INHIBITION OF GH1 RAT PITUITARY TUMOR-CELL ADENYLYL CYCLASE ACTIVITY BY SOMATOSTATIN

  • 1 January 1978
    • journal article
    • research article
    • Vol. 4  (6) , 453-462
Abstract
Somatostatin inhibits basal and chlorpromazine stimulated adenylate cyclase activity in homogenates of GH1 rat pituitary tumor cells. The DTrp8-DCys14 analog was more potent than tyrosyl somatostatin as an inhibitor of both basal and chlorpromazine-stimulated adenylate cyclase. Somatostatin had no effect on NaF or guanylyl-imidodiphosphate-stimulated cyclase in GH1 cell homogenates or on basal, epinephrine or prostaglandin E1 stimulated cyclase activity in sonicated BHK [baby hamster kidney] fibroblasts. A specific effect of somatostatin to inhibit pituitary adenylate cyclase activity is indicated.