The present study reveals high levels of the transcription factor HIF-1α in somatotroph pituitary tumors from patients with acromegaly. Further investigation shows that HIF-1α expression under hypoxic conditions increases PKA activity via the transcriptional repression of the PKA regulatory subunit IIβ (PRKARIIβ) through the sequestration of SP1, the major regulator of PRKARIIβ transcription.
In primary cultures of somatotroph tumor tissue, hypoxic incubation could blunt the response to octreotide on GH secretion. Further analysis revealed that high HIF-1α expression is associated with lower rates of IGF-1 normalization in patients following treatment with somatostatin analogs.
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The present study reveals high levels of the transcription factor HIF-1α in somatotroph pituitary tumors from patients with acromegaly. Further investigation shows that HIF-1α expression under hypoxic conditions increases PKA activity via the transcriptional repression of the PKA regulatory subunit IIβ (PRKARIIβ) through the sequestration of SP1, the major regulator of PRKARIIβ transcription.
In primary cultures of somatotroph tumor tissue, hypoxic incubation could blunt the response to octreo...
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