Intrahypothalamic neurohormonal interactions in the control of growth hormone secretion.

The secretion of growth hormone (GH, somatotropin) is regulated by two neurohormones: one inhibitory, somatotropin release-inhibiting hormone (SRIH) or somatostatin, and one stimulatory, GH-releasing hormone (GHRH). There are several lines of evidence for reciprocal interactions between SRIH and GHRH neuronal networks. Anatomically, GHRH terminals contact SRIH-containing neurons in the periventricular nucleus and SRIH-containing fibres innervate GHRH-containing neurons in the arcuate nucleus. Physiologically, SRIH and GHRH are secreted into the portal blood in complementary oscillating patterns. Results from immunizations with anti-SRIH antisera suggest that endogenous SRIH blocks GHRH release from the median eminence. Intracerebroventricular injections of SRIH stimulate secretion of GHRH indirectly, probably via autoinhibition of SRIH neurons in the anterior periventricular region. High resolution autoradiography allowed us to visualize high affinity, specific [125]SRIH receptors on 30% of GHRH mRNA-containing cells in the ventrolateral portion of the arcuate nucleus. The functional importance of these receptors was demonstrated by blocking endogenous SRIH action with cysteamine, which resulted in an increase in GHRH mRNA levels and desaturation of SRIH receptors in the ventrolateral part of the arcuate nucleus. Alterations in GH production caused by hypophysectomy or acute and chronic GH hypersecretion have opposite effects on the synthesis of SRIH and GHRH, giving further evidence for reciprocal interactions between these two neurohormonal systems.

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