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Direct Modification of Somatotrope Function by Long-Term Leptin Treatment of Primary Cultured Ovine Pituitary Cells

Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research (S.-G.R., G.-Y.N., K.L., C.C.), Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia; Laboratory of Animal Molecular Physiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Shinshu University (S.-G.R.), Nagano 399-4598, Japan; and Institute of Biochemistry, Hebrew University of Jerusalem (A.R.), Jerusalem 76100, Israel

Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Dr. Chen Chen, Prince Henry’s Institute of Medical Research, P.O. Box 5152, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. E-mail: chen.chen{at}med.monash

Leptin is produced primarily in adipocytes and regulates body energy balance. A close link between leptin and pituitary hormones, including GH, has been reported. The mechanisms employed by leptin to influence somatotropes are not clear, however. Here we report a direct action of recombinant ovine leptin on primary cultured ovine somatotropes by analyzing the levels of mRNA encoding for GH or the receptors for GHRH (GHRH-R) and GH-releasing peptides (GHRP). Treatment of ovine somatotropes with leptin (10^-7–10^-9 M) for 1–3 d reduced the mRNA levels encoding GH and GHRH-R, but increased GHRP receptor mRNA levels in a time- and dose-dependent manner. Three-day treatment of cells with leptin decreased the GH response to GHRH stimulation, but the GH response to GHRP-2 stimulation was increased. The combined effect of GHRH and GHRP-2 on GH secretion was not altered by treatment of the cells with leptin. These results demonstrated a direct action of leptin on ovine pituitary cells, leading to a reduced sensitivity of somatotropes to GHRH. It is also suggested that GHRP may be useful to correct the decrease in GHRH-induced GH secretion by leptin.

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