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  • Title: The role of calcium in the mechanism of corticotropin releasing factor mediated ACTH release.
    Author: Sobel DO.
    Journal: Peptides; 1986; 7(3):443-8. PubMed ID: 3022252.
    Abstract:
    To investigate the role of calcium (Ca+2) in CRF stimulated ACTH release, we studied the effect of the following conditions on CRF (10 nM) mediated ACTH release in primary pituitary monolayer culture: different concentrations of Ca+2; EGTA; lanthanum (La+3) and nifedipine, blockers of calcium cell influx and penfluridol, trifluoperazine, and pimozide, inhibitors of calmodulin activation. Higher concentrations of Ca+2 in the culture medium led to greater amounts of CRF induced ACTH release. EGTA at 3 mM decreased the amount of CRF stimulated ACTH release by 60% but did not alter the spontaneous release of ACTH. At 0.5 mM and 1.0 mM La+3, ACTH release induced by CRF was inhibited by 23% and 35% respectively (p less than 0.01). Nifedipine (both 10(-5) and 10(-4) M) inhibited CRF stimulated ACTH release but only to a maximum of 30%. This inhibition was completely overcome by the addition of 12 mM calcium. Penfluridol, pimozide, and trifluoperazine blocked the release of ACTH induced by CRF by 63%, 26%, and 0% respectively. In conclusion, extracellular Ca+2, Ca+2 influx, and calmodulin play a role in the mechanism of CRF stimulated ACTH in vitro.
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