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Stimulatory effects of prolactin and anti-prolactin receptor serum on prolactin binding sites in rat liver cells in suspension culture
Authors:AAM Rosa  J Djiane  LM Houdebine  PA Kelly
Institution:1. Department of Molecular Endocrinology, Le Centre Hospitalier de l''Université Laval, Quebec G1V 4G2, Canada;2. Laboratoire de Physiologie de la Lactation, INRA, 78350 Jouy-en-Josas, France.
Abstract:The effects of prolactin and a serum containing anti-prolactin receptor antibodies on prolactin binding sites were investigated in a suspension culture of rat liver cells. In this model, prolactin binding sites decline rapidly with time, with 90% of the sites lost at 24–48 h of culture. The inclusion of 10 to 100 nM ovine prolactin in the incubation medium, results in a 6-fold increase in prolactin binding compared to control cultures. Anti-prolactin receptor serum is capable of preventing this PRL-induced increase in its receptors. However, when incubated alone, these antibodies at lower concentrations (0.5 to 5%) mimic the up-regulatory effect of prolactin on its own binding site. These findings suggest that in rat liver cells, as has been observed for rabbit mammary gland, that the prolactin molecule is not required beyond the initial binding to its receptors for its action to be attained.
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