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D000831 Animals, Newborn Refers to animals in the period of time just after birth. Animals, Neonatal,Animal, Neonatal,Animal, Newborn,Neonatal Animal,Neonatal Animals,Newborn Animal,Newborn Animals
D013004 Somatostatin A 14-amino acid peptide named for its ability to inhibit pituitary GROWTH HORMONE release, also called somatotropin release-inhibiting factor. It is expressed in the central and peripheral nervous systems, the gut, and other organs. SRIF can also inhibit the release of THYROID-STIMULATING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; INSULIN; and GLUCAGON besides acting as a neurotransmitter and neuromodulator. In a number of species including humans, there is an additional form of somatostatin, SRIF-28 with a 14-amino acid extension at the N-terminal. Cyclic Somatostatin,Somatostatin-14,Somatotropin Release-Inhibiting Hormone,SRIH-14,Somatofalk,Somatostatin, Cyclic,Somatotropin Release-Inhibiting Factor,Stilamin,Somatostatin 14,Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Factor,Somatotropin Release Inhibiting Hormone

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