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Yu Y, Chen M, Shen ZG. Molecular biological, physiological, cytological, and epigenetic mechanisms of environmental sex differentiation in teleosts: A systematic review. Ecotoxicol Environ Saf 2023; 267:115654. [PMID: 37918334 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2023.115654] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/23/2023] [Revised: 10/26/2023] [Accepted: 10/29/2023] [Indexed: 11/04/2023]
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Human activities have been exerting widespread stress and environmental risks in aquatic ecosystems. Environmental stress, including temperature rise, acidification, hypoxia, light pollution, and crowding, had a considerable negative impact on the life histology of aquatic animals, especially on sex differentiation (SDi) and the resulting sex ratios. Understanding how the sex of fish responds to stressful environments is of great importance for understanding the origin and maintenance of sex, the dynamics of the natural population in the changing world, and the precise application of sex control in aquaculture. This review conducted an exhaustive search of the available literature on the influence of environmental stress (ES) on SDi. Evidence has shown that all types of ES can affect SDi and universally result in an increase in males or masculinization, which has been reported in 100 fish species and 121 cases. Then, this comprehensive review aimed to summarize the molecular biology, physiology, cytology, and epigenetic mechanisms through which ES contributes to male development or masculinization. The relationship between ES and fish SDi from multiple aspects was analyzed, and it was found that environmental sex differentiation (ESDi) is the result of the combined effects of genetic and epigenetic factors, self-physiological regulation, and response to environmental signals, which involves a sophisticated network of various hormones and numerous genes at multiple levels and multiple gradations in bipotential gonads. In both normal male differentiation and ES-induced masculinization, the stress pathway and epigenetic regulation play important roles; however, how they co-regulate SDi is unclear. Evidence suggests that the universal emergence or increase in males in aquatic animals is an adaptation to moderate ES. ES-induced sex reversal should be fully investigated in more fish species and extensively in the wild. The potential aquaculture applications and difficulties associated with ESDi have also been addressed. Finally, the knowledge gaps in the ESDi are presented, which will guide the priorities of future research.
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- Yue Yu
- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China
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- College of Fisheries, Engineering Research Center of Green development for Conventional Aquatic Biological Industry in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, Ministry of Education, Key Laboratory of Freshwater Animal Breeding, Ministry of Agriculture, Hubei Provincial Engineering Laboratory for Pond Aquaculture, Huazhong Agricultural University, Wuhan, PR China.
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Castañeda-Cortés DC, Zhang J, Boan AF, Langlois VS, Fernandino JI. High temperature stress response is not sexually dimorphic at the whole-body level and is dependent on androgens to induce sex reversal. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 299:113605. [PMID: 32866474 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113605] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/14/2020] [Revised: 07/14/2020] [Accepted: 08/24/2020] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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The understanding of the molecular and endocrine mechanisms behind environmentally-induced sex reversal in fish is of great importance in the context of predicting the potential effects of climate change, especially increasing temperature. Here, we demonstrate the global effects of high temperature on genome-wide transcription in medaka (Oryzias latipes) during early development. Interestingly, data analysis did not show sexual dimorphic changes, demonstrating that thermal stress is not dependent on genotypic sex. Additionally, our results revealed significant changes in several pathways under high temperature, such as stress response from brain, steroid biosynthesis, epigenetic mechanisms, and thyroid hormone biosynthesis, among others. These microarray data raised the question of what the exact molecular and hormonal mechanisms of action are for female-to-male sex reversal under high temperatures in fish. Complementary gene expression analysis revealed that androgen-related genes increase in females (XX) experiencing high water temperature. To test the involvement of androgens in thermal-induced sex reversal, an androgen antagonist was used to treat XX medaka under a high-temperature setup. Data clearly demonstrated failure of female-to-male sex reversal when androgen action is inhibited, corroborating the importance of androgens in environmentally-induced sex reversal.
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- Diana C Castañeda-Cortés
- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo - Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, INTECH (CONICET-UNSAM), Argentina
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- Department of Diagnostic Imaging, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada; Neurosciences & Mental Health, SickKids Research Institute, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo - Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, INTECH (CONICET-UNSAM), Argentina
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- Institut National de la Recherche Scientifique (INRS) - Centre Eau Terre Environnement, Quebec, Canada.
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- Laboratorio de Biología del Desarrollo - Instituto Tecnológico de Chascomús, INTECH (CONICET-UNSAM), Argentina.
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Maciuszek M, Klak K, Rydz L, Verburg-van Kemenade BML, Chadzinska M. Cortisol Metabolism in Carp Macrophages: A Role for Macrophage-Derived Cortisol in M1/M2 Polarization. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E8954. [PMID: 33255713 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21238954] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2020] [Revised: 11/19/2020] [Accepted: 11/23/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Macrophages are crucial not only for initiation of inflammation and pathogen eradication (classically polarized M1 macrophages), but also for inflammation inhibition and tissue regeneration (alternatively polarized M2 macrophages). Their polarization toward the M1 population occurs under the influence of interferon-γ + lipopolysaccharide (IFN-γ + LPS), while alternatively polarized M2 macrophages evolve upon, e.g., interlukin 4 (IL-4) or cortisol stimulation. This in vitro study focused on a possible role for macrophage-derived cortisol in M1/M2 polarization in common carp. We studied the expression of molecules involved in cortisol synthesis/conversion from and to cortisone like 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 and 3. (11β-HSD2 and 3) and 11β-hydroxylase (CYP11b), as well as the expression of glucocorticoid receptors (GRs) and proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPARγ) in M1 and M2 macrophages. Lastly, we analyzed how inhibition of these molecules affect macrophage polarization. In M1 cells, upregulation of gene expression of GRs and 11β-HSD3 was found, while, in M2 macrophages, expression of 11β-hsd2 was upregulated. Moreover, blocking of cortisol synthesis/conversion and GRs or PPARγ induced changes in expression of anti-inflammatory interleukin 10 (IL-10). Consequently, our data show that carp monocytes/macrophages can convert cortisol. The results strongly suggest that cortisol, via intracrine interaction with GRs, is important for IL-10-dependent control of the activity of macrophages and for the regulation of M1/M2 polarization to finally determine the outcome of an infection.
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Rajakumar A, Senthilkumaran B. Steroidogenesis and its regulation in teleost-a review. Fish Physiol Biochem 2020; 46:803-818. [PMID: 31940121 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-019-00752-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2019] [Accepted: 12/23/2019] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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Steroid hormones modulate several important biological processes like metabolism, stress response, and reproduction. Steroidogenesis drives reproductive function wherein development and differentiation of undifferentiated gonads into testis or ovary, and their growth and maturation, are regulated. Steroidogenesis occurs in gonadal and non-gonadal tissues like head kidney, liver, intestine, and adipose tissue in teleosts. This process is regulated differently through multi-level modulation of promoter motif transcription factor regulation of steroidogenic enzyme genes to ultimately control enzyme activity and turnover. In view of this, understanding teleostean steroidogenesis provides major inputs for technological innovation of pisciculture. Unlike higher vertebrates, steroidal intermediates and shift in steroidogenesis is critical for gamete maturation in teleosts, more essentially oogenesis. Considering these characteristics, this review highlights the promoter regulation of steroidogenic enzyme genes by several transcription factors that are involved in teleostean steroidogenesis. It also addresses different methodologies involved in promoter regulation studies together with glucocorticoids and androgen relationship with reference to teleosts.
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- Anbazhagan Rajakumar
- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500046, India
- Present Address: Section on Molecular Endocrinology, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), National Institutes of Health (NIH), Bethesda, MD, 20892,, USA
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- Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad, Telangana, 500046, India.
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Inderbinen SG, Engeli RT, Rohrer SR, Di Renzo E, Aengenheister L, Buerki-Thurnherr T, Odermatt A. Tributyltin and triphenyltin induce 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 expression and activity through activation of retinoid X receptor α. Toxicol Lett 2020; 322:39-49. [PMID: 31927052 DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2020.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2019] [Revised: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 01/05/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Exposure to the environmental pollutants organotins is of toxicological concern for the marine ecosystem and sensitive human populations, including pregnant women and their unborn children. Using a placenta cell model, we investigated whether organotins at nanomolar concentrations affect the expression and activity of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11β-HSD2). 11β-HSD2 represents a placental barrier controlling access of maternal glucocorticoids to the fetus. The organotins tributyltin (TBT) and triphenyltin (TPT) induced 11β-HSD2 expression and activity in JEG-3 placenta cells, an effect confirmed at the mRNA level in primary human trophoblast cells. Inhibition/knock-down of retinoid X receptor alpha (RXRα) in JEG-3 cells reduced the effect of organotins on 11β-HSD2 activity, mRNA and protein levels, revealing involvement of RXRα. Experiments using RNA and protein synthesis inhibitors indicated that the effect of organotins on 11β-HSD2 expression was direct and caused by increased transcription. Induction of placental 11β-HSD2 activity by TBT, TPT and other endocrine disrupting chemicals acting as RXRα agonists may affect placental barrier function by altering the expression of glucocorticoid-dependent genes and resulting in decreased availability of active glucocorticoids for the fetus, disturbing development and increasing the risk for metabolic and cardiovascular complications in later life.
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Considering that life on earth evolved about 3.7 billion years ago, vertebrates are young, appearing in the fossil record during the Cambrian explosion about 542 to 515 million years ago. Results from sequence analyses of genomes from bacteria, yeast, plants, invertebrates and vertebrates indicate that receptors for adrenal steroids (aldosterone, cortisol), and sex steroids (estrogen, progesterone, testosterone) also are young, with an estrogen receptor and a 3-ketosteroid receptor first appearing in basal chordates (cephalochordates: amphioxus), which are close ancestors of vertebrates. Duplication and divergence of the 3-ketosteroid receptor yielded an ancestral progesterone receptor and an ancestral corticoid receptor, the common ancestor of the glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors, in jawless vertebrates (cyclostomes: lampreys, hagfish). This was followed by evolution of an androgen receptor, distinct glucocorticoid and mineralocorticoid receptors and estrogen receptor-α and -β in cartilaginous fishes (Chondrichthyes: sharks). Further evolution of mineralocorticoid signaling occurred with the evolution of aldosterone synthase in lungfish, a forerunner of terrestrial vertebrates. Adrenal and sex steroid receptors are not found in echinoderms and hemichordates, which are ancestors in the lineage of cephalochordates and vertebrates. The evolution of steroid receptors at key nodes in the evolution of vertebrates, in which steroid receptors act as master switches to regulate differentiation, development, reproduction, immune responses, electrolyte homeostasis and stress responses, suggests an important role for steroid receptors in the evolutionary success of vertebrates, considering that the human genome contains about 22,000 genes, which is not much larger than genomes of invertebrates, such as Caenorhabditis elegans (~18,000 genes) and Drosophila (~14,000 genes).
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- Michael E Baker
- Division of Nephrology-Hypertension, Department of Medicine, 0693, University of California, San Diego, 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0693, USA.
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Hu YC, Chu KF, Hwang LY, Lee TH. Cortisol regulation of Na +, K +-ATPase β1 subunit transcription via the pre-receptor 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1-like (11β-Hsd1L) in gills of hypothermal freshwater milkfish, Chanos chanos. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2019; 192:105381. [PMID: 31128249 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2019.105381] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2019] [Revised: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 05/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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Hypothermal stress changes the balance of osmoregulation by affecting Na+, K+-ATPase (Na-K-ATPase) activity or inducing modulation to epithelium permeability in fish. Meanwhile, cellular concentrations of cortisol can be modulated by the pre-receptor enzymes 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 1 and 2 (11β-Hsd1 and 2). In fish, increasing levels of exogenous cortisol stimulate Na+ uptake via specific interaction with cortisol. This study investigated cortisol effects on expression of Na-K-ATPase subunit proteins and activity in gills of milkfish under hypothermal stress and revealed that the plasma cortisol contents as well as gill 11β-hsd1l and na-k-atpase β1 mRNA abundance were decreased in fresh water (FW) milkfish. Meanwhile, in the seawater (SW) milkfish, the plasma cortisol contents and gill 11β-hsd1l and na-k-atpase β1 mRNA abundance was increased under hypothermal stress. On the other hand, the abundance of 11β-hsd2 mRNA increased in both FW and SW. In addition, 11β-hsd1l expression increased in FW milkfish but decreased in SW milkfish after cortisol injection. Accordingly, the results that gill Na-K-ATPase activity of FW milkfish was affected by environmental temperatures as well as cortisol-dependent Na-K-ATPase β1-subunit levels might be due to increased expression of 11β-hsd1l that elevated intracellular cortisol contents. In hypothermal SW milkfish, decreasing abundance of Na-K-ATPase β1 protein due to reduced expression of 11β-hsd1l was found after cortisol injection. Thus, under hypothermal stress, 11β-HSD1L in FW milkfish gills was used to modulate cortisol and the following effects on increasing the transcription of Na-K-ATPase β1 protein.
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- Yau-Chung Hu
- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan; The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan
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- Taishi Station, Mariculture Research Center, Fisheries Research Institute, Council of Agriculture, Yulin, 636, Taiwan
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- Department of Life Sciences, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan; The iEGG and Animal Biotechnology Center, National Chung Hsing University, Taichung, 402, Taiwan.
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de Freitas Souza C, Descovi S, Baldissera MD, Bertolin K, Bianchini AE, Mourão RHV, Schmidt D, Heinzmann BM, Antoniazzi A, Baldisserotto B, Martinez-Rodríguez G. Involvement of HPI-axis in anesthesia with Lippia alba essential oil citral and linalool chemotypes: gene expression in the secondary responses in silver catfish. Fish Physiol Biochem 2019; 45:155-166. [PMID: 30120603 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-018-0548-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2018] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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In teleost fish, stress initiates a hormone cascade along the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis to provoke several physiological reactions in order to maintain homeostasis. In aquaculture, a number of factors induce stress in fish, such as handling and transport, and in order to reduce the consequences of this, the use of anesthetics has been an interesting alternative. Essential oil (EO) of Lippia alba is considered to be a good anesthetic; however, its distinct chemotypes have different side effects. Therefore, the present study aimed to investigate, in detail, the expression of genes involved with the HPI axis and the effects of anesthesia with the EOs of two chemotypes of L. alba (citral EO-C and linalool EO-L) on this expression in silver catfish, Rhamdia quelen. Anesthesia with the EO-C is stressful for silver catfish because there was an upregulation of the genes directly related to stress: slc6a2, crh, hsd20b, hspa12a, and hsp90. In this study, it was also possible to observe the importance of the hsd11b2 gene in the response to stress by handling. The use of EO-C as anesthetics for fish is not recommended, but, the use of OE-L is indicated for silver catfish as it does not cause major changes in the HPI axis.
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- Carine de Freitas Souza
- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Microbiologia e Parasitologia, Programa de Pós-graduação em Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Reprodução Animal - Biorep, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Programa de Pós-Graduação em Recursos Naturais da Amazônia, Laboratório de Bioprospecção e Biologia Experimental, Universidade Federal do Oeste do Pará-UFOPA, Rua Vera Paz, s/n, Santarém, PA, 68035-110, Brazil
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- Departamento de Agronomia e Ciências Ambientais, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Centro de Educação Superior Norte do Rio Grande do Sul, Frederico Westphalen, RS, Brazil
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- Departamento de Farmácia Industrial, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Reprodução Animal - Biorep, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Departamento de Fisiologia e Farmacologia, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria - UFSM, Santa Maria, RS, 97105-900, Brazil
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- Instituto de Ciencias Marinas de Andalucía, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Puerto Real, Cádiz, Spain.
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Goikoetxea A, Todd EV, Gemmell NJ. Stress and sex: does cortisol mediate sex change in fish? Reproduction 2017; 154:R149-R160. [PMID: 28890443 DOI: 10.1530/rep-17-0408] [Citation(s) in RCA: 64] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2017] [Revised: 08/24/2017] [Accepted: 09/08/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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Cortisol is the main glucocorticoid (GC) in fish and the hormone most directly associated with stress. Recent research suggests that this hormone may act as a key factor linking social environmental stimuli and the onset of sex change by initiating a shift in steroidogenesis from estrogens to androgens. For many teleost fish, sex change occurs as a usual part of the life cycle. Changing sex is known to enhance the lifetime reproductive success of these fish and the modifications involved (behavioral, gonadal and morphological) are well studied. However, the exact mechanism behind the transduction of the environmental signals into the molecular cascade that underlies this singular process remains largely unknown. We here synthesize current knowledge regarding the role of cortisol in teleost sex change with a focus on two well-described transformations: temperature-induced masculinization and socially regulated sex change. Three non-mutually exclusive pathways are considered when describing the potential role of cortisol in mediating teleost sex change: cross-talk between GC and androgen pathways, inhibition of aromatase expression and upregulation of amh (the gene encoding anti-Müllerian hormone). We anticipate that understanding the role of cortisol in the initial stages of sex change will further improve our understanding of sex determination and differentiation across vertebrates, and may lead to new tools to control fish sex ratios in aquaculture.
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- Department of AnatomyUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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- Department of AnatomyUniversity of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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Tsachaki M, Meyer A, Weger B, Kratschmar DV, Tokarz J, Adamski J, Belting HG, Affolter M, Dickmeis T, Odermatt A. Absence of 11-keto reduction of cortisone and 11-ketotestosterone in the model organism zebrafish. J Endocrinol 2017; 232:323-335. [PMID: 27927697 DOI: 10.1530/joe-16-0495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/10/2016] [Accepted: 12/07/2016] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Zebrafish are widely used as model organism. Their suitability for endocrine studies, drug screening and toxicity assessements depends on the extent of conservation of specific genes and biochemical pathways between zebrafish and human. Glucocorticoids consist of inactive 11-keto (cortisone and 11-dehydrocorticosterone) and active 11β-hydroxyl forms (cortisol and corticosterone). In mammals, two 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (11β-HSD1 and 11β-HSD2) interconvert active and inactive glucocorticoids, allowing tissue-specific regulation of glucocorticoid action. Furthermore, 11β-HSDs are involved in the metabolism of 11-oxy androgens. As zebrafish and other teleost fish lack a direct homologue of 11β-HSD1, we investigated whether they can reduce 11-ketosteroids. We compared glucocorticoid and androgen metabolism between human and zebrafish using recombinant enzymes, microsomal preparations and zebrafish larvae. Our results provide strong evidence for the absence of 11-ketosteroid reduction in zebrafish. Neither human 11β-HSD3 nor the two zebrafish 11β-HSD3 homologues, previously hypothesized to reduce 11-ketosteroids, converted cortisone and 11-ketotestosterone (11KT) to their 11β-hydroxyl forms. Furthermore, zebrafish microsomes were unable to reduce 11-ketosteroids, and exposure of larvae to cortisone or the synthetic analogue prednisone did not affect glucocorticoid-dependent gene expression. Additionally, a dual-role of 11β-HSD2 by inactivating glucocorticoids and generating the main fish androgen 11KT was supported. Thus, due to the lack of 11-ketosteroid reduction, zebrafish and other teleost fish exhibit a limited tissue-specific regulation of glucocorticoid action, and their androgen production pathway is characterized by sustained 11KT production. These findings are of particular significance when using zebrafish as a model to study endocrine functions, stress responses and effects of pharmaceuticals.
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- Maria Tsachaki
- Division of Molecular and Systems ToxicologyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Division of Molecular and Systems ToxicologyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
- AstraZeneca AGZug, Switzerland
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
- Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SAEPFL Innovation Park, Lausanne, Switzerland
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- Division of Molecular and Systems ToxicologyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenGerman Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Helmholtz Zentrum MünchenGerman Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Neuherberg, Germany
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- Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT)Institute of Toxicology and Genetics, Eggenstein-Leopoldshafen, Germany
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- Division of Molecular and Systems ToxicologyDepartment of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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Peñaranda DS, Morini M, Tveiten H, Vílchez MC, Gallego V, Dirks RP, van den Thillart GE, Pérez L, Asturiano JF. Temperature modulates testis steroidogenesis in European eel. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2016; 197:58-67. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2016.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2015] [Revised: 02/28/2016] [Accepted: 03/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Rajakumar A, Senthilkumaran B. Sox3 binds to 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene promoter suggesting transcriptional interaction in catfish. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2016; 158:90-103. [PMID: 26772480 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2016.01.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2015] [Revised: 12/17/2015] [Accepted: 01/04/2016] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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In fishes, the expression of steroidogenic enzyme genes and their related transcription factors (TFs) are critical for the regulation of steroidogenesis and gonadal development. 11-KT is the potent androgen and hence, 11β-hsd, enzyme involved in 11-KT production is important. Regulation of 11β-hsd gene was never studied in any fishes. At first 11β-hsd was cloned and recombinant protein was tested for enzyme activity prior to expression and promoter motif analysis. Expression changes revealed stage- and sex-dependent increase in the ontogenic studies. Further, 11β-hsd expression was higher during spawning phase of reproductive cycle and was found to be gonadotropin inducible both in vivo and in vitro. ∼2kb of 5' upstream region of 11β-hsd, was cloned from catfish genomic DNA library and in silico promoter analysis revealed putative TF binding sites such as Sox3, Wt1, Pax2, Dmrt1 and Ad4BP/SF-1. Luciferase reporter assay using the sequential deletion constructs in human embryonic kidney and Chinese hamster ovary cells revealed considerable promoter activity of the constructs containing Sox3, but not with other motifs largely. Site-directed mutagenesis, Sox3 over expression, electrophoretic mobility shift and chromatin immunoprecipitation assays further substantiated the binding of Sox3 to its corresponding cis-acting element in the upstream promoter motif of 11β-hsd. This is the first report to show that Sox3 binds to the 11β-hsd gene promoter and transactivates to regulate male reproduction in a teleost.
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- Anbazhagan Rajakumar
- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology, Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, India
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- Laboratory of Molecular Endocrinology and Reproductive Biology, Department of Animal Biology, School of Life Sciences, University of Hyderabad, P.O. Central University, Hyderabad 500046, India.
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Churcher AM, Pujolar JM, Milan M, Huertas M, Hubbard PC, Bargelloni L, Patarnello T, Marino IA, Zane L, Canário AV. Transcriptomic profiling of male European eel (Anguilla anguilla) livers at sexual maturity. Comp Biochem Physiol Part D Genomics Proteomics 2015; 16:28-35. [PMID: 26253995 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2015.07.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2015] [Revised: 07/14/2015] [Accepted: 07/15/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The European eel Anguilla anguilla has a complex life cycle that includes freshwater, seawater and morphologically distinct stages as well as two extreme long distance migrations. Eels do not feed as they migrate across the Atlantic to the Sargasso Sea but nevertheless reach sexual maturity before spawning. It is not yet clear how existing energy stores are used to reach the appropriate developmental state for reproduction. Since the liver is involved in energy metabolism, protein biosynthesis and endocrine regulation it is expected to play a key role in the regulation of reproductive development. We therefore used microarrays to identify genes that may be involved in this process. Using this approach, we identified 231 genes that were expressed at higher and 111 genes that were expressed at lower levels in sexually mature compared with immature males. The up-regulated set includes genes involved in lipid metabolism, fatty acid synthesis and transport, mitochondrial function, steroid transport and bile acid metabolism. Several genes with putative enzyme functions were also expressed at higher levels at sexual maturity while genes involved in immune system processes and protein biosynthesis tended to be down-regulated at this stage. By using a high-throughput approach, we have identified a subset of genes that may be linked with the mobilization of energy stores for sexual maturation and migration. These results contribute to an improved understanding of eel reproductive biology and provide insight into the role of the liver in other teleosts with a long distance spawning migrations.
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Liu S, Wang L, Qin F, Zheng Y, Li M, Zhang Y, Yuan C, Wang Z. Gonadal development and transcript profiling of steroidogenic enzymes in response to 17α-methyltestosterone in the rare minnow Gobiocypris rarus. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2014; 143:223-32. [PMID: 24681399 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2014.03.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/10/2013] [Revised: 01/29/2014] [Accepted: 03/04/2014] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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It is well known that natural and anthropogenic chemicals interfere with the hormonal system of vertebrate and invertebrate organisms. How these chemicals regulate gonadal steroidogenesis remains to be determined. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of 17α-methyltestosterone (MT), a synthetic model androgen, on gene expression profiles of six key steroidogenic genes in adult rare minnow. The full-length cDNA encoding 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 (11β-HSD2) was firstly isolated and characterized by RT-PCR and RACE methods. The gonadal transcript changes of StAR, cyp11a1, 3β-HSD, cyp17a1, 11β-HSD2 and cyp19a1a in 6-month adult Gobiocypris rarus exposed to MT and 17α-ethinylestradiol (EE2) for 7, 14 and 21 days were detected by qRT-PCR. To make an effort to connect the transcriptional changes of steroidogenic enzymes with effects on higher levels of biological organization and on VTG, one remarkable sensitive target of steroids, body and gonad weights, histology of gonads, and hepatic vtg mRNA level were measured. MT caused varying degree of abnormalities in ovaries and testes. The hepatic vtg mRNA level was highly inhibited in females and slightly altered in males by MT. Transcripts of several steroidogenic genes including StAR, cyp17a1, and cyp11a1 showed high responsiveness to MT exposure in G. rarus. The gene expression profiles of these steroidogenic genes in MT-treated groups were much distinct with the EE2-treated group.
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- Shaozhen Liu
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- The Hospital of Northwest A&F University, Yanglin, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Northwest A&F University, Shaanxi Key Laboratory of Molecular Biology for Agriculture, Yangling, Shaanxi 712100, China.
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Chapman K, Holmes M, Seckl J. 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases: intracellular gate-keepers of tissue glucocorticoid action. Physiol Rev 2013; 93:1139-206. [PMID: 23899562 DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00020.2012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 525] [Impact Index Per Article: 47.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Glucocorticoid action on target tissues is determined by the density of "nuclear" receptors and intracellular metabolism by the two isozymes of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSD) which catalyze interconversion of active cortisol and corticosterone with inert cortisone and 11-dehydrocorticosterone. 11β-HSD type 1, a predominant reductase in most intact cells, catalyzes the regeneration of active glucocorticoids, thus amplifying cellular action. 11β-HSD1 is widely expressed in liver, adipose tissue, muscle, pancreatic islets, adult brain, inflammatory cells, and gonads. 11β-HSD1 is selectively elevated in adipose tissue in obesity where it contributes to metabolic complications. Similarly, 11β-HSD1 is elevated in the ageing brain where it exacerbates glucocorticoid-associated cognitive decline. Deficiency or selective inhibition of 11β-HSD1 improves multiple metabolic syndrome parameters in rodent models and human clinical trials and similarly improves cognitive function with ageing. The efficacy of inhibitors in human therapy remains unclear. 11β-HSD2 is a high-affinity dehydrogenase that inactivates glucocorticoids. In the distal nephron, 11β-HSD2 ensures that only aldosterone is an agonist at mineralocorticoid receptors (MR). 11β-HSD2 inhibition or genetic deficiency causes apparent mineralocorticoid excess and hypertension due to inappropriate glucocorticoid activation of renal MR. The placenta and fetus also highly express 11β-HSD2 which, by inactivating glucocorticoids, prevents premature maturation of fetal tissues and consequent developmental "programming." The role of 11β-HSD2 as a marker of programming is being explored. The 11β-HSDs thus illuminate the emerging biology of intracrine control, afford important insights into human pathogenesis, and offer new tissue-restricted therapeutic avenues.
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- Karen Chapman
- Endocrinology Unit, Centre for Cardiovascular Science, The Queen’s Medical Research Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Fernandes D, Porte C. Hydroxylated PAHs alter the synthesis of androgens and estrogens in subcellular fractions of carp gonads. Sci Total Environ 2013; 447:152-159. [PMID: 23376527 DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.12.068] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/27/2012] [Revised: 12/18/2012] [Accepted: 12/19/2012] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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Four different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (naphthalene, phenanthrene, pyrene, chrysene) and their hydroxylated metabolites (1-hydroxynaphthalene, 9-hydroxy-phenanthrene, 1-hydroxypyrene, 1-hydroxychrysene) were investigated for their ability to alter the synthesis of steroids by testes and ovaries of the carp Cyprinus carpio. Parental compounds had no significant effect on C17,20-lyase (CYP17), CYP11β and 11β-HSD catalyzed activities, all of them involved in the synthesis of active androgens in carp testes. Conversely, hydroxylated metabolites significantly inhibited C17,20-lyase and CYP11β activities; the strongest inhibitor was 9-hydroxyphenanthrene with IC50s of 10.8 and 31.3 μM for CYP17 and CYP11β, respectively. As for the biosynthesis of estrogens, only 9-hydroxyphenanthrene had a significant inhibitory effect on ovarian CYP19 activity (IC50: 4.3 μM). The study highlights the potential of hydroxylated-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, and particularly 9-hydroxyphenanthrene, to disrupt the synthesis of androgens and estrogens in carp gonads.
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- Denise Fernandes
- Environmental Chemistry Department, IDAEA-CSIC-, Jordi Girona 18, 08034 Barcelona, Spain.
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Rege J, Nakamura Y, Satoh F, Morimoto R, Kennedy MR, Layman LC, Honma S, Sasano H, Rainey WE. Liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry analysis of human adrenal vein 19-carbon steroids before and after ACTH stimulation. J Clin Endocrinol Metab 2013; 98:1182-8. [PMID: 23386646 PMCID: PMC3590473 DOI: 10.1210/jc.2012-2912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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CONTEXT A broad analysis of adrenal gland-derived 19-carbon (C19) steroids has not been reported. This is the first study that uses liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to quantify 9 C19 steroids (androgens and their precursors), estrone, and estradiol in the adrenal vein (AV) of women, before and after ACTH stimulation. OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to define the adrenal androgen metabolome in women before and after ACTH infusion. DESIGN This was a retrospective study. PATIENTS Seven women, aged 50.4 ± 5.4 years, with suspected diagnosis of an adrenal aldosterone-producing adenoma were included in the study. METHODS AV and iliac serum samples were collected before and after administration of ACTH (15 minutes). AV samples were analyzed using for concentrations of 9 unconjugated C19 steroids, estrone, and estradiol. Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEA-S) was quantified by radioimmunoassay. RESULTS AV levels of DHEA-S were the highest among the steroids measured. The most abundant unconjugated C19 steroids in AV were 11β-hydroxyandrostenedione (11OHA), dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), and androstenedione (A4). ACTH significantly increased the adrenal output of 9 of the 12 steroids that were measured. ACTH increased the mean AV concentration of DHEA-S by 5-fold, DHEA by 21-fold, A4 by 7-fold, and 11OHA by 5-fold. 11β-Hydroxytestosterone and testosterone were found to be potent androgen receptor agonists when tested with an androgen-responsive cell reporter model. CONCLUSION The current study indicates that the adrenal gland secretes primarily 3 weak androgens, namely DHEA, 11OHA, and A4. Active androgens, including testosterone and 11β-hydroxytestosterone, are also produced but to a lesser degree.
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- Juilee Rege
- Department of Physiology, Georgia Health Sciences University, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA
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Mathieu C, Milla S, Mandiki SNM, Douxfils J, Douny C, Scippo ML, De Pauw E, Kestemont P. First evidence of the possible implication of the 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) in immune activity of Eurasian perch (Perca fluviatilis, L.): comparison with cortisol. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2013; 165:149-58. [PMID: 23458843 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2012] [Revised: 02/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/22/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Cortisol, the main corticosteroid in fish, is frequently described as a modulator of fish immune system. Moreover, 11-deoxycorticosterone (DOC) was shown to bind and transcriptionally activate the mineralocorticoid receptor and may act as a mineralocorticoid in fish. Immune modulations induced by intraperitoneal injections of these two corticosteroids were assessed in Eurasian perch juveniles. Cortisol and DOC were injected at 0.8 mg kg(-1) and 0.08 mg kg(-1) body weight respectively. Cortisol increased plasma lysozyme activity 72 h post-injection, C-type lysozyme expression in spleen from 1 to 72 h post-injection, and favoured blood neutrophils at the expense of a mixture of lymphocytes and thrombocytes. Moreover, 6 h after injection, cortisol reduced expression levels of the pro-inflammatory cytokine TNF-α in spleen. DOC had no effects on the immune variables measured in plasma, but increased expression levels of C-type lysozyme and apolipoprotein A1 mRNA in both gills and spleen. Meanwhile, DOC stimulated its putative signalling pathway by increasing expression of mineralocorticoid receptor and 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 in spleen. These results confirmed the role of cortisol as an innate, short term immune stimulator. For the first time, DOC is described as a possible immune stimulator in fish.
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- Cédric Mathieu
- Research Unit in Environmental and Evolutionary Biology (URBE), University of Namur (FUNDP), Rue de Bruxelles 61, B-5000 Namur, Belgium.
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The type 2, 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (Hsd11b2) converts active glucocorticoids to their inactive derivatives (e.g. cortisol to cortisone). In most vertebrates, Hsd11b2 is essential for conferring aldosterone-specific actions in mineralocorticoid target tissues and for protecting glucocorticoid-sensitive tissues during stress. However, teleosts do not synthesize aldosterone, and the function of Hsd11b2 is poorly defined. The distribution of Hsd11b2 in nonmammalian brain is also largely unexplored. We tested the hypothesis that modulation of brain Hsd11b2 activity is involved in stressor-mediated cortisol regulation in zebrafish (Danio rerio). In adult zebrafish, the stress effect on Hsd11b2 expression in the brain was tested using acute air exposure followed by recovery over a 24-h period. hsd11b2 transcripts were found in nearly all peripheral tissues examined, and a spatial map of its mRNA abundance in unstressed zebrafish brain revealed extensive distribution. Stressor exposure increased the conversion of (3)H-cortisol to (3)H-cortisone indicating enhanced Hsd11b2 activity in zebrafish brain. Promoter analysis of zebrafish hsd11b2 gene revealed putative sites for cortisol-mediated transcriptional regulation of this gene. Furthermore, inhibition of Hsd11b2 activity by 18β-glycyrrhetinic acid resulted in elevated whole-body cortisol levels and preoptic area mRNA abundance of corticotropin-releasing factor and mineralocorticoid receptor. Taken together, our results underscore an important role for brain Hsd11b2 involvement in the negative feedback regulation of cortisol poststress in zebrafish.
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- Sarah L Alderman
- Department of Biology, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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Cruz SA, Chao PL, Hwang PP. Cortisol promotes differentiation of epidermal ionocytes through Foxi3 transcription factors in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2012; 164:249-57. [PMID: 23010242 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2012.09.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2012] [Revised: 09/14/2012] [Accepted: 09/17/2012] [Indexed: 01/30/2023]
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Glucocorticoid regulates epidermal cell proliferation, and is used to treat certain skin disorders. Cortisol, a glucocorticoid, is also linked to skin development in teleost fish. Cortisol increases the number of epithelial ionocytes during environmental acclimation in euryhaline fishes, but it is unclear whether this is due to increased differentiation or proliferation. To investigate, we treated zebrafish embryos with exogenous cortisol (20mg/L). The densities of the ionocytes Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase rich cells (NaRCs) and H(+)-ATPase rich cells (HRCs) were significantly increased by cortisol, and this was accompanied by an increase in the respective marker genes. Expression of the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) gene was decreased. Cortisol treatment also increased ionocytes in cultured adult zebrafish gills, and up-regulated expression of genes encoding forkhead box I3 (foxi3a and foxi3b) transcription factors, which regulate ionocyte progenitor development. GR expression was up-regulated by cortisol in vitro; as such, the observed decrease in vivo reflects a regulatory systemic-negative feedback. Notably, in situ hybridization revealed that foxi3a/b mRNA expression was increased by cortisol at 24-48h post-fertilization. Cortisol also decreased keratinocytes, but did not affect epidermal stem cells or mucus cells. We conclude that foxi3a/b transactivation by cortisol-GR favors differentiation of ionocyte progenitors, thereby facilitating proliferation of mature ionocytes.
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- Shelly Abad Cruz
- Institute of Cellular and Organismic Biology, Academia Sinica, Nankang, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Meyer A, Strajhar P, Murer C, Da Cunha T, Odermatt A. Species-specific differences in the inhibition of human and zebrafish 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 by thiram and organotins. Toxicology 2012; 301:72-8. [PMID: 22796344 DOI: 10.1016/j.tox.2012.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Revised: 06/30/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Dithiocarbamates and organotins can inhibit enzymes by interacting with functionally essential sulfhydryl groups. Both classes of chemicals were shown to inhibit human 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase 2 (11β-HSD2), which converts active cortisol into inactive cortisone and has a role in renal and intestinal electrolyte regulation and in the feto-placental barrier to maternal glucocorticoids. In fish, 11β-HSD2 has a dual role by inactivating glucocorticoids and generating the major androgen 11-ketotestosterone. Inhibition of this enzyme may enhance glucocorticoid and diminish androgen effects in fish. Here, we characterized 11β-HSD2 activity of the model species zebrafish. A comparison with human and mouse 11β-HSD2 revealed species-specific substrate preference. Unexpectedly, assessment of the effects of thiram and several organotins on the activity of zebrafish 11β-HSD2 showed weak inhibition by thiram and no inhibition by any of the organotins tested. Sequence comparison revealed the presence of an alanine at position 253 on zebrafish 11β-HSD2, corresponding to cysteine-264 in the substrate-binding pocket of the human enzyme. Substitution of alanine-253 by cysteine resulted in a more than 10-fold increased sensitivity of zebrafish 11β-HSD2 to thiram. Mutating cysteine-264 on human 11β-HSD2 to serine resulted in 100-fold lower inhibitory activity. Our results demonstrate significant species differences in the sensitivity of human and zebrafish 11β-HSD2 to inhibition by thiram and organotins. Site-directed mutagenesis revealed a key role of cysteine-264 in the substrate-binding pocket of human 11β-HSD2 for sensitivity to sulfhydryl modifying agents.
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- Arne Meyer
- Swiss Center for Applied Human Toxicology and Division of Molecular and Systems Toxicology, Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Basel, Klingelbergstrasse 50, CH-4056 Basel, Switzerland
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Tokarz J, Mindnich R, Norton W, Möller G, Hrabé de Angelis M, Adamski J. Discovery of a novel enzyme mediating glucocorticoid catabolism in fish: 20beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2012; 349:202-13. [PMID: 22061621 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2011.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2011] [Revised: 10/09/2011] [Accepted: 10/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases (HSDs) are involved in metabolism and pre-receptor regulation of steroid hormones. While 17beta-HSDs and 11beta-HSDs are extensively studied in mammals, only few orthologs are characterized in fish. We discovered a novel zebrafish HSD candidate closely related to 17beta-HSD types 3 and 12, which has orthologs in other species. The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of cortisone to 20beta-hydroxycortisone identified by LC-MS/MS. We named the new enzyme 20beta-HSD type 2. All 20beta-HSD type 2 orthologs localize in the endoplasmic reticulum. Zebrafish 20beta-HSD type 2 is expressed during embryonic development showing the same expression pattern as 11beta-HSD type 2 known to oxidize cortisol to cortisone. In adult tissues 20beta-HSD type 2 shows a ubiquitous expression pattern with some minor sex-specific differences. In contrast to other enzymes metabolizing C21-steroids and being mostly involved in reproduction we propose that novel type 2 20beta-HSDs in teleost fish are important enzymes in cortisol catabolism.
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- Janina Tokarz
- Helmholtz Zentrum München, German Research Center for Environmental Health, Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Ingolstädter Landstrasse 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Kitano J, Kawagishi Y, Mori S, Peichel CL, Makino T, Kawata M, Kusakabe M. Divergence in sex steroid hormone signaling between sympatric species of Japanese threespine stickleback. PLoS One 2011; 6:e29253. [PMID: 22216225 PMCID: PMC3247238 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0029253] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/03/2011] [Accepted: 11/23/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Sex steroids mediate the expression of sexually dimorphic or sex-specific traits that are important both for mate choice within species and for behavioral isolation between species. We investigated divergence in sex steroid signaling between two sympatric species of threespine stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus): the Japan Sea form and the Pacific Ocean form. These sympatric forms diverge in both male display traits and female mate choice behaviors, which together contribute to asymmetric behavioral isolation in sympatry. Here, we found that plasma levels of testosterone and 17β-estradiol differed between spawning females of the two sympatric forms. Transcript levels of follicle-stimulating hormone-β (FSHβ) gene were also higher in the pituitary gland of spawning Japan Sea females than in the pituitary gland of spawning Pacific Ocean females. By contrast, none of the sex steroids examined were significantly different between nesting males of the two forms. However, combining the plasma sex steroid data with testis transcriptome data suggested that the efficiency of the conversion of testosterone into 11-ketotestosterone has likely diverged between forms. Within forms, plasma testosterone levels in males were significantly correlated with male body size, a trait important for female mate choice in the two sympatric species. These results demonstrate that substantial divergence in sex steroid signaling can occur between incipient sympatric species. We suggest that investigation of the genetic and ecological mechanisms underlying divergence in hormonal signaling between incipient sympatric species will provide a better understanding of the mechanisms of speciation in animals.
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- Jun Kitano
- Ecological Genetics Laboratory, National Institute of Genetics, Mishima, Shizuoka, Japan.
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Lin CH, Tsai IL, Su CH, Tseng DY, Hwang PP. Reverse effect of mammalian hypocalcemic cortisol in fish: cortisol stimulates Ca2+ uptake via glucocorticoid receptor-mediated vitamin D3 metabolism. PLoS One 2011; 6:e23689. [PMID: 21887296 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0023689] [Citation(s) in RCA: 55] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2011] [Accepted: 07/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Cortisol was reported to downregulate body-fluid Ca(2+) levels in mammals but was proposed to show hypercalcemic effects in teleostean fish. Fish, unlike terrestrial vertebrates, obtain Ca(2+) from the environment mainly via the gills and skin rather than by dietary means, and have to regulate the Ca(2+) uptake functions to cope with fluctuating Ca(2+) levels in aquatic environments. Cortisol was previously found to regulate Ca(2+) uptake in fish; however, the molecular mechanism behind this is largely unclear. Zebrafish were used as a model to explore this issue. Acclimation to low-Ca(2+) fresh water stimulated Ca(2+) influx and expression of epithelial calcium channel (ecac), 11β-hydroxylase and the glucocorticoid receptor (gr). Exogenous cortisol increased Ca(2+) influx and the expressions of ecac and hydroxysteroid 11-beta dehydrogenase 2 (hsd11b2), but downregulated 11β-hydroxylase and the gr with no effects on other Ca(2+) transporters or the mineralocorticoid receptor (mr). Morpholino knockdown of the GR, but not the MR, was found to impair zebrafish Ca(2+) uptake function by inhibiting the ecac expression. To further explore the regulatory mechanism of cortisol in Ca(2+) uptake, the involvement of vitamin D(3) was analyzed. Cortisol stimulated expressions of vitamin D-25hydroxylase (cyp27a1), cyp27a1 like (cyp27a1l), 1α-OHase (cyp27b1) at 3 dpf through GR, the first time to demonstrate the relationship between cortisol and vitamin D(3) in fish. In conclusion, cortisol stimulates ecac expression to enhance Ca(2+) uptake functions, and this control pathway is suggested to be mediated by the GR. Lastly, cortisol also could mediate vitamin D(3) signaling to stimulate Ca(2+) uptake in zebrafish.
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Ribeiro C, Urbatzka R, Castro LFC, Carrola J, Fontainhas-Fernandes A, Monteiro RA, Rocha E, Rocha MJ. In vitroexposure of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) testis to estrogenic endocrine disrupting chemicals: mRNA expression of genes encoding steroidogenic enzymes. Toxicol Mech Methods 2011; 22:47-53. [DOI: 10.3109/15376516.2011.593053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Arterbery AS, Deitcher DL, Bass AH. Divergent expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and 11beta-hydroxylase genes between male morphs in the central nervous system, sonic muscle and testis of a vocal fish. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 167:44-50. [PMID: 20178798 PMCID: PMC2862803 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/07/2009] [Revised: 12/05/2009] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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The vocalizing midshipman fish, Porichthys notatus, has two male morphs that exhibit alternative mating tactics. Only territorial males acoustically court females with long duration (minutes to >1h) calls, whereas sneaker males attempt to steal fertilizations. During the breeding season, morph-specific tactics are paralleled by a divergence in relative testis and vocal muscle size, plasma levels of the androgen 11-ketotestosterone (11KT) and the glucocorticoid cortisol, and mRNA expression levels in the central nervous system (CNS) of the steroid-synthesizing enzyme aromatase (estrogen synthase). Here, we tested the hypothesis that the midshipman's two male morphs would further differ in the CNS, as well as in the testis and vocal muscle, in mRNA abundance for the enzymes 11beta-hydroxylase (11betaH) and 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11betaHSD) that directly regulate both 11KT and cortisol synthesis. Quantitative real-time PCR demonstrated male morph-specific profiles for both enzymes. Territorial males had higher 11betaH and 11betaHSD mRNA levels in testis and vocal muscle. By contrast, sneaker males had the higher CNS expression, especially for 11betaHSD, in the region containing an expansive vocal pacemaker circuit that directly determines the temporal attributes of natural calls. We propose for territorial males that higher enzyme expression in testis underlies its greater plasma 11KT levels, which in vocal muscle provides both gluconeogenic and androgenic support for its long duration calling. We further propose for sneaker males that higher enzyme expression in the vocal CNS contributes to known cortisol-specific effects on its vocal physiology.
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- Adam S Arterbery
- Department of Neurobiology and Behavior, Cornell University, W239 Mudd Hall, Tower Road, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA
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Rasheeda MK, Kagawa H, Kirubagaran R, Dutta-Gupta A, Senthilkumaran B. Cloning, expression and enzyme activity analysis of testicular 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase during seasonal cycle and after hCG induction in air-breathing catfish Clarias gariepinus. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2010; 120:1-10. [PMID: 20219674 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2010.02.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2009] [Revised: 02/12/2010] [Accepted: 02/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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A full-length cDNA encoding 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 (11beta-HSD2) was cloned from testis of air-breathing catfish, Clarias gariepinus which showed high sequence homology to zebrafish and eel. The open reading frame of 11beta-HSD2 was then transfected to COS-7 cells, which converted 11beta-hydroxytestosterone (11-OHT) to 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT). Using NAD(+), 11beta-HSD2 from testicular microsomes oxidized 11-OHT with apparent K(m) 56+/-4nM and V(max) 55+/-6pmol/h/mgprotein values. Tissue distribution analysis revealed prominent expression in testis, anterior kidney, liver and gills. Expression of 11beta-HSD2 in testis and serum levels of 11-KT were high in the prespawning phase. Administration of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) during prespawning and resting phases revealed initial rise in 11beta-HSD2 transcript at 4h followed by gradual increase at 8h, 12h and peaking at 24h, only in testis of prespawning phase. Rate of conversion of 11-OHT to 11-KT by testicular microsomes during different testicular phases and after hCG administration corroborated well with the expression of 11beta-HSD2. Ontogeny study indicated that this enzyme is expressed during testicular development. Thus the spatio-temporal expression supported with putative dehydrogenase activity and circulating 11-KT levels clearly suggest a major role for 11beta-HSD2 during testicular differentiation and seasonal testicular cycle in catfish.
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- M K Rasheeda
- Department of Animal Sciences, School of Life Sciences-Centre for Advanced Studies, University of Hyderabad, P. O. Central University, Hyderabad 500 046, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Zhang WL, Zhou LY, Senthilkumaran B, Huang BF, Sudhakumari CC, Kobayashi T, Nagahama Y, Wang DS. Molecular cloning of two isoforms of 11beta-hydroxylase and their expressions in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 165:34-41. [PMID: 19500584 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.05.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2009] [Revised: 05/22/2009] [Accepted: 05/27/2009] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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P450 11beta-hydroxylase, encoded by P450(11beta) gene, is a key mitochondrial enzyme to produce 11beta-hydroxy testosterone, substrate for the production of 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), which has been shown to be potent androgen in several fish species. In the present work, two alternative splicing isoforms i.e. P450(11beta)-1 and P450(11beta)-2 cDNAs were cloned from the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. They were 1614 and 1227bp in length with open reading frames encoding proteins of 537 and 408 amino acids, respectively. In contrast to P450(11beta)-1, which derived from 9 exons of the P450(11beta) gene, the 7th and 8th exons were absent in P450(11beta)-2. Tilapia P450(11beta)-1 shares the highest homology with that of medaka, Oryzias latipes. Expressions of P450(11beta)-1 and -2 were detected in the kidney and head kidney of both sexes, and in the testis but not in the ovary, with P450(11beta)-2 lower than P450(11beta)-1. Ontogenic expressions of both isoforms were detected in testis from 50dah onwards. P450(11beta)-1 and -2 were strongly expressed in sex reversed XX testis after fadrozole and tamoxifen treatment, but completely inhibited in 17beta-estradiol induced XY ovary. The existence of two alternatively spliced isoforms and the sexual dimorphic expression of P450(11beta)s were further confirmed by Northern blot. Strong expression signals in Leydig cells and weak signals in spermatogonia were detected by in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry. Taken together, our data suggest a role for P450(11beta) in the spermatogenesis of tilapia through the production of 11-KT in testis, in addition to cortisol production in head kidney.
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- Wei-Li Zhang
- Key Laboratory of Freshwater Fish Reproduction and Development (Ministry of Education), Key Laboratory of Aquatic Science of Chongqing, School of Life Science, Southwest University, Chongqing, China
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Barry TP, Marwah A, Nunez S. Inhibition of cortisol metabolism by 17alpha,20beta-P: mechanism mediating semelparity in salmon? Gen Comp Endocrinol 2010; 165:53-9. [PMID: 19523470 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.06.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/06/2008] [Revised: 04/13/2009] [Accepted: 06/02/2009] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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In vitro experiments were conducted to test the hypothesis that 17alpha,20beta-dihydroxy-4-prengnen-3-one (17,20-P) regulates cortisol metabolism in Pacific salmon. In both rainbow trout and coho salmon, cortisol metabolism was significantly higher in the kidney compared to the liver. The rainbow trout kidney converted cortisol primarily into an unidentified water-soluble metabolite with a molecular mass of 354. The coho salmon kidney converted cortisol primarily into cortisol-21-sulfate. High physiological concentrations of 17,20-P had no effect on cortisol metabolism by the rainbow trout kidney, but almost completely inhibited the production of cortisol-21-sulfate by the coho salmon kidney. This was accompanied by a coincident increase in the production several neutral cortisol metabolites, including cortisone. Cortisone was also found to inhibit renal sulfotransferase (SULT) activity suggesting that there could be a local positive feedback mechanism initiated by the rise in 17,20-P that quickly reduces SULT activity as follows: the pre-spawning rise in 17,20-P inhibits SULT, cortisol is metabolized to cortisone instead of cortisol-21-sulfate, cortisone further inhibits SULT, more cortisone is produced, and so on. If SULT normally acts as a gatekeeper enzyme to protect the cell from cortisol excess, this mechanism would rapidly remove enzymatic protection and expose tissues to high local concentrations of cortisol. In addition, the inhibition of peripheral cortisol metabolism by 17,20-P could increase circulating concentrations of the corticosteroid. These events could be a part of the mechanism that leads to the symptoms of cortisol excess associated with the post-spawning mortality of semelparous Pacific salmon.
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- Terence P Barry
- Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Wang Q, Zhang P, Gao HB. Luteinizing hormone induces expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 in rat Leydig cells. Reprod Biol Endocrinol 2009; 7:39. [PMID: 19409113 PMCID: PMC2686704 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7827-7-39] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/24/2009] [Accepted: 05/04/2009] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Leydig cells are the primary source of testosterone in male vertebrates. The biosynthesis of testosterone in Leydig cells is strictly dependent on luteinizing hormone (LH). On the other hand, it can be directly inhibited by excessive glucocorticoid (Corticosterone, CORT, in rats) which is beyond the protective capability of 11beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11beta-HSD1) and type 2 (11beta-HSD2; encoded by gene Hsd11b2 in rats) in Leydig cells. Our previous study found that LH increases 11beta-HSD1 expression in rat Leydig cells, but the effect of LH on the expression and activity of 11beta-HSD2 is not investigated yet. METHODS The Leydig cells were isolated from male Sprague-Dawley rats (90 days of age). After Leydig cells were incubated either for 24 h with various concentrations of LH (2.5, 5, 10 and 20 ng/mL) or for different time periods (2, 8, 12 and 24 h) with 20 ng/mL LH, the mRNA expression of 11beta-HSD2 was measured by real-time PCR. 11beta-HSD2 protein levels in Leydig cells were assayed by Western Blot and 11beta-HSD2 enzyme activity was determined by calculating the ratio of conversion of [3H]CORT to [3H]11-dehydrocorticosterone by 24 h after stimulation with 20 ng/ml LH. Four reporter gene plasmids containing various lengths of Hsd11b2 promoter region were constructed and transfected into mouse Leydig tumor cells to investigate the effect of LH on Hsd11b2 transcription. A glucocorticoid-responsive reporter gene plasmid, GRE-Luc, was constructed. To evaluate influence of LH on intracellular glucocorticoid level, rat Leydig cells were transfected with GRE-Luc, and luciferase activities were measured after incubation with CORT alone or CORT plus LH. RESULTS We observed dose- and temporal-dependent induction of rat 11beta-HSD2 mRNA expression in Leydig cells subject to LH stimulation. The protein and enzyme activity of 11beta-HSD2 and the luciferase activity of reporter gene driven by promoter regions of Hsd11b2 were increased by LH treatment. LH decreased the glucocorticoid-induced luciferase activity of GRE-Luc reporter gene. CONCLUSION The results of the present study suggest that LH increases the expression and enzyme activity of 11beta-HSD2, and therefore enhances capacity for oxidative inactivation of glucocorticoid in rat Leydig cells in vitro.
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- Qian Wang
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chong Qing Road, Shanghai 200025, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chong Qing Road, Shanghai 200025, PR China
- Institutes of Medical Sciences, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chong Qing Road, Shanghai 200025, PR China
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine, 280 South Chong Qing Road, Shanghai 200025, PR China
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Bernier NJ, Flik G, Klaren PH. Chapter 6 Regulation And Contribution Of The Corticotropic, Melanotropic And Thyrotropic Axes To The Stress Response In Fishes. Fish Physiology 2009. [DOI: 10.1016/s1546-5098(09)28006-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 53] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Klusonová P, Kucka M, Ergang P, Miksík I, Bryndová J, Pácha J. Cloning of chicken 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 and its tissue distribution. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2008; 111:217-24. [PMID: 18602996 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2008.06.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2007] [Accepted: 06/06/2008] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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11beta-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 (11HSD1) is an enzyme that interconverts active 11-hydroxy glucocorticoids (cortisol, corticosterone) and their inactive 11-oxo derivatives (cortisone, 11-dehydrocorticosterone). Although bidirectional, it is considered to operate in vivo as an 11-reductase that regenerates active glucocorticoids and thus amplifies their local activity in mammals. Here we report the cloning, characterization and tissue distribution of chicken 11HSD1 (ch11HSD1). Its cDNA predicts a protein of 300 amino acids that share 51-56% sequence identity with known mammalian 11HSD1 proteins, while in contrast to most mammals, ch11HSD1 contains only one N-linked glycosylation site. Analysis of the tissue distribution pattern by RT-PCR revealed that ch11HSD1 is expressed in a large variety of tissues, with high expression in the liver, kidney and intestine, and weak in the gonads, brain and heart. 11-Reductase activity has been found in the liver, kidney, intestine and gonads with low or almost zero activity in the brain and heart. These results provide evidence for a role of 11HSD1 as a tissue-specific regulator of glucocorticoid action in non-mammalian vertebrates and may serve as a suitable model for further analysis of 11HSD1 evolution in vertebrates.
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- Petra Klusonová
- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídenská 1083, 142 20 Prague 4 - Krc, Czech Republic
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Yazawa T, Uesaka M, Inaoka Y, Mizutani T, Sekiguchi T, Kajitani T, Kitano T, Umezawa A, Miyamoto K. Cyp11b1 is induced in the murine gonad by luteinizing hormone/human chorionic gonadotropin and involved in the production of 11-ketotestosterone, a major fish androgen: conservation and evolution of the androgen metabolic pathway. Endocrinology 2008; 149:1786-92. [PMID: 18162527 DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-1015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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We have shown previously that Cyp11b1, an 11beta-hydroxylase responsible for glucocorticoid biosynthesis in the adrenal gland, was induced by cAMP in androgen-producing Leydig-like cells derived from mesenchymal stem cells. We found that Cyp11b1 was induced in male Leydig cells, or female theca cells, when human chorionic gonadotropin was administered in immature mice. Expression of Cyp11b1 in rodent gonads caused the production of 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), a major fish androgen, which induces male differentiation or spermatogenesis in fish. As in teleosts, plasma concentrations of 11-KT were elevated in human chorionic gonadotropin-treated mice. In contrast to teleosts, however, plasma concentrations of 11-KT were similar in both sexes, despite levels of testosterone, a precursor substrate, being about 20 times higher in male mice. Because expression of 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2, was much higher in the mouse ovary than in the testis, conversion of testosterone into 11-KT may occur more efficiently in the ovary. In a luciferase reporter system that was responsive to and activated by androgens, 11-KT efficiently activated mammalian androgen receptor-mediated transactivation. Our results suggest that the androgen metabolic pathway is conserved between teleosts and mammals, despite sexual dominance and reproductive functions of 11-KT being altered during evolution.
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- Takashi Yazawa
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Fukui, Shimoaizuki, Matsuoka, Eiheiji-cho, Fukui, Japan
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Klusonová P, Kucka M, Miksík I, Bryndová J, Pácha J. Chicken 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2: partial cloning and tissue distribution. Steroids 2008; 73:348-55. [PMID: 18201738 DOI: 10.1016/j.steroids.2007.11.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2007] [Revised: 10/24/2007] [Accepted: 11/25/2007] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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NAD(+)-dependent 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11HSD2) converts glucocorticoids to 11-oxo derivatives and thus decreases their local concentration and prevents them from activating corticosteroid receptors. In this paper we report the partial cloning, characterization and tissue distribution of chicken 11HSD2. A cDNA of 991bp was cloned from kidney mRNA by reverse transcription and polymerase chain reaction. At the amino acid level, the sequence of PCR product had 56-59% homology with mammalian and 46-48% with fish 11HSD2. The consensus sequences of the short-chain dehydrogenase/reductase superfamily such as the catalytic activity motif Tyr-X-X-X-Lys and cosubstrate-binding motif Gly-X-X-X-Gly-X-Gly, were found in the cloned cDNA. Analysis of the tissue expression of chicken 11HSD2 mRNA and NAD(+)-dependent 11beta-oxidase activity showed a similar tissue distribution pattern in the majority of tissues. High levels of expression and activity were found in kidney, small intestine, colon and oviduct; low in ovary and almost zero in brain, liver and testis.
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- Petra Klusonová
- Institute of Physiology, Czech Academy of Sciences, Vídenská 1083, Prague 4-Krc, Czech Republic
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Nilsen TO, Ebbesson LOE, Kiilerich P, Björnsson BT, Madsen SS, McCormick SD, Stefansson SO. Endocrine systems in juvenile anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar): seasonal development and seawater acclimation. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2008; 155:762-72. [PMID: 17904138 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2007] [Revised: 08/06/2007] [Accepted: 08/10/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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The present study compares developmental changes in plasma levels of growth hormone (GH), insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) and cortisol, and mRNA levels of their receptors and the prolactin receptor (PRLR) in the gill of anadromous and landlocked Atlantic salmon during the spring parr-smolt transformation (smoltification) period and following four days and one month seawater (SW) acclimation. Plasma GH and gill GH receptor (GHR) mRNA levels increased continuously during the spring smoltification period in the anadromous, but not in landlocked salmon. There were no differences in plasma IGF-I levels between strains, or any increase during smoltification. Gill IGF-I and IGF-I receptor (IGF-IR) mRNA levels increased in anadromous salmon during smoltification, with no changes observed in landlocked fish. Gill PRLR mRNA levels remained stable in both strains during spring. Plasma cortisol levels in anadromous salmon increased 5-fold in May and June, but not in landlocked salmon. Gill glucocorticoid receptor (GR) mRNA levels were elevated in both strains at the time of peak smoltification in anadromous salmon, while mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) mRNA levels remained stable. Only anadromous salmon showed an increase of gill 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2 (11beta-HSD2) mRNA levels in May. GH and gill GHR mRNA levels increased in both strains following four days of SW exposure in mid-May, whereas only the anadromous salmon displayed elevated plasma GH and GHR mRNA after one month in SW. Plasma IGF-I increased after four days in SW in both strains, decreasing in both strains after one month in SW. Gill IGF-I mRNA levels were only increased in landlocked salmon after 4days in SW. Gill IGF-IR mRNA levels in SW did not differ from FW levels in either strain. Gill PRLR mRNA did not change after four days of SW exposure, and decreased in both strains after one month in SW. Plasma cortisol levels did not change following SW exposure in either strain. Gill GR, 11beta-HSD2 and MR mRNA levels increased after four days in SW in both strains, whereas only the anadromous strain maintained elevated gill GR and 11beta-HSD2 mRNA levels after one month in SW. The results indicate that hormones and receptors of the GH and cortisol axes are present at significantly lower levels during spring development and SW acclimation in landlocked relative to anadromous salmon. These findings suggest that attenuation of GH and cortisol axes may, at least partially, result in reduced preparatory upregulation of key gill ion-secretory proteins, possibly a result of reduced selection pressure for marine adaptations in landlocked salmon.
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- Tom O Nilsen
- Department of Biology, University of Bergen, Bergen High Technology Centre, N-5020, Norway.
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Kiilerich P, Kristiansen K, Madsen SS. Hormone receptors in gills of smolting Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar: expression of growth hormone, prolactin, mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors and 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2007; 152:295-303. [PMID: 17289045 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.12.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/15/2006] [Revised: 11/29/2006] [Accepted: 12/26/2006] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This is the first study to report concurrent dynamics in mRNA expression of growth hormone receptor (GHR), prolactin receptor (PRLR), gluco- and mineralocorticoid receptor (GR and MR) and the 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type-2 enzyme (11beta-HSD2) in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) gill during smoltification. Transcript levels were analysed by quantitative PCR in fresh water (FW) fish and after a 24-h salt water (SW) challenge. GHR transcript levels increased concurrent with gill Na(+),K(+)-ATPase activity in FW fish consistent with the SW-adaptive role of GH. SW-transfer induced an increased GHR expression levels in the early stages of smoltification but a decrease in expression at the peak of smoltification. PRLR transcript levels decreased steadily during smoltification in agreement with the recognized hyper-osmoregulatory role of PRL. Surprisingly, PRLR levels increased after SW transfer during the course of smoltification. GR mRNA levels were low early on during smoltification but increased at the peak of smoltification and remained high during de-smoltification, indicative of increased cortisol signalling at this point. Coherently, SW transfer increased GR levels to smolt levels prior to the smoltification peak. 11beta-HSD2 levels increased at the smoltification peak and MR levels increased during de-smoltification, suggesting a need for protection of MR from cortisol signalling during smoltification. This is supported by the fact that SW-transfer results in a profound up-regulation of 11beta-HSD2, whereas SW transfer down-regulates MR levels. The study concludes that GR and MR may have distinctive roles in developing hypo- and hyper-osmoregulatory mechanisms during smoltification and de-smoltification, respectively.
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- Pia Kiilerich
- Institute of Biology, University of Southern Denmark, Campusvej 55, DK-5230 Odense M, Denmark
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Mindnich R, Hrabe de Angelis M, Adamski J. Functional genome analysis indicates loss of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 enzyme in the zebrafish. J Steroid Biochem Mol Biol 2007; 103:35-43. [PMID: 17085046 DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2006.07.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2006] [Accepted: 07/26/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Among the family of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases, the type 2 (17beta-HSD 2) is the main enzyme responsible for inactivation of estrogens and androgens, catalyzing the oxidation of the C17 hydroxyl group. 17beta-HSD 2 has been studied only in mammals, its occurrence and function in other vertebrates hardly known. We investigated the presence of homologs in non-mammalian species and found sequences of 17beta-HSD 2 and its closest homolog 11beta-HSD 2 in zebrafish (Danio rerio), Takifugu rubripes, Tetraodon nigroviridis, Xenopus tropicalis and chicken databases. Furthermore, we cloned zebrafish 17beta-HSD 2 from ovarian tissue and found high expression also in the testis of adult fish and throughout embryogenesis. The enzyme, though, is inactive likely due to a non-sense N-terminal region including a dysfunctional cofactor binding motif. Replacement of the affected part by the corresponding human 17beta-HSD 2 sequence fully restored enzymatic activity. Comparison of all retrieved 17beta-HSD 2 sequences indicates that this functional loss may have occurred only in zebrafish, where steroid inactivation at position C17 seems to pursue without the protein studied. The closely related 11beta-HSD 2 is unlikely to substitute for 17beta-HSD 2 since in our hands it did not catalyze the respective oxidation of testosterone or estradiol.
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- R Mindnich
- GSF-National Research Center for Environment and Health, Institute of Experimental Genetics, Genome Analysis Center, Ingolstaedter Landstr. 1, 85764 Neuherberg, Germany
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Prunet P, Sturm A, Milla S. Multiple corticosteroid receptors in fish: from old ideas to new concepts. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2006; 147:17-23. [PMID: 16545810 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 159] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2005] [Revised: 12/23/2005] [Accepted: 01/05/2006] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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The effect of corticosteroid hormones in fish are mediated through intracellular receptors that act as ligand-binding transcription factors. Many studies have been devoted to cortisol binding using radiolabeled ligand in fish and allowed characterization of a single class of high affinity binding sites in various tissues. Molecular characterization of cortisol receptors has only been initiated recently by cloning the different receptor forms: Following a isolation of a first glucocorticoid receptor (GR), a mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) was described and the presence of various GR isoforms was recently reported. Sequence comparison and phylogenetic analysis of these sequences confirm that fish possess both GR and MR and that GR gene is duplicated. The importance of these various corticosteroid receptor forms is also illustrated by analysis of their transcriptional activity. When tested in human cell lines, these receptors showed functionally distinct actions on GR-sensitive promotors, thus suggesting a more complicated corticosteroid signaling system than initially anticipated from binding studies. These results also suggest that, whereas cortisol is certainly the physiological ligand for GR, this may not be the case for MR which showed high sensitivity for deoxycorticosterone (DOC) and aldosterone. As this last hormone is probably absent in fish, these results raise the question as to whether DOC could be a physiological ligand for MR in fish. Information on DOC effect in fish is very scarce and clarification of the differential osmoregulatory roles of cortisol and DOC in fish needs ellucidation. This will require analysis of all actors of the corticosteroid signaling system at pre-receptor, receptor, and post-receptor levels.
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- P Prunet
- INRA SCRIBE, IFR 140, Campus de Beaulieu, 35042 Rennes Cedex, France.
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Baker ME. Evolutionary analysis of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-type 1, -type 2, -type 3 and 17β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-type 2 in fish. FEBS Lett 2004; 574:167-70. [PMID: 15358559 DOI: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.08.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2004] [Revised: 08/09/2004] [Accepted: 08/11/2004] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Steroid dehydrogenases regulate the access of active steroids to their receptors. In particular, 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-type 1 (11beta-HSD1) and 11beta-HSD2 regulate the levels of glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, and 17beta-HSD1 and 17beta-HSD2 regulate the levels of androgens and estrogens. Human 11beta-HSD1 and 11beta-HSD2 are distant homologs, with less than 25% amino acid sequence identity, as are human 17beta-HSD1 and 17beta-HSD2. In contrast, human 11beta-HSD2 and 17beta-HSD2 are close homologs, with about 43% sequence identity. Until recently, deciphering early events in the evolution of 11beta-HSD2 and 17beta-HSD2 was difficult because only mammalian sequences were available. The completely sequenced Takifugu, Tetraodon and medaka genomes and the almost completed zebrafish genome provide an opportunity to investigate the evolution of 11beta-HSD2, 17beta-HSD2, and 11beta-HSD1. Unexpectedly, a search of the Takifugu, Tetraodon and medaka genomes only found an ortholog to 11beta-HSD2 and none to 17beta-HSD2, while the zebrafish genome contains orthologs of both enzymes. This suggests that 17beta-HSD2 was lost in teleosts after the divergence of zebrafish and medaka. Also unexpectedly, searches with 11beta-HSD1 only identified several fish 11beta-HSD3s, as well as an ortholog in Ciona, indicating that 11beta-HSD3 is the ancestor of 11beta-HSD1.
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- Michael E Baker
- Department of Medicine-0693, University of California, San Diego 9500 Gilman Drive, La Jolla, CA 92093-0693, USA.
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Wang D, Kobayashi T, Zhou L, Nagahama Y. Molecular cloning and gene expression of Foxl2 in the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 320:83-9. [PMID: 15207705 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.05.133] [Citation(s) in RCA: 93] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2004] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
Abstract
A Foxl2 cDNA was cloned from the Nile tilapia ovary by RT-PCR and subsequent RACE. Alignment of known Foxl2 sequences from vertebrates confirmed the conservation of the Foxl2 open reading frame and protein sequences, especially the forkhead domain and C-terminal region, while some homopolymeric runs of amino acids are found only in mammals but not in non-mammalian vertebrates. RT-PCR revealed that Foxl2 is expressed in the tilapia brain (B), pituitary (P), gill, and gonads (G), with the highest level of expression in the ovary, reflecting the involvement of Foxl2 in B-P-G axis. Northern blotting and in situ hybridization also revealed an evident sexual dimorphic expression pattern in the gonads. Foxl2 mRNA was mainly detected in the granulosa cells surrounding the oocytes. The ovarian expression of Foxl2 in tilapia begins early during the differentiation of the gonads and persists until adulthood, implying the involvement of Foxl2 in fish gonad differentiation and the maintenance of ovarian function.
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Affiliation(s)
- Deshou Wang
- Laboratory of Reproductive Biology, National Institute for Basic Biology, Okazaki, Japan
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