Rapid stimulatory effect of activin-A on messenger RNA encoding the follicle-stimulating hormone beta-subunit in rat pituitary cell cultures

Molecular Endocrinology
B Attardi, J Miklos

Abstract

Activin, a dimer of the beta-subunits of inhibin, stimulates FSH secretion by cultured rat pituitary cells. Both the cell content of FSH and total FSH (secreted plus intracellular) are increased by activin, suggesting an effect on FSH biosynthesis. To test this idea directly, we examined the effect of purified human activin-A of recombinant DNA origin (rhactivin-A) on steady state levels of mRNAs for the gonadotropin subunits in pituitary cell cultures prepared from adult male rats. A preliminary study of the time course of rhactivin-A action indicated that the first significant effect on FSH secretion was observed at 6 h, with maximal stimulation occurring at 24-72 h. A small (20-30%), but significant, increase in LH secretion was also observed by 24 h. For RNA analysis, pituitary cell-cultures were treated for 2-72 h with a maximally effective concentration (50 ng/ml) of rhactivin-A. FSH secretion in rhactivin-A-treated cultures was elevated by 2- to 2.5-fold. Intracellular FSH increased gradually from 24-72 h. Recombinant human activin-A stimulated FSH beta mRNA levels at all times examined; FSH beta mRNA levels in activin-treated cultures were already twice those in control cultures at 2 h, and the magnitude of this effect ...Continue Reading

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