| Literature DB >> 1723085 |
M Yamaguchi1, K Koike, N Matsuzaki, Y Yoshimoto, T Taniguchi, A Miyake, O Tanizawa.
Abstract
The effects of interferon-alpha, interferon-beta 1 and interferon-gamma on the secretions of prolactin (PRL) and interleukin-6 by primary cultured rat anterior pituitary cells were examined. These three interferons caused dose-dependent increases in PRL secretion within 30 min, and dose-dependent stimulation of interleukin-6 were weaker than the effects of interleukin-1 and tumor necrosis factor-alpha. These results suggest that interferons regulate PRL secretion from the pituitary gland, and that there may be a pathway in which interferons stimulate PRL secretion through interleukin-6 release.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1723085 DOI: 10.1007/BF03346841
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Endocrinol Invest ISSN: 0391-4097 Impact factor: 4.256