Abstract
The existence of PTH-related peptide (PTHrP) in the hypothalamus was examined by immunohistochemistry in colchicine-treated rats. Two days after intracerebroventricular administration of colchicine dense PTHrP-like immunoreactivity (LI) was observed in the external zone of the median emminence (ME). PTHrP-LI cells were found in the paraventricular nucleus, the supraoptic nucleus and the periventricular region of the third ventricule. The effects of PTHrP on intracellular Ca 2+ concentrations ([Ca 2+] i) were examined by a Ca 2+ imaging method using fura-2 in perifused preparations of isolated rat anterior pituitary cells. The rise in [Ca 2+] i induced by PTHrP was found in approximately 17% of the cells examined. These results suggest that PTHrP-LI cells in the hypothalamus may project to the ME and contribute to the anterior pituitary function.
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