Different degrees of somatotroph ablation compromise pituitary growth hormone cell network structure and other pituitary endocrine cell types.

Waite, E; Lafont, C; Carmignac, D; Chauvet, N; Coutry, N; Christian, H; Robinson, I; Mollard, P; Le Tissier, P

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Different degrees of somatotroph ablation compromise pituitary growth hormone cell network structure and other pituitary endocrine cell types.

Abstract:: We have generated transgenic mice with somatotroph-specific expression of a modified influenza virus ion channel, (H37A)M2, leading to ablation of GH cells with three levels of severity, dependent on transgene copy number. GH-M2(low) mice grow normally and have normal-size pituitaries but 40-50% reduction in pituitary GH content in adult animals. GH-M2(med) mice have male-specific transient growth retardation and a reduction in pituitary GH content by 75% at 42 d and 97% by 100 d. GH-M2(high) mice are severely dwarfed with undetectable pituitary GH. The GH secretory response of GH-M2(low) and GH-M2(med) mice to GH-releasing peptide-6 and GHRH was markedly attenuated. The content of other pituitary hormones was affected depending on transgene copy number: no effect in GH-M2(low) mice, prolactin and TSH reduced in GH-M2(med) mice, and all hormones reduced in GH-M2(high) mice. The effect on non-GH hormone content was associated with increased macrophage invasion of the pituitary. Somatotroph ablation affected GH cell network organization with limited disruption in GH-M2(low) mice but more severe disruption in GH-M2(med) mice. The remaining somatotrophs formed tight clusters after puberty, which contrasts with GHRH-M2 mice with a secondary reduction in somatotrophs that do not form clusters. A reduction in pituitary beta-catenin staining was correlated with GH-M2 transgene copy number, suggesting M2 expression has an effect on cell-cell communication in somatotrophs and other pituitary cell types. GH-M2 transgenic mice demonstrate that differing degrees of somatotroph ablation lead to correlated secondary effects on cell populations and cellular network organization.

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Waite, E., Lafont, C., Carmignac, D., Chauvet, N., Coutry, N., Christian, H., Robinson, I., Mollard, P., & Le Tissier, P. (2010). Different degrees of somatotroph ablation compromise pituitary growth hormone cell network structure and other pituitary endocrine cell types. Endocrinology, 151(1), 234–243.

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Waite, E., et al. “Different Degrees of Somatotroph Ablation Compromise Pituitary Growth Hormone Cell Network Structure and Other Pituitary Endocrine Cell Types.” Endocrinology, vol. 151, no. 1, 2010, pp. 234–43.

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Waite, E, C Lafont, D Carmignac, N Chauvet, N Coutry, H Christian, I Robinson, P Mollard, and P Le Tissier. 2010. “Different Degrees of Somatotroph Ablation Compromise Pituitary Growth Hormone Cell Network Structure and Other Pituitary Endocrine Cell Types.” Endocrinology 151 (1): 234–43.
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