Korean Journal of Veterinary Research (대한수의학회지)

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Effect of adrenalectomy on gene expression of adrenoceptor subtypes in the hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus

  • Kam, Kyung-Yoon (Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School) ;
  • Shin, Seung Yub (Department of Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Han, Seong Kyu (Center for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Physiology, School of Medical Sciences, The University of Otago) ;
  • Li, Long Hua (Department of Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Chong, Wonee (Department of Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Baek, Dae Hyun (Department of Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Lee, So Yeong (Department of Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University) ;
  • Ryu, Pan Dong (Department of Pharmacology, College of Veterinary Medicine and School of Agricultural Biotechnology, Seoul National University)
  • Accepted : 2004.05.20
  • Published : 2004.06.30
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Abstract

It is well known that the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical (HPA) axis is under the negative feedback control of adrenal corticosteroids. Previous studies have suggested that glucocorticoids can regulate neuroendocrine cells in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) by modulating catecholaminergic transmission, a major excitatory modulator of the HPA axis at the hypothalamic level. But, the effects of corticosteroids on the expression of adrenoceptor subtypes are not fully understood. In this work, we examined mRNA levels of six adrenoceptor subtypes (${\alpha}_{1A}$, ${\alpha}_{1B}$, ${\alpha}_{2A}$, ${\alpha}_{2B}$, ${\beta}_1$ and ${\beta}_2$) in the PVN of normal and adrenalectomized (ADX) rats. Total RNA ($2.5{\mu}g$) was extracted from PVN micropunches of brain slices ($500{\mu}m$) and analyzed by reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). The levels of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) mRNA were increased in the ADX rats relative to normal rats, indicating that the PVN had been liberated from the negative feedback of corticosteroids. Among the six adrenoceptor subtypes examined, mRNA levels for ${\alpha}_{1B}$- and ${\beta}_1$-adrenoceptors were increased, but the level for ${\beta}_2$-adrenoceptors was decreased in the ADX rats. The mRNA levels for the other three subtypes and for the general and neuronal specific housekeeping genes, glyceroaldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase (GAPDH) and N-enolase, respectively, were not changed in the ADX rats. In conclusion, the results indicate that adrenal steroids selectively regulate the gene expression of adrenoceptor subtypes in the PVN.

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