Dopamine Inhibits Basal Prolactin Release in Pituitary Lactotrophs through Pertussis Toxin-Sensitive and -Insensitive Signaling Pathways
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- 20 December 2007
- journal article
- other
- Published by The Endocrine Society in Endocrinology
- Vol. 149 (4), 1470-1479
- https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2007-0980
Abstract
Dopamine D2 receptors signal through the pertussis toxin (PTX)-sensitive Gi/o and PTX-insensitive Gz proteins, as well as through a G protein-independent, β-arrestin/glycogen synthase kinase-3-dependent pathway. Activation of these receptors in pituitary lactotrophs leads to inhibition of prolactin (PRL) release. It has been suggested that this inhibition occurs through the Gi/o-α protein-mediated inhibition of cAMP production and/or Gi/o-βγ dimer-mediated activation of inward rectifier K+ channels and inhibition of voltage-gated Ca2+ channels. Here we show that the dopamine agonist-induced inhibition of spontaneous Ca2+ influx and release of prestored PRL was preserved when cAMP levels were elevated by forskolin treatment. We further observed that dopamine agonists inhibited both spontaneous and depolarization-induced Ca2+ influx in untreated but not in PTX-treated cells. This inhibition was also observed in cells with blocked inward rectifier K+ channels, suggesting that the dopamine effect on voltage-gated Ca2+ channel gating is sufficient to inhibit spontaneous Ca2+ influx. However, agonist-induced inhibition of PRL release was only partially relieved in PTX-treated cells, indicating that dopamine receptors also inhibit exocytosis downstream of voltage-gated Ca2+ influx. The PTX-insensitive step in agonist-induced inhibition of PRL release was not affected by the addition of wortmannin, an inhibitor of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase, and lithium, an inhibitor of glycogen synthase kinase-3, but was attenuated in the presence of phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate, which inhibits Gz signaling pathway in a protein kinase C-dependent manner. Thus, dopamine inhibits basal PRL release by blocking voltage-gated Ca2+ influx through the PTX-sensitive signaling pathway and by desensitizing Ca2+ secretion coupling through the PTX-insensitive and protein kinase C-sensitive signaling pathway.Keywords
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