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Sivagurunathan U, Dominguez D, Tseng Y, Zamorano MJ, Philip AJP, Izquierdo M. Interaction between Dietary Vitamin D 3 and Vitamin K 3 in Gilthead Seabream Larvae ( Sparus aurata) in Relation to Growth and Expression of Bone Development-Related Genes. AQUACULTURE NUTRITION 2023; 2023:3061649. [PMID: 37260465 PMCID: PMC10229253 DOI: 10.1155/2023/3061649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/01/2023] [Accepted: 05/12/2023] [Indexed: 06/02/2023]
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Vitamins D and K are essential fat-soluble nutrients that intervene in bone development processes among other biological functions. The present study is aimed at investigating the potential combined effect of dietary supplementation with vitamin D3 (cholecalciferol) and vitamin K3 (menadione) in gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata) larvae. For that purpose, seabream diets were supplemented with different combinations of vitamin D3/vitamin K3 (mg/kg diet) as follows: 0.00/0, 0.06/70, 0.06/170, 0.13/70, 0.13/170, 0.40/70, and 0.40/170. Feeding gilthead seabream larvae (22 days post hatch) for 21 days with the diets supplemented with 0.06-0.13 mg/kg vitamin D3 and 70 mg/kg vitamin K3 (diets 0.06/70 and 0.13/70) led to the highest larval growth and survival and the highest expression of important biomarkers of both bone development and health, such as bmp2, osx, and mgp, and calcium homeostasis, such as pthrp and casr. However, the increased supplementation with both vitamins at 0.40 mg/kg vitamin D3 and 170 mg/kg vitamin K3 (diet 0.40/170) reduced larval growth and survival, downregulated bmp2 and pthrp expressions, and upregulated osx and mgp, causing an unbalance in the relative expression of these genes. The results of the present study have shown the interaction between vitamin D3 supplementation and vitamin K3 supplementation in larval performance and gene expression related to bone development and calcium homeostasis, denoting the significance of a correct balance between both vitamins in larval diets.
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- U. Sivagurunathan
- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), EcoAqua Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Crta. Taliarte s/n, 35214 Telde, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), EcoAqua Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Crta. Taliarte s/n, 35214 Telde, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), EcoAqua Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Crta. Taliarte s/n, 35214 Telde, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), EcoAqua Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Crta. Taliarte s/n, 35214 Telde, Spain
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- Grupo de Investigación en Acuicultura (GIA), EcoAqua Institute, University of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Crta. Taliarte s/n, 35214 Telde, Spain
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Wang Y, Zhang Z, Yang P, Zhang M, Xi L, Liu Q, Li J. Molecular mechanism underlying the effect of illumination time on the growth performance of broilers via changes in the intestinal bacterial community. PeerJ 2020; 8:e9638. [PMID: 32832271 PMCID: PMC7409780 DOI: 10.7717/peerj.9638] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2020] [Accepted: 07/09/2020] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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The circadian rhythms associated with light have important effects on the growth, metabolism, immunity and reproduction of broilers. However, there is a lack of systematic evaluations of the effect of the light cycle on intestinal microbes and the nutritional metabolism of these microbes in broilers. This study was designed to study the effects of the light cycle on the intestinal bacterial community structure and growth of broilers. In this study, Arbor Acre (AA) broilers were fed under a short photoperiod (1L:23D), a long photoperiod (23L:1D), and a normal photoperiod (16L:8D), respectively. The feed conversion ratio of the broilers was calculated, and the levels of endocrine hormones, such as melatonin, insulin and glucagon, were determined. Intestinal contents were collected from the small intestines of the broilers after slaughtering, and the V3+V4 region of the 16s rDNA gene was sequenced. The results demonstrated that changes in the light cycle could affect the synthetic rhythms of melatonin, insulin and glucagon. Compared to short and normal photoperiod, long photoperiod significantly increased the abundances of Barnesiella species in intestinal microbes and decreased the abundances of Bacteroides and Alistipes species. Cluster of Orthologous Groups of proteins analysis indicated that prolongation of the illumination increased the abundances of bacterial genes with glycometabolic and membrane transport functions in intestinal microorganisms. A model was established in this study, and our results showed that prolonged illumination altered the intestinal microbial community structures of broilers, increased the absorption and utilization of polysaccharides in broilers, and reduced the feed-to-meat ratios. To the best of our knowledge, this is also the first study to describe the molecular mechanism underlying the effects of the light cycle on the uptake and utilization of nutrients that occur via modification of the intestinal microbial community structure in broilers.
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- Yongfen Wang
- College of Life Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China.,College of Food and Biology Engineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Food and Biology Engineering, Henan University of Animal Husbandry and Economy, Zhengzhou, Henan, China
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- College of Biosystems Engineering and Food Science, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou, China
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- College of Life Sciences, National Engineering Laboratory for Resource Development of Endangered Crude Drugs in Northwest China, Shaanxi Normal University, Xi'an, China
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Lu W, Jin Y, Xu J, Greenwood MP, Balment RJ. Molecular characterisation and expression of parathyroid hormone-related protein in the caudal neurosecretory system of the euryhaline flounder, Platichthys flesus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2017; 249:24-31. [PMID: 28242308 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.02.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2016] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/23/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a hypercalcemic factor in fish, but the source of circulating PTHrP remains unclear. In this study investigation of the caudal neurosecretory system (CNSS), considered one of major sources of PTHrP in fish, provided valuable insights into this regulatory system. We report pthrpa and pthrpb gene cloning, characterization, expression, and responses to low salinity and hypocalcemia challenge in flounder. The pthrpa and pthrpb precursors, isolated from a European flounder CNSS library, consist of 166 and 192 amino acid residues, respectively, with an overall homology of approximately 59.2%. Both precursors contain a signal peptide and a mature peptide with cleavage and amidation sites. The flounder PTHrPA and PTHrPB peptides share only 41% sequence identity with human PTHrPA. Quantitative PCR analysis demonstrated that the bone and bladder, are respectively major sites of pthrpa and pthrpb expression in flounder. Urophysectomy confirmed the CNSS as a likely contributor to circulating PTHrP peptides. There were no significant differences in CNSS pthrpa and pthrpb mRNA expression or plasma PTHrP levels between seawater (SW) and freshwater (FW)-adapted fish, though plasma total calcium concentrations were higher in FW animals. The intraperitonial administration of EGTA rapidly induced hypocalcemia and concomitant elevation in plasma PTHrP accompanied by increases in both pthrpa and pthrpb expression in the CNSS. Together, these findings support an evolutionary conserved role for PTHrP in the endocrine regulation of calcium.
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- Weiqun Lu
- Key Laboratory of Exploration and Utilization of Aquatic Genetic Resources, Ministry of Education, Shanghai 201306, China; College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China.
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- College of Fisheries and Life Science, Shanghai Ocean University, Shanghai 201306, China
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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- Faculty of Life Sciences, University of Manchester, Oxford Road, M13 9PT, United Kingdom
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Acclimation to different environmental salinities induces molecular endocrine changes in the GH/IGF-I axis of juvenile gilthead sea bream (Sparus aurata L.). J Comp Physiol B 2014; 185:87-101. [PMID: 25395251 DOI: 10.1007/s00360-014-0871-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2014] [Revised: 10/15/2014] [Accepted: 10/26/2014] [Indexed: 02/03/2023]
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To assess the role of the GH/IGF-I axis in osmotic acclimation of the gilthead seabream Sparus aurata, juvenile specimens were acclimated to four environmental salinities: hyposmotic (5 ‰), isosmotic (12 ‰) and hyperosmotic (40 and 55 ‰). The full-length cDNAs for both pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating peptide (PACAP) and prepro-somatostatin-I (PSS-I), the precursor for mature somatostatin-I (SS-I), were cloned. Hypothalamic PACAP and PSS-I, hypophyseal growth hormone (GH) and prolactin (PRL), and hepatic insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) mRNA expression levels were analyzed in the four rearing salinities tested. PACAP and IGF-I mRNA values increased significantly in response to both 5 and 55 ‰ salinities, showing a U-shaped curve relationship with the basal level in the 40 ‰ group. Hypothalamic PSS-I expression increased strongly in the 55 ‰ environment. GH mRNA levels did not change in any of the tested environmental salinities. PRL mRNA maximum levels were encountered in the 5 and 12 ‰ environments, but significantly down-regulated in the 40 ‰. Plasma cortisol levels significantly increased in the 40 ‰ environment. These results are discussed in relation to the well-known high adaptability of Sparus aurata to different environmental salinities and the role of the GH/IGF-I axis in this process.
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Pinheiro PLC, Cardoso JCR, Power DM, Canário AVM. Functional characterization and evolution of PTH/PTHrP receptors: insights from the chicken. BMC Evol Biol 2012; 12:110. [PMID: 22768871 PMCID: PMC3483286 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2148-12-110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The parathyroid hormone (PTH)-family consists of a group of structurally related factors that regulate calcium and bone homeostasis and are also involved in development of organs such as the heart, mammary gland and immune system. They interact with specific members of family 2 B1 G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs), which have been characterised in teleosts and mammals. Two PTH/PTHrP receptors, PTH1R and PTH2R exist in mammals and in teleost fish a further receptor PTH3R has also been identified. Recently in chicken, PTH-family members involved in calcium transport were characterized and specific PTHRs are suggested to exist although they have not yet been isolated or functionally characterized. The aim of this study is to further explore the evolution and function of the vertebrate PTH/PTHrP system through the isolation, phylogenetic analysis and functional characterization of the chicken receptors. RESULTS Two PTHRs were isolated in chicken and sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis indicate that the chicken receptors correspond to PTH1R and PTH3R, which emerged prior to the teleost/tetrapod divergence since they are present in cartilaginous fish. The vertebrate PTH2R receptor and its ligand TIP39 have been lost from bird genomes. Chicken PTH1R and PTH3R have a divergent and widespread tissue expression and are also evident in very early embryonic stages of development. Receptor stimulation studies using HEK293 cells stably expressing the chicken PTH1R and PTH3R and monitoring cAMP production revealed they are activated by chicken 1-34 N-terminal PTH-family peptides in a dose dependent manner. PTH-L and PTHrP were the most effective peptides in activating PTH1R (EC(50) = 7.7 nM and EC(50) = 22.7 nM, respectively). In contrast, PTH-L (100 nM) produced a small cAMP accumulation on activation of PTH3R but PTHrP and PTH (EC(50) = 2.5 nM and EC(50) = 22.1 nM, respectively) readily activated the receptor. PTHrP also stimulated intracellular Ca(2+) accumulation on activation of PTH1R but not PTH3R. CONCLUSION Two PTHR homologues of the vertebrate PTH1R and PTH3R were isolated and functionally characterized in chicken. Their distinct pattern of expression during embryo development and in adult tissues, together with their ligand preference, suggests that they have acquired specific functions, which have contributed to their maintenance in the genome. PTH2R and its activating ligand, TIP39, are absent from bird genomes. Nonetheless identification of putative PTH2R and TIP39 in the genome of an ancient agnathan, lamprey, suggests the PTH/PTHrP ligand and receptor family was already present in an early basal paraphyletic group of vertebrates and during the vertebrate radiation diverged via gene/genome duplication and deletion events. Knowledge of the role PTH/PTHrP system in early vertebrates will help to establish evolution of function.
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- Pedro L C Pinheiro
- Centre of Marine Sciences, Comparative Molecular Endocrinology, Universidade do Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal
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Vargas-Chacoff L, Astola A, Arjona FJ, Martín del Río MP, García-Cózar F, Mancera JM, Martínez-Rodríguez G. Pituitary gene and protein expression under experimental variation on salinity and temperature in gilthead sea bream Sparus aurata. Comp Biochem Physiol B Biochem Mol Biol 2009; 154:303-8. [PMID: 19607931 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpb.2009.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2009] [Revised: 07/02/2009] [Accepted: 07/06/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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Temperature and salinity are important factors that affect several physiological processes in aquatic organisms, which could be produced by variation of certain hormones. In this study, the expression of pituitary hormones involved in the acclimation to different temperatures and salinities was examined in Sparus aurata, a euryhaline and eurytherm species, by Q-Real Time RT-PCR and Western blot analyses for mRNA and protein expression, respectively. Three different experimental conditions were designed with specimens (10 per treatment) acclimated to: a) low salinity water; b) sea water; and c) high salinity water. Additionally, fish under different salinities were acclimated to three different temperatures: 12, 19 and 26 degrees C. Animals were maintained seven weeks before sampling pituitary glands. Our results provided enough evidence for a differential expression of PRL, GH and SL in the pituitary of gilthead sea bream, under different temperature and salinity regimes.
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- L Vargas-Chacoff
- Departamento de Biología, Facultad de Ciencias del Mar y Ambientales, Universidad de Cádiz, E-11510 Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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Extracellular calcium-sensing receptors in fishes. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2008; 149:225-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2008.01.037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2007] [Revised: 01/23/2008] [Accepted: 01/23/2008] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Liu Y, Li HJ, Qiu XT, Guo HW, Li YH, Zhang Q. Molecular characterization, expression and mapping of porcine LMP2 and MECL-1 genes. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2007; 18:257-64. [PMID: 17541830 DOI: 10.1080/10425170601119222] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Low molecular mass polypeptides 2 (LMP2) and Multicatalytic endopeptidase complex subunit (MECL-1) are two of three catalytic beta-type subunits of the 20s proteasome and upon interferon gamma-induction. LMP2 is critical for the production of major histocompatibility complex (MHC) class I ligand and T-lymphocytes. The LMP2 gene is located in the MHC region, but MECL-1 is located outside the MHC region. They are involved in the antigen presentation and are important candidate genes for an initial exploration of relationships between the antigen processing genes and disease resistance. In this report, the porcine LMP2 and MECL-1 cDNA were cloned and A 5099 bp LMP2 genomic DNA structure was identified, then two single nucleotide polymorphisms were detected in the exon2 and exon5 of LMP2 gene in 367 individuals. The LMP2 and MECL-1 genes putative protein included 219,274 amino acids, respectively. Alignment and phylogenetic of predicted porcine LMP2 and MECL-1 amino acid sequence with their homologies were analyzed. Tissues expression of LMP2 and MECL-1 mRNA were observed by real time quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) method, the results revealed MECL-1 expressed widely in all tissues, but LMP2 was not detected in muscle. The porcine MECL-1 gene was mapped to chromosome 6, closely linked to microsatellite SW1108 (LOD = 4.09, 84cR) by radiation hybrid panel.
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- Yang Liu
- State Key Laboratory for Agrobiotechnology, Key Laboratory of Animal Genetics and Breeding of the Ministry of Agriculture, College of Animal Science and Technology, China Agricultural University, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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Abbink W, Flik G. Parathyroid hormone-related protein in teleost fish. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2007; 152:243-51. [PMID: 17188690 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.11.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/14/2006] [Revised: 11/14/2006] [Accepted: 11/15/2006] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A brief description is given of the discovery of PTHrP and the roles of the peptide in mammalian physiology. Next, the occurrence of PTHrP in the earliest vertebrates, sharks, skates and fishes, is reviewed and the calciotropic functions of PTHrP are addressed more specifically in fishes. Parathyroid hormone-related protein (PTHrP) is a hypercalcemic hormone in teleostean fishes, but also has para- and autocrine functions. After the isolation and identification of fish PTHrP and PTHrP receptors and the subsequent development of recombinant protein and a real-time quantitative PCR, a calciotropic role of PTHrP in fish physiology could be assessed. PTHrP influences calcium physiology via regulation of calcium mobilisation from internal sources (bone and scales) and via calcium uptake from the environment (water and diet). Continuous variations in the need for calcium and in the availability of environmental calcium require fast calciotropes to guarantee calcium balance, in which PTHrP is pivotal for the fish. PTHrP is essential in fish bone physiology, e.g. in mineralisation and calcium reabsorption from the scales. Moreover, PTHrP plays a role in vitellogenesis, cortisol production, regulation of renal Mrp2 activity and melatonin synthesis. The plethora of functions of PTHrP in fish concern endocrine, paracrine and autocrine (and possibly intracrine) functions; calciotropic actions of PTHrP at the organismal and cellular level are prominent in fish. The strong conservation of the pthrp gene in the vertebrate lineage and the N-terminal similarity of the coded proteins relates to the important role of PTHrP in calcium physiology that is of paramount importance to all physiological processes. Recent and ongoing studies will contribute to our rapidly expanding knowledge of the original physiological functions of PTHrP in teleost fish.
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- Wout Abbink
- Department of Animal Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Wever KE, Masereeuw R, Miller DS, Hang XM, Flik G. Endothelin and calciotropic hormones share regulatory pathways in multidrug resistance protein 2-mediated transport. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 2007; 292:F38-46. [PMID: 16912062 DOI: 10.1152/ajprenal.00479.2005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022] Open
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The kidney of vertebrates plays a key role in excretion of endogenous waste products and xenobiotics. Active secretion in the proximal nephron is at the basis of this excretion, mediated by carrier proteins including multidrug resistance protein 2 (Mrp2). We previously showed that Mrp2 function is reduced by endothelin-1 (ET-1) through a basolateral B-type receptor, nitric oxide (NO), cGMP, and PKC (Notenboom S, Miller DS, Smits P, Russel FGM, Masereeuw R. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 282: F458-F464, 2002; Notenboom S, Miller DS, Smits P, Russel FG, Masereeuw R. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 287: F33-F38, 2004). This pathway was rapidly activated by several nephrotoxicants and appeared to be calcium dependent. In the present study, we studied the effect of the calciotropic hormones parathyroid hormone (PTH), PTH-related protein (PTHrP), and stanniocalcin (STC) to interfere with ET-regulated Mrp2 transport. Like ET-1, PTH reduces Mrp2-mediated transport by 40% in killifish renal proximal tubules. When given in combination, an additive effect was seen, which is partially reversed by the PKC inhibitor calphostin C. Recombinant PTHrP shows a comparable inhibitory effect, which is concentration dependent and additive to the inhibition by ET. STC fully reverses PTHrP-inhibited transport as does a guanylyl cyclase inhibitor. Finally, to confirm PTHrP bioactivity in a homologous assay, we performed immunolocalization and transport studies in sea bream kidney tubules. Mrp2 immunoreactivity was observed in approximately 40% of the tubules and is associated with the brush-border and apical plasma membrane of cells. Both proximal tubules and distal (collecting) tubules express the antigen. A highly significant 40% inhibition of Mrp2-mediated transport was observed with PTHrP in sea bream tubules. In conclusion, ET-regulated Mrp2 transport is influenced by calciotropic hormones and involves PKC and cGMP signaling.
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- Kim E Wever
- Dept. of Animal Physiology, Institute for Neuroscience Faculty of Science, Radboud Univ. Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Abbink W, Bevelander GS, Hang X, Lu W, Guerreiro PM, Spanings T, Canario AVM, Flik G. PTHrP regulation and calcium balance in sea bream (Sparus auratus L.) under calcium constraint. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2006; 209:3550-7. [PMID: 16943495 DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02399] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Juvenile gilthead sea bream were exposed to diluted seawater (2.5 per thousand salinity; DSW) for 3 h or, in a second experiment, acclimated to DSW and fed a control or calcium-deficient diet for 30 days. Branchial Ca2+ influx, drinking rate and plasma calcium levels were assessed. Sea bream plasma parathyroid hormone related protein (sPTHrP) was measured, and mRNAs of pthrp, its main receptor, pth1r, and the calcium-sensing receptor (casr) were quantified in osmoregulatory tissues and the pituitary gland. When calcium is limited in water or diet, sea bream maintain calcium balance; however, both plasma Ca2+ and plasma sPTHrP concentrations were lower when calcium was restricted in both water and diet. Positive correlations between plasma sPTHrP and plasma Ca2+ (R2 = 0.30, N = 39, P < 0.05), and plasma sPTHrP and body mass of the fish (R2 = 0.37, N = 148, P < 0.001) were found. Immunoreactive sPTHrP was demonstrated in pituitary gland pars intermedia cells that border the pars nervosa and co-localises with somatolactin. In the pituitary gland, pthrp, pth1r and casr mRNAs were downregulated after both short- and long-term exposure to DSW. A correlation between pituitary gland pthrp mRNA expression and plasma Ca2+ (R2 = 0.71, N = 7, P < 0.01) was observed. In gill tissue, pthrp and pth1r mRNAs were significantly upregulated after 30 days exposure to DSW, whereas no effect was found for casr mRNA expression. We conclude that in water of low salinity, declining pituitary gland pthrp mRNA expression accompanied by constant plasma sPTHrP levels points to a reduced sPTHrP turnover and that sPTHrP, through paracrine interaction, is involved in the regulation of branchial calcium handling, independently of endocrine pituitary gland sPTHrP.
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- Wout Abbink
- Department of Animal Physiology, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, 6525 ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Bevelander GS, Hang X, Abbink W, Spanings T, Canario AVM, Flik G. PTHrP potentiating estradiol-induced vitellogenesis in sea bream (Sparus auratus, L.). Gen Comp Endocrinol 2006; 149:159-65. [PMID: 16839552 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/22/2006] [Revised: 05/03/2006] [Accepted: 05/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In fish, vitellogenin is an important nutritional precursor protein produced solely in the liver and released into the blood where it binds calcium. In the gilthead sea bream (Sparus auratus) 17beta-Estradiol (E2) plays an important role in the synthesis of vitellogenin, but also the pituitary hormones prolactin (PRL) and growth hormone (GH) can stimulate vitellogenin induction in fish. Considering the emerging involvement of PTHrP in fish calcium metabolism and the importance of calcium regulation in reproduction, we investigated the possible role of PTHrP in vitellogenesis. E2-naïve and E2-primed sea bream hepatocytes were used in an in vitro primary hepatocyte culture and stimulated with a recombinant sea bream PTHrP (sbPTHrP) to establish the contribution of sbPTHrP alone or in combination with E2 to the regulation of hepatic vitellogenin synthesis. Hepatocytes stimulated solely with sbPTHrP were not affected in their vitellogenesis. However, in hepatocytes stimulated with E2 in combination with sbPTHrP a higher vitellogenin production was seen than with E2 alone. It is concluded that sbPTHrP has a potentiating effect on estradiol stimulation of vitellogenin production by sea bream hepatocytes. The sea bream provides a unique model where vitellogenesis regulation can be studied on E2-naïve liver cells, both in vivo and in vitro.
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- Gideon S Bevelander
- Department of Animal Physiology, Faculty of Science, Radboud University Nijmegen, Toernooiveld 1, ED Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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Guerreiro PM, Renfro JL, Power DM, Canario AVM. The parathyroid hormone family of peptides: structure, tissue distribution, regulation, and potential functional roles in calcium and phosphate balance in fish. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2006; 292:R679-96. [PMID: 17023665 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00480.2006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and PTH-related protein (PTHrP) are two factors that share amino acid sequence homology and act via a common receptor. In tetrapods, PTH is the main endocrine factor acting in bone and kidney to regulate calcium and phosphate. PTHrP is an essential paracrine developmental factor present in many tissues and is involved in the regulation of ossification, mammary gland development, muscle relaxation, and other functions. Fish apparently lack an equivalent of the parathyroid gland and were long thought to be devoid of PTH. Only in recent years has the existence of PTH-like peptides and their receptors in fish been firmly established. Two forms of PTH, two of PTHrP, and a protein with intermediate characteristics designated PTH-L are encoded by separate genes in teleost fish. Three receptors encoded by separate genes in fish mediate PTH/PTHrP actions, whereas only two receptors have so far been found in terrestrial vertebrates. PTHrP has been more intensively studied than PTH, from lampreys to advanced teleosts. It is expressed in many tissues and is present in high concentration in fish blood. Administration of this peptide alters calcium metabolism and has marked effects on associated gene expression and enzyme activity in vivo and in vitro. This review provides a comprehensive overview of the physiological roles, distribution, and molecular relationships of the piscine PTH-like peptides.
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- Pedro M Guerreiro
- Centre of Marine Sciences, University of Algarve, Campus de Gambelas, 8005-139 Faro, Portugal.
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Hull K, Marler R, Harvey S. Neural calcitropic peptides: immunoreactive characterization in fish and invertebrates. Neurosci Lett 2006; 404:15-9. [PMID: 16730123 DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2006.05.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2006] [Revised: 04/25/2006] [Accepted: 05/05/2006] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Parathyroid hormone (PTH) and stanniocalcin (STC) are primarily produced by the parathyroid glands and corpuscles of Stannius in tetrapods and fish, respectively. However, it is now known that both calcitropic peptides are also synthesized outside of these specialized endocrine glands. The current study employed Western blot analysis to characterize PTH and STC in neural tissues of high- (rats) and low- (hagfish, dogfish, rockfish, trout and skate) vertebrates and invertebrates (starfish, squid, cuttlefish, snails, prawns). Immunoreactive PTH-like peptides, comparable in size to PTH 1-84, were readily detectable in brains of vertebrates lacking (fish) and possessing (rat) parathyroid glands and in invertebrate (snail) ganglia. Immunoreactive STC-like peptides of varying size were similarly detected in brains of vertebrates lacking (rat) and possessing (fish) corpuscles of Stannius and in invertebrate (snail, prawn) ganglia. STC and PTH may thus have evolved as ancestral neuropeptides.
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- Kerry Hull
- Department of Biology, Bishop's University, Lennoxville, Que., Canada.
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Hang X, Balment RJ. Stanniocalcin in the euryhaline flounder (Platichthys flesus): primary structure, tissue distribution, and response to altered salinity. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2005; 144:188-95. [PMID: 16039656 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2005] [Revised: 05/10/2005] [Accepted: 05/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Stanniocalcin (STC) is a homodimeric glycoprotein hormone that was first discovered in fish, where it is largely produced by a unique endocrine gland, the corpuscles of Stannius (CS). In bony fish, it is thought to be an important regulator of calcium and phosphate uptake from the aquatic environment. This report describes the molecular cloning of STC from euryhaline flounder (Platichthys flesus) CS cDNA and genomic DNA. The flounder STC encodes a prehormone of 251 amino acids (aa) with a signal peptide of 17 aa, followed by another 15 aa sequence before the mature protein of 219 aa. The deduced aa sequence of flounder STC shows 62.9-89.0% similarity and 50.4-83.1% identity with other known fish STC sequences, but only 42.3% identity with mouse STC1, 24.4% identity with fugu and zebrafish STC2, and 22.3% identity with mouse STC2. Primary structural analysis demonstrated that flounder STC gene contains five exons in contrast to the four exons present in mammalian STC gene. RT-PCR revealed the expression of flounder STC mRNA to be widely spread in many tissues and organs, similar to the situation in mammals and other fish. Quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) was conducted to measure relative STC expression levels in the CS, which showed STC mRNA expression levels in seawater-adapted fish CS were about 3-fold higher than in freshwater-adapted fish CS.
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- Xiaoming Hang
- Faculty of Life Sciences, 3.614 Stopford Building, University of Manchester, UK
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