ANGIOTENSIN-II STIMULATION OF THE RAT PITUITARY TUMORAL CELL-PROLIFERATION INVITRO

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KUNERTRADEK, J [1 ]
PAWLIKOWSKI, M [1 ]
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[1] MED ACAD LODZ,INST ENDOCRINOL,STERLING 3,LODZ,POLAND
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10.1016/0006-291X(92)91603-N
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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The effect of angiotensin II (AT II) on proliferation of rat pituitary tumoral cells was investigated in vitro. The tumoral cells were isolated from the prolactin-secreting pituitary tumors induced by stilboestrol implantation. The incorporation of [3H]-thymidine into DNA was used as an index of cell proliferation. It was found that AT II significantly enhanced the [3H]-thymidine incorporation into pituitary tumoral cells in the concentrations of 10-10 and 10-8M. The stimulatory effect disappeared at the concentration of 10-6M. The possible involvement of pituitary renin-angiotensin system in pituitary tumorigenesis was discussed. © 1992.
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