期刊
BRAIN RESEARCH
卷 1608, 期 -, 页码 14-20出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2015.02.052
关键词
Erythropoietin; Adrenocorticotropic hormone; Pituitary gland
资金
- National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases at the National Institutes of Health [ZIA DK025061, ZIA DK025102]
Erythropoietin (Epo) and Epo-receptor (EpoR) signaling, in addition to its classical role in erythropoiesis, exhibit a protective response in non-hematopoietic tissues. Mice with EpoR expression restricted to only hematopoietic tissues (Delta EpoR(E)), become obese, have low energy expenditure, and are glucose intolerant and insulin resistant. In the arcuate nucleus of the mouse hypothalamus, EpoR expression co-localizes in proopiomelanocortin (POMC) neurons. In vivo high-dose Epo treatment increases hypothalamus POMC, reduces food intake and fat mass accumulation. Here we report that Epo treatment also decreases plasma concentration of the pituitary derived POMC peptide, adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH). Conversely, Delta EpoR(E) mice show reduced hypothalamus POMC and high plasma concentrations of ACTH. In the pituitary, POMC is synthesized in the corticotroph cells, and here we examine Epo effect on pituitary POMC expression using the AtT-20 mouse corticotroph pituitary cell line. In AtT-20 cells, enzyme immunoassay analysis showed that Epo inhibits ACTH secretion. This effect is post-translational, as Epo treatment did not affect POMC mRNA expression but increased intracellular levels of ACTH peptide. Moreover, Epo reduced the basal intracellular calcium (Ca2+) levels, suggesting an effect in the Ca2+-signaling pathway. In summary, our studies suggest a novel regulatory pathway of ACTH secretion in the pituitary via EpoR-signaling. The higher plasma ACTH level in Delta EpoR(E) mice also suggests a possible mechanism of deregulated pituitary function with loss of Epo-signaling. Published by Elsevier B.V.
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