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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 288, Issue 6, Pages R1598-R1605Publisher
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00741.2004
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teleost; Oncorhynchus nerka; osmoregulation; pyloric ceca
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A method to culture tissue explants of the intestine from freshwater-adapted sockeye salmon (Oncorhynchus nerka) was developed to assess possible direct effects of cortisol on Na+-K+-ATPase activity. As judged by several criteria, explants from pyloric ceca and the posterior region of the intestine remained viable during short-term (6-day) culture, although Na+-K+-ATPase activity declined and basolateral components of the enterocytes were observed to be partially degraded. Addition of cortisol to the culture medium maintained Na+-K+-ATPase activity (over 2-12 days) above that of control explants and, in some cases, was similar to levels before culture. The response to cortisol was dose dependent (0.001-10 μ g/ml). Within the physiological range, the response was specific for cortisol and showed the following hierarchy: dexamethasone ≥ cortisol > 11-deoxycortisol > cortisone. Insulin maintained Na+-K+-ATPase activity over controls in explants of ceca but not posterior intestine. To compare in vivo and in vitro responses, slow-release implants of cortisol (50 μ g/g) were administered to salmon for 7 days. This treatment elevated plasma cortisol levels and stimulated Na+-K+-ATPase activity in both intestinal regions. The results demonstrate that the teleost intestine is a direct target of cortisol, this corticosteroid protects in vitro functionality of Na+-K+-ATPase, and explants retain cortisol responsiveness during short-term culture.
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