Effect of vitamin D2 stimulation on amine stores and secretory granules in the calcitonin cells of the mouse |
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Authors: | A. Melander Ch. Owman F. Sundler |
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Affiliation: | (1) Departments of Pharmacology, Anatomy and Histology, University of Lund, Lund, Sweden |
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Abstract: | Summary The calcitonin-producing cells (C cells) of the thyroid gland are characterized by numerous suhmicroscopic granules, believed to contain the hormone, by a strong argyrophilia, and by the ability to synthesize and store certain arylethylamines (such as dopamine) from corresponding immediate precursors (such as DOPA).In mice, vitamin D2 treatment—known to increase calcitonin secretion—evoked a degranulation and a loss of argyrophilia of the C cells, and a reduction in their content of dopamine (induced by exogenous DOPA). Additional treatment with a monoamine oxidase inhibitor restored the dopamine content of the C cells, although they were still degranulated. Treatment with reserpine, which inhibits the amine-storing mechanism, prevented the degranulation following vitamin D2 treatment.The findings support the assumption that a functional rather than only a structural relationship exists between the intracellular amine and the secretory granules in cells elaborating calcitonin, and that the amine is involved in the secretion of the polypeptide hormone. |
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