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To determine whether human peripheral T-lymphocytes synthesize luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and whether mitogenic immunoactivation modulates LHRH peptide and gene expression.

July 1, 1993Endocrinology

Immunoactivation enhances the concentration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone peptide and its gene expression in human peripheral T-lymphocytes.

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To determine whether human peripheral T-lymphocytes synthesize luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) and whether mitogenic immunoactivation modulates LHRH peptide and gene expression.
Cultured human peripheral T-cells and isolated CD4+ and CD8+ subsets with or without phytohemagglutinin (PHA) stimulation across 5, 24, and 48 hours.
Quantified intracellular LHRH and pro-LHRH concentrations using radioimmunoassay (RIA) alongside total protein synthesis tracking.
Analyzed LHRH mRNA transcript levels via reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) using histone-3.3 as an internal reference.
PHA stimulation increased LHRH concentration in T-cells from 45 ± 4.5 to 64 ± 7 pg/10^6 cells at 24 h and to 117 ± 11.8 pg/10^6 cells at 48 h (P < 0.01; P < 0.001 from 24 h to 48 h), with similar time-dependent increases observed in CD4+ and CD8+ subsets and pro-LHRH, while unstimulated cells showed no change.
LHRH mRNA expression in PHA-activated T-cells peaked at 24 h before declining by 48 h, contrasting with non-stimulated cells where transcript levels dropped sharply between 5 and 24 h before recovering at 48 h.

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In vitro study reveals immune activation elevates luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in human T-lymphocytes, indicating direct communication between immune and reproductive systems.

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Azad et al. (1993) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a9545892fdd6c151ff23039 https://doi.org/10.1210/endo.133.1.8319570

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In vitro study reveals immune activation elevates luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone in human T-lymphocytes, indicating direct communication between immune and reproductive systems.

Immunoactivation enhances the concentration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone peptide and its gene expression in human peripheral T-lymphocytes.

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Immunoactivation enhances the concentration of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone peptide and its gene expression in human peripheral T-lymphocytes.

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