Abstract
The effects of aging on pituitary GH, PRL, and alpha-tubulin messenger RNA (mRNA) levels were measured in 3-, 12-, and 27-month-old male C57BL/6J mice by dot-blot hybridization. The amount of GH and PRL mRNA in the pituitary deceased dramatically with age. However, total poly(A+) RNA (mRNA), as measured by hybridization with radioactively labeled oligo-(dT), was not altered during aging. In addition, there were no age-related changes in the level of alpha-tubulin mRNA. Thus, the effects of aging on GH and PRL mRNA levels are specific; the levels of the majority of cellular mRNAs are not altered with age. GH and mRNA levels decreased 35% between 3 and 12 months (P less than 0.05) and a total of 75% after 27 months (P less than 0.01). PRL mRNA levels decreased 65% between 12 and 27 months (P less than 0.01), although there was no significant decrease before 12 months. Whereas T3 is the most potent regulator of GH gene expression, we did not detect any significant age-related change in serum T3 levels. These results suggest that factors other than T3 play a role in the age-related decline in GH and PRL gene expression.
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