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Interleukin 6 modulation of second messenger systems in anterior pituitary cells
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Interleukin 6 modulation of second messenger systems in anterior pituitary cells

Maurizio Grimaldi, Olimpia Meucci, Antonella Scorziello, Tullio Florio, Carmelo Ventra, Renato De Mercato and Gennaro Schettini
Life sciences (1973), v 51(16), pp 1243-1248
1992
PMID: 1406045

Abstract

We investigated the effect of interleukin-6 (IL-6) on second messenger systems in anterior pituitary (AP) cells. The acute exposition of membranes derived from the pituitary gland to IL-6 did not modify basal and forskolin-stimulated adenylate cyclase (AC) activity, as well as inositol phosphate (IP) production and free [Ca ++] i. Preincubation of AP cells with IL-6 for 20 min did not affect basal second messengers levels, while completely abolished the stimulation by VIP of AC activity, partially inhibited forskolin-stimulated cAMP formation and reduced TRH-stimulated IP production. Finally, the pretreatment of AP cells for 20 min with IL-6 also reduced the TRH-induced rise in free [Ca ++] i.

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