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Costa-Brito AR, Quintela T, Gonçalves I, Duarte AC, Costa AR, Arosa FA, Cavaco JE, Lemos MC, Santos CRA. The Choroid Plexus Is an Alternative Source of Prolactin to the Rat Brain. Mol Neurobiol 2021; 58:1846-1858. [PMID: 33409838 DOI: 10.1007/s12035-020-02267-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2020] [Accepted: 12/16/2020] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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Among the more than 300 functions attributed to prolactin (PRL), this hormone has been associated with the induction of neurogenesis and differentiation of olfactory neurons especially during pregnancy, which are essential for maternal behavior. Despite the original hypothesis that PRL enters the central nervous system through a process mediated by PRL receptors (PRLR) at the choroid plexus (CP), recent data suggested that PRL transport into the brain is independent of its receptors. Based on transcriptomic data suggesting that PRL could be expressed in the CP, this work aimed to confirm PRL synthesis and secretion by CP epithelial cells (CPEC). The secretion of PRL and the distribution of PRLR in CPEC were further characterized using an in vitro model of the rat blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier. RT-PCR analysis of PRL transcripts showed its presence in pregnant rat CP, in CPEC, and in the rat immortalized CP cell line, Z310. These observations were reinforced by immunocytochemistry staining of PRL in CPEC and Z310 cell cytoplasm. A 63-kDa immunoreactive PRL protein was detected by Western blot in CP protein extracts as well as in culture medium incubated with rat pituitary and samples of rat cerebrospinal fluid and serum. Positive immunocytochemistry staining of PRLR was present throughout the CPEC cytoplasm and in the apical and basal membrane of these cells. Altogether, our evidences suggest that CP is an alternative source of PRL to the brain, which might impact neurogenesis of olfactory neurons at the subventricular zone, given its proximity to the CP.
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- Ana R Costa-Brito
- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal
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- CICS-UBI, Health Sciences Research Centre, University of Beira Interior, Covilhã, Portugal.
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Lopez-Pulido EI, Muñoz-Valle JF, Del Toro-Arreola S, Jave-Suárez LF, Bueno-Topete MR, Estrada-Chávez C, Pereira-Suárez AL. High expression of prolactin receptor is associated with cell survival in cervical cancer cells. Cancer Cell Int 2013; 13:103. [PMID: 24148306 PMCID: PMC4016267 DOI: 10.1186/1475-2867-13-103] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2013] [Accepted: 10/11/2013] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The altered expression of prolactin (PRL) and its receptor (PRLR) has been implicated in breast and other types of cancer. There are few studies that have focused on the analysis of PRL/PRLR in cervical cancer where the development of neoplastic lesions is influenced by the variation of the hormonal status. The aim of this study was to evaluate the expression of PRL/PRLR and the effect of PRL treatment on cell proliferation and apoptosis in cervical cancer cell lines. RESULTS High expression of multiple PRLR forms and PRLvariants of 60-80 kDa were observed in cervical cancer cell lines compared with non-tumorigenic keratinocytes evaluated by Western blot, immunofluorecence and real time PCR. Treatment with PRL (200 ng/ml) increased cell proliferation in HeLa cells determined by the MTT assay at day 3 and after 1 day a protective effect against etoposide induced apoptosis in HeLa, SiHa and C-33A cervical cancer cell lines analyzed by the TUNEL assay. CONCLUSIONS Our data suggests that PRL/PRLR signaling could act as an important survival factor for cervical cancer. The use of an effective PRL antagonist may provide a better therapeutic intervention in cervical cancer.
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- Laboratorio de Inmunología, Departamento de Fisiología, Centro Universitario de, Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad de Guadalajara, Guadalajara, México.
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López-Rincón G, Pereira-Suárez AL, Del Toro-Arreola S, Sánchez-Hernández PE, Ochoa-Zarzosa A, Muñoz-Valle JF, Estrada-Chávez C. Lipopolysaccharide induces the expression of an autocrine prolactin loop enhancing inflammatory response in monocytes. JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION-LONDON 2013; 10:24. [PMID: 23731754 PMCID: PMC3716533 DOI: 10.1186/1476-9255-10-24] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/05/2012] [Accepted: 05/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Background Prolactin from pituitary gland helps maintain homeostasis but it is also released in immune cells where its function is not completely understood. Pleiotropic functions of prolactin (PRL) might be mediated by different isoforms of its receptor (PRLr). Methods The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the eventual synthesis of PRL and PRLr isoforms with the inflammatory response in monocytes. We used THP-1 and monocytes isolated from healthy subjects stimulated with lipopolysaccharide (LPS). Western blot, real time PCR and immunocytochemistry were performed to identify both molecules. The bioactivity of the PRL was assessed using a bioassay and ELISA to detect pro inflammatory cytokines. Results PRLr mRNA and PRL mRNA were synthesized in THP-1 monocytes activated with LPS with peaks of 300-fold and 130-fold, respectively. The long (100 kDa) and the intermediate (50 kDa) isoforms of PRLr and big PRL (60 kDa) were time-dependent upregulated for monocytes stimulated with LPS. This expression was confirmed in monocytes from healthy subjects. The PRLr intermediate isoform and the big PRL were found soluble in the culture media and later in the nucleus in THP-1 monocytes stimulated with LPS. Big PRL released by monocytes showed bioactivity in Nb2 Cells, and both PRL and PRLr, synthesized by monocytes were related with levels of nitrites and proinflammatory citokines. Conclusions Our results suggest the expression of a full-autocrine loop of PRL enhances the inflammatory response in activated monocytes. This response mediated by big PRL may contribute to the eradication of potential pathogens during innate immune response in monocytes but may also contribute to inflammatory disorders.
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- Gonzalo López-Rincón
- Unidad de Biotecnología Médica y Farmacéutica, Centro de Investigación y Asistencia en Tecnología y Diseño del Estado de Jalisco A,C, Guadalajara, Jalisco 44270, México.
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The relationship between prolactin and the immune system has been demonstrated in the last two decades, opening new windows in the field of the immunoendocrinology. Prolactin has an important role in the innate and adaptive immune response. Increased prolactin levels have been described in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome, and systemic sclerosis among others. Hyperprolactinemia is associated with active disease and organ involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. Therefore, prolactin is an integral member of the immunoneuroendocrinology network and seems to have a role in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Few controlled studies of dopamine agonist treatment in humans with autoimmune disease have been conducted only in systemic lupus erythematosus patients, which support the potential efficacy of such agents even during pregnancy and postpartum. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the mechanisms by which prolactin affects autoimmune disease activity, increase the inflammatory mechanism, and determine the role of anti-prolactinemic drugs to regulate the immune/inflammatory process.
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Jara LJ, Medina G, Saavedra MA, Vera-Lastra O, Navarro C. Prolactin and autoimmunity. Clin Rev Allergy Immunol 2011; 2:389-95. [PMID: 20031611 DOI: 10.1161/circgenetics.109.853572] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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The relationship between prolactin and the immune system has been demonstrated in the last two decades, opening new windows in the field of the immunoendocrinology. Prolactin has an important role in the innate and adaptive immune response. Increased prolactin levels have been described in autoimmune diseases such as systemic lupus erythematosus, rheumatoid arthritis, Sjögren syndrome, and systemic sclerosis among others. Hyperprolactinemia is associated with active disease and organ involvement in systemic lupus erythematosus. Therefore, prolactin is an integral member of the immunoneuroendocrinology network and seems to have a role in pathogenesis of autoimmune diseases. Few controlled studies of dopamine agonist treatment in humans with autoimmune disease have been conducted only in systemic lupus erythematosus patients, which support the potential efficacy of such agents even during pregnancy and postpartum. Further studies are necessary to elucidate the mechanisms by which prolactin affects autoimmune disease activity, increase the inflammatory mechanism, and determine the role of anti-prolactinemic drugs to regulate the immune/inflammatory process.
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- Luis J Jara
- Direction of Education and Research, Hospital de Especialidades Centro Médico La Raza, IMSS, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico.
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Diminished prolactin from chlordecone treatment in ovariectomized (NZBxNZW)F(1) mice. Int Immunopharmacol 2007; 7:1808-12. [PMID: 17996692 DOI: 10.1016/j.intimp.2007.08.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2007] [Revised: 08/28/2007] [Accepted: 08/28/2007] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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In murine models of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), administration of either prolactin or estradiol (E2) increases autoimmunity, and there is evidence that elevated prolactin in response to E2 administration may contribute substantially to E2 effects. Hormonal influence on SLE can extend to environmental agents, as demonstrated by the ability of estrogenic organochlorine pesticides such as chlordecone to accelerate the development of lupus in female (NZBxNZW)F(1) mice. In order to evaluate a potential role for prolactin in chlordecone effects on SLE, it was necessary to first determine whether treatment with chlordecone, like E2, results in elevated prolactin levels. Ovariectomized (NZBxNZW)F(1) mice were treated for 5-6 weeks with chlordecone or E2 in doses shown previously to significantly shorten the time to onset of SLE. At the end of the treatment period, serum prolactin levels were increased 10- to 20-fold in E2-treated mice compared to untreated controls, but decreased in an apparent dose-dependent manner in mice treated with chlordecone. Prolactin receptor in purified splenic B and CD4 T cells from treated animals, assessed through measurement of mRNA using quantitative real-time PCR, was increased by E2 treatment but unchanged in response to chlordecone. These observations suggest that the role of prolactin in eliciting autoimmunity in E2-treated animals is absent in the case of chlordecone, and by implication, that chlordecone possesses other actions that can replace the contribution of prolactin to development of SLE.
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Zhang J, Sun R, Tian Z. Human prolactin promotes human secondary immunoglobulin response in human/SCID mouse chimeras. CLINICAL AND VACCINE IMMUNOLOGY : CVI 2006; 14:60-4. [PMID: 17079435 PMCID: PMC1797703 DOI: 10.1128/cvi.00244-06] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Recombinant human prolactin (rhPRL) was administered to huPBL-SCID mice to determine its effects on production of human immunoglobulin (Ig). The huPBL-SCID mice were injected intraperitoneally (i.p.) with 10 mug rhPRL every other day for a total of 10 injections. The results reconfirmed that rhPRL significantly increased the numbers of human CD3+ T cells and human CD19+ B cells in spleens, lymph nodes, and thymuses of huPBL-SCID mice. The huPBL-SCID mice were then concurrently given various doses of diphtheria-tetanus (DT) vaccine and 10-mug i.p. injections of rhPRL and were examined for the presence of human DT-specific proliferation of lymph node cells in vitro and antibody production in vivo. rhPRL greatly improved the engraftment of functional human lymphocytes (CD3+ T cells and CD19+ B cells) in DT-immunized huPBL-SCID mice. The rhPRL-treated, DT-immunized huPBL-SCID mice produced significantly larger amounts of DT-specific antibodies in response to the vaccine. The predominant Ig isotype induced after immunization was IgG. Thus, rhPRL stimulation promotes human secondary IgG responses in huPBL-SCID mice.
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- Jian Zhang
- Institute of Immunopharmacology & Immunotherapy, School of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Shandong University, 44 Wenhua West Road, Jinan 250012, China.
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Gerlo S, Verdood P, Hooghe-Peters EL, Kooijman R. Multiple cAMP-induced signaling cascades regulate prolactin expression in T cells. Cell Mol Life Sci 2006; 63:92-9. [PMID: 16378242 PMCID: PMC2792358 DOI: 10.1007/s00018-005-5433-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Beside its pivotal role in reproduction, the pituitary hormone prolactin (PRL) has been attributed an immunomodulatory function. Here we report that cAMP is an important stimulator of PRL transcription in primary human T lymphocytes. Inhibition of both protein kinase A (PKA) and p38 MAPK partially abrogated cAMP-induced PRL expression. In addition, cAMP-induced phosphorylation of p38 was shown to occur independently of PKA and could be mimicked by a methylated cAMP analogue which specifically activates the recently discovered cAMP receptor EPAC (exchange protein directly activated by cAMP). Our findings suggest that cAMP induces PRL expression in T lymphocytes via cooperation of at least two different signaling pathways: a PKA-dependent pathway leading to the phosphorylation of cAMP response element-binding protein, and a PKA-independent pathway leading to p38 phosphorylation.
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- S. Gerlo
- Neuroendocrine Immunology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Neuroendocrine Immunology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Neuroendocrine Immunology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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- Neuroendocrine Immunology Research Group, Department of Pharmacology, Free University of Brussels (VUB), Laarbeeklaan 103, 1090 Brussels, Belgium
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Peeva E, Michael D, Cleary J, Rice J, Chen X, Diamond B. Prolactin modulates the naive B cell repertoire. J Clin Invest 2003; 111:275-83. [PMID: 12531884 PMCID: PMC151869 DOI: 10.1172/jci16530] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Prolactin is a peptide hormone produced by the anterior pituitary gland that is critical in lactation. Prolactin can also be produced by lymphocytes, and both B and T cells express prolactin receptors. These findings have suggested that prolactin has immunomodulatory functions. Studies in spontaneously autoimmune hosts have demonstrated a role for prolactin in augmenting autoreactivity. We chose to analyze prolactin effects on anti-DNA B cells in nonspontaneously autoimmune female BALB/c mice transgenic for the heavy chain of an anti-DNA antibody. Treatment with prolactin for 4 weeks induced a lupus-like phenotype with an increased number of transgene-expressing B cells, elevated serum anti-DNA antibody titers, and glomerular immunoglobulin deposits. Prolactin caused a decrease in the population of transitional B cells and an increase in mature follicular and marginal zone B cells. The DNA-reactive B cells had a follicular cell phenotype. Anti-DNA hybridomas demonstrated that prolactin alters selection of the naive B cell repertoire. The expansion and activation of anti-DNA B cells in prolactin-treated R4A-gamma2b BALB/c mice was dependent on the presence of CD4(+) T cells. Finally, treatment with prolactin was unable to break tolerance in R4A-gamma2b transgenic C57Bl/6 mice, suggesting that responsiveness of the immune system to prolactin is genetically determined.
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- Elena Peeva
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
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Matera L, Contarini M, Bellone G, Forno B, Biglino A. Up-modulation of interferon-gamma mediates the enhancement of spontanous cytotoxicity in prolactin-activated natural killer cells. Immunology 1999; 98:386-92. [PMID: 10583598 PMCID: PMC2326946 DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2567.1999.00893.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Prolactin (PRL) has been shown to participate in lymphocyte activation. In particular, the constitutive natural killer (NK) and the lymphokine-activated killer (LAK) cytotoxicity of CD56+ CD16+ cells is increased by its physiological to supraphysiological concentrations. As PRL has been shown to up-regulate the production of interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) by peripheral blood mononuclear cells, we studied its effect on IFN-gamma production by NK cells as a possible mechanism of autocrine activation of cytotoxicity. Released and intracellular IFN-gamma, as well as IFN-gamma mRNA expression, were increased by pituitary and recombinant human PRL, which stimulated optimal NK and LAK cytotoxicity. Treatment with blocking anti-IFN-gamma monoclonal antibody (mAb) selectively affected PRL-increased killing of K562 targets, demonstrating that PRL-mediated enhancement of spontaneous cytotoxicity depends, at least in part, on up-regulation of IFN-gamma.
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- L Matera
- Department of Internal Medicine, University of Turin, Italy
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