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Braz. j. med. biol. res ; 38(10): 1487-1494, Oct. 2005.
Article in English | LILACS | ID: lil-409270

ABSTRACT

The extracellular matrix is a three-dimensional network of proteins, glycosaminoglycans and other macromolecules. It has a structural support function as well as a role in cell adhesion, migration, proliferation, differentiation, and survival. The extracellular matrix conveys signals through membrane receptors called integrins and plays an important role in pituitary physiology and tumorigenesis. There is a differential expression of extracellular matrix components and integrins during the pituitary development in the embryo and during tumorigenesis in the adult. Different extracellular matrix components regulate adrenocorticotropin at the level of the proopiomelanocortin gene transcription. The extracellular matrix also controls the proliferation of adrenocorticotropin-secreting tumor cells. On the other hand, laminin regulates the production of prolactin. Laminin has a dynamic pattern of expression during prolactinoma development with lower levels in the early pituitary hyperplasia and a strong reduction in fully grown prolactinomas. Therefore, the expression of extracellular matrix components plays a role in pituitary tumorigenesis. On the other hand, the remodeling of the extracellular matrix affects pituitary cell proliferation. Matrix metalloproteinase activity is very high in all types of human pituitary adenomas. Matrix metalloproteinase secreted by pituitary cells can release growth factors from the extracellular matrix that, in turn, control pituitary cell proliferation and hormone secretion. In summary, the differential expression of extracellular matrix components, integrins and matrix metalloproteinase contributes to the control of pituitary hormone production and cell proliferation during tumorigenesis.


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Humans , Adenoma/metabolism , Cell Proliferation , Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/metabolism , Extracellular Matrix Proteins/physiology , Pituitary Hormones/metabolism , Pituitary Neoplasms/metabolism , Adenoma/etiology , Adenoma/pathology , Adrenocorticotropic Hormone , Cell Transformation, Neoplastic/pathology , Extracellular Matrix Proteins/metabolism , Gene Expression Profiling , Integrins/metabolism , Matrix Metalloproteinases/metabolism , Pituitary Neoplasms/etiology , Pituitary Neoplasms/pathology , Prolactin
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Medicina (B.Aires) ; 49(2): 166-70, 1989. ilus, tab
Article in Spanish | LILACS | ID: lil-85325

ABSTRACT

Existe actualmente una orientación definida hacia el estudio de los fenómeno psiconeuro inmunorregulatorios. Diversos modelos experimentales han demonstrado: a) la participación del stress y factores psicosociales y el sistema nervioso central en la regulación de la respuesta inmune; b) una inervación bien desarrollada por el sistema nervioso autónomo en los órganos linféticos; c) la presencia de receptores para mediadores neuroendócrinos en células mononucleares periféricas; d) la actividad de neuropéptidos, hormonas y neurotransmisores en la activación y acción linfocitaria; e) la producción de sustancias neuroendócrinas por linfocitos; f) la existencia de vías de retroalimentación por parte del sistema inmune. En nuestro laboratorio hemos contribuído a esta orientación con la descripción de a) la actividad regulatoria de diversas sustancias neuroendócrinas sobre la producción de interferón-gama; b) la caracterización de la inmunorregulación ejercida por el sistema colinérgico muscarínico; c) la descripción de la actividad in vitro de las indolaminas serotonina y melatonina sobre el sistema inmune y la producción de estas indolaminas por linfocitos y monocitos, constituyendo un modelo de regulación parácrina. Actualmente se están ampliando las investigaciones desarrollando además líneas de estudios integrativas de la función del sistema nervioso central en la regulación del sistema inmune an animales y humanos


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Mice , Rats , Animals , Antibody Formation , Central Nervous System/physiology , Lymphocytes/physiology , Neurosecretory Systems/physiology , Adrenal Cortex Hormones/physiology , Interferon-gamma/biosynthesis , Neuropeptides/physiology , Lymphocyte Activation
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