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AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
卷 288, 期 5, 页码 R1178-R1184出版社
AMER PHYSIOLOGICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00697.2004
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ACTH; adrenocorticotropin; anterior pituitary; sheep
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- NICHD NIH HHS [HD-31226, HD-33147] Funding Source: Medline
Secondary stressors in long-term hypoxic (LTH) fetal sheep lead to altered function of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis. Although ACTH is considered the primary mediator of glucocorticoid production in fetal sheep, proopiomelanocortin ( POMC) and 22-kDa pro-ACTH (22-kDa ACTH) have been implicated in the regulation of cortisol production in the ovine fetus. This study was designed to determine whether POMC expression and processing are altered after LTH. Pregnant ewes were maintained at high altitude ( 3,820 m) from day 30 of gestation to near term, when the animals were transported to the laboratory. Reduced PO2 was maintained by nitrogen infusion through a maternal tracheal catheter. On days 139 - 141, fetal anterior pituitaries were collected from normoxic control and LTH fetuses. We measured POMC and corticotrophin-releasing factor type 1 receptor (CRF1-R) mRNA using quantitative real-time PCR, and we used Western blot analysis for quantitation of ACTH, ACTH precursor, and CRF1-R proteins. We measured plasma ACTH(1-39) using a two-site immunoradiometric assay specific for ACTH(1-39). Plasma ACTH precursors were measured by ELISA. Anterior pituitary POMC mRNA levels were not different between groups, whereas CRF1-R levels were significantly higher in the LTH anterior pituitaries compared with control ( P < 0.05). In contrast, protein levels of POMC, CRF1-R, 22-kDa ACTH, and ACTH(1-39) were significantly lower in the LTH group. Plasma concentrations of both ACTH precursors and ACTH(1-39) were significantly elevated in LTH fetuses, whereas the ratio of plasma precursors to ACTH was significantly lower. We conclude that LTH results in enhanced POMC processing and/or release to ACTH and increased hypothalamic drive.
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