Cell specific expression of the sst2A and sst5 somatostatin receptors in the rat anterior pituitary

Endocrinology
E MezeyA Schonbrunn

Abstract

Somatostatin (SRIF), originally described as a hypothalamic hormone that inhibits the release of growth hormone was subsequently shown to inhibit the secretion of multiple pituitary hormones. Five genes encoding six different SRIF receptors (sst1, 2A, 2B, 3, 4 and 5) have been cloned and mRNAs for all five are expressed in the anterior pituitary. We used double immunostaining to determine which cells in the anterior pituitary bear sst2A and sst5 receptors. Our results show that these two receptors are widely distributed in the pituitary gland and are both present in a large percentage of GH cells. In addition, sst5 occurs in a small population of corticotrophs and a large percentage of lactotrophs whereas sst2A is found in only a few lactotrophs but a large number of corticotrophs. The sst2A receptor is also expressed in about a third of the gonadotrophs and thyrotrophs. Interestingly, sst2A and sst5 receptors colocalize in a small percentage of cells, most likely somatotrophs demonstrating that the same cells can contain multiple sst receptor subtypes. These results indicate that sst subtype specific analogs are likely to be useful for the selective regulation of individual pituitary hormones.

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