Seasonal differences in hypothalamic EGR-1 and GnIH expression following capture-handling stress in house sparrows (Passer domesticus).

Abstract:

:Stress is a known inhibitor of reproductive function. The mechanisms by which stress acts to influence the reproductive axis have been intensely studied and appear to be extremely varied. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a critical component of the vertebrate reproductive axis and directly causes pituitary gonadotropin synthesis and release. A second neuropeptide, gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH), directly inhibits pituitary gonadotropin synthesis and release in birds. We hypothesized that stress effects upon reproduction are mediated via the hypothalamic GnIH system. We examined the effects of capture-handling stress in the hypothalamus of male and female adult house sparrows (Passer domesticus) at the start (spring) and end of the breeding season (fall). We quantified numbers of GnIH neurons to provide an estimate of hypothalamic GnIH content. In addition, we quantified the expression of the protein product of the immediate-early gene, EGR-1, using this as an indicator of neuronal activation. We saw an increase in EGR-1 positive cells in the paraventricular nuclei of stressed birds as opposed to controls at both collecting times, but this stress response was more apparent in the spring as opposed to the fall. There were more GnIH-positive neurons in fall birds versus those sampled in the spring, and a significant increase in GnIH positive neurons was seen in stressed birds only in spring. GnIH cells show little to no activation of EGR-1, suggesting that EGR-1 is not involved in GnIH transcription in response to capture-handling stress. These data imply an influence of stress upon the paraventricular nucleus and the GnIH system that changes over the annual cycle of reproduction.

journal_name

Gen Comp Endocrinol

authors

Calisi RM,Rizzo NO,Bentley GE

doi

10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.05.010

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2008-07-01 00:00:00

pages

283-7

issue

3

eissn

0016-6480

issn

1095-6840

pii

S0016-6480(08)00191-3

journal_volume

157

pub_type

杂志文章
  • Higher plasma corticosterone is associated with reduced costs of infection in red-winged blackbirds.

    abstract::Glucocorticoid hormones allow individuals to rapidly adjust their physiology and behavior to meet the challenges of a variable environment. An individual's baseline concentration of glucocorticoids can reflect shifts in life history stage and resource demands while mediating a suite of physiological and behavioral cha...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.07.006

    authors: Schoenle LA,Schoepf I,Weinstein NM,Moore IT,Bonier F

    更新日期:2018-01-15 00:00:00

  • The effects of estrogen on skeletal calcium metabolism and on plasma parameters of vitellogenesis in the male, three-toed box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis).

    abstract::The box turtle (Terrapene carolina triunguis) does not appear to have evolved a mechanism for secondary bone formation similar to Aves inasmuch as several parameters of bone calcium metabolism were unaffected by estrogen treatment. This suggests that reproduction does not constitute a substantial stress to the calcium...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(84)90212-0

    authors: Magliola L

    更新日期:1984-04-01 00:00:00

  • Insulin-like growth factor-I and environmental modulation of growth during smoltification of spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawystscha).

    abstract::The relations among rearing environment, fish size, insulin-like growth factor-I, and smoltification were examined in yearling spring chinook salmon (Oncorhynchus tshawytscha). Juvenile chinook salmon were size-graded into small and large categories. Half of the fish in each group were reared at an increased temperatu...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/gcen.1997.7036

    authors: Beckman BR,Larsen DA,Moriyama S,Lee-Pawlak B,Dickhoff WW

    更新日期:1998-03-01 00:00:00

  • Rapid modulation of gene expression profiles in the telencephalon of male goldfish following exposure to waterborne sex pheromones.

    abstract::Sex pheromones rapidly affect endocrine physiology and behaviour, but little is known about their effects on gene expression in the neural tissues that mediate olfactory processing. In this study, we exposed male goldfish for 6h to waterborne 17,20βP (4.3 nM) and PGF2α (3 nM), the main pre-ovulatory and post-ovulatory...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.06.015

    authors: Lado WE,Zhang D,Mennigen JA,Zamora JM,Popesku JT,Trudeau VL

    更新日期:2013-10-01 00:00:00

  • The role of ubiquitin-proteasome system in ageing.

    abstract::Maintenance of cellular homeostasis influences ageing and it is determined by several factors, including efficient proteolysis of damaged proteins. The ubiquitin-proteasome system is the major protein degradation pathway in the cell. Specifically, the proteasome is responsible for clearance of abnormal, denatured or i...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.02.005

    authors: Löw P

    更新日期:2011-05-15 00:00:00

  • Differential expression of IGF-I mRNA and peptide in the male and female gonad during early development of a bony fish, the tilapia Oreochromis niloticus.

    abstract::Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) plays a key role in the complex system that regulates bony fish growth, differentiation, and reproduction. The major source of circulating IGF-I is liver, but IGF-I-producing cells also occur in other organs, including the gonads. Because no data are available on the potential prod...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.11.008

    authors: Berishvili G,D'Cotta H,Baroiller JF,Segner H,Reinecke M

    更新日期:2006-05-01 00:00:00

  • GnRH and substance P regulate prostaglandins and sex steroids from reptilian (Podarcis sicula sicula) ovarian follicles and corpora lutea.

    abstract::The in vitro effects of salmon gonadotropin-releasing hormone (sGnRH), substance P (SP), and their antagonists on prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha), prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), progesterone, androgens, and estradiol-17 beta release by follicles and corpus luteum (CL) of the oviparous lizard, Podarcis sicula sicula, wer...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/gcen.1994.1018

    authors: Gobbetti A,Zerani M,Di Fiore MM

    更新日期:1994-02-01 00:00:00

  • Characterization of hyperglycemic and molt-inhibiting activity from sinus glands of the penaeid shrimp Penaeus vannamei.

    abstract::To design a homologous bioassay for the molt-inhibiting hormone and the crustacean hyperglycemic hormone of the shrimp Penaeus vannamei, the effect of sinus gland homogenate (SGh), in vitro, on ecdysteroid production by Y-organs (YOs), and the effect of the injection of SGh, in vivo, on the glycemia of shrimps have be...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/gcen.1996.0092

    authors: Sefiani M,Le Caer JP,Soyez D

    更新日期:1996-07-01 00:00:00

  • Selective elimination/RNAi silencing of FMRF-related peptides and their receptors decreases the locomotor activity in Drosophila melanogaster.

    abstract::Five neuropeptide genes are classified in the FMRF-related (FaRP) group: the Fmrf, dromyosuppressin (Dms), drosulfakinin (Dsk), neuropeptide F (npf) and short neuropeptide F (sNPF) genes coding for 8, 1, 2, 1 and 4 peptides, respectively. In order to compare their effects on the locomotor activity of Drosophila adults...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.05.023

    authors: Kiss B,Szlanka T,Zvara Á,Žurovec M,Sery M,Kakaš Š,Ramasz B,Hegedűs Z,Lukacsovich T,Puskás L,Fónagy A,Kiss I

    更新日期:2013-09-15 00:00:00

  • Endothelin-1 stimulates suppressor of cytokine signaling-3 gene expression in adipocytes.

    abstract::Endothelin (ET)-1 and suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3 were respectively found to regulate energy metabolism and hormone signaling in fat cells. Although ET-1 can also regulate the expression of SOCS-3-stimulating hormones, it is still unknown whether ET-1 regulates SOCS-3 gene expression. This study investig...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.06.024

    authors: Chang HH,Huang YM,Wu CP,Tang YC,Liu CW,Huang CH,Ho LT,Wu LY,Kuo YC,Kao YH

    更新日期:2012-09-15 00:00:00

  • The distribution and physiological effects of three evolutionarily and sequence-related neuropeptides in Rhodnius prolixus: Adipokinetic hormone, corazonin and adipokinetic hormone/corazonin-related peptide.

    abstract::We have examined the distribution and physiological effects of three evolutionarily and sequence-related neuropeptides in Rhodnius prolixus. These neuropeptides, adipokinetic hormone (RhoprAKH), corazonin (CRZ) and adipokinetic hormone/corazonin-related peptide (RhoprACP) are present in distinct, non-overlapping neuro...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.10.012

    authors: Patel H,Orchard I,Veenstra JA,Lange AB

    更新日期:2014-01-01 00:00:00

  • Corticosterone, foraging behavior, and metabolism in dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis.

    abstract::Male, dark-eyed juncos, Junco hyemalis, were held in captivity under conditions simulating winter temperature and photoperiod. Birds were administered corticosterone (B), metapyrone (MET), or control (empty) implants in silastic tubing. B implants resulted in higher plasma levels of B, especially on the first day foll...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(90)90067-v

    authors: Gray JM,Yarian D,Ramenofsky M

    更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00

  • An insulin-like growth factor found in hepatopancreas implicates carbohydrate metabolism of the blue crab Callinectes sapidus.

    abstract::Hyperglycemia that is caused by the release of crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) from the sinus gland to hemolymph is one of the hallmark physiological phenomena, occurring in decapod crustaceans experiencing stressful conditions. However, the mechanism(s) by which such elevated glucose levels return to resting l...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.01.012

    authors: Chung JS

    更新日期:2014-04-01 00:00:00

  • On the role of urocortin 1 in the non-preganglionic Edinger-Westphal nucleus in stress adaptation.

    abstract::The discovery of novel members of the CRF neuropeptide family, urocortin 1 (Ucn1), urocortin 2 and 3 has provided important insights into stress adaptation pathways, and predicted that stress adaptation involves more systems than the HPA-axis alone. This mini-review aims to summarize our recent data and research by ot...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章,评审

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.04.005

    authors: Kozicz T

    更新日期:2007-08-01 00:00:00

  • Immunohistochemical localization of thyrotropic cells during amphibian morphogenesis: a stereological study.

    abstract::TSH-like producing cells have been studied using the peroxidase-antiperoxidase (PAP) immunohistochemical technique and rabbit anti-human thyrotropin (TSH) antiserum in the pars distalis of five species of amphibian anuran tadpoles at different stages of development as well as in 1-year-old postmetamorphic animals. Thi...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(88)90302-4

    authors: García-Navarro S,Malagón MM,Gracia-Navarro F

    更新日期:1988-07-01 00:00:00

  • Caloric restriction promotes the reproductive capacity of female rats via modulating the level of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1).

    abstract::The insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) plays an important role in the regulation of reproductive function. In the present study, we examined the effects of caloric restriction (CR) on the reproductive lifespan in rats and investigated the potential role of IGF-1. After 10 weeks of treatment, we determined the distri...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2011.09.005

    authors: Li L,Fu YC,Xu JJ,Chen XC,Lin XH,Luo LL

    更新日期:2011-11-01 00:00:00

  • Spontaneous intra-uterine growth restriction modulates the endocrine status and the developmental expression of genes in porcine fetal and neonatal adipose tissue.

    abstract::Low birth weight is correlated with low adiposity at birth, a phenotype that influences neonatal survival and later adiposity. A better understanding of events affecting the fetal adipose tissue development and its functionality around birth is thus needed. This study was undertaken to examine the impact of spontaneou...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.09.018

    authors: Gondret F,Père MC,Tacher S,Daré S,Trefeu C,Le Huërou-Luron I,Louveau I

    更新日期:2013-12-01 00:00:00

  • Changes in glucose metabolism and reversion of genes expression in the liver of insulin-resistant rats exposed to malathion. The protective effects of N-acetylcysteine.

    abstract::Organophosphorus pesticides are known to disturb glucose homeostasis and increase incidence of metabolic disorders and diabetes via insulin resistance. The current study investigates the influence of malathion on insulin signaling pathways and the protective effects of N-acetylcysteine (NAC). Malathion (200 mg/kg) and...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.10.002

    authors: Lasram MM,El-Golli N,Lamine AJ,Douib IB,Bouzid K,Annabi A,El Fazaa S,Abdelmoula J,Gharbi N

    更新日期:2015-05-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular cloning, tissue distribution, and developmental expression of lamprey transthyretins.

    abstract::We isolated and cloned full-length cDNAs of transthyretin (TTR) from 2 genera of lamprey, Petromyzon marinus and Lampetra appendix. These sequences represent the first report of TTR sequences in vertebrates basal to teleost fishes. The deduced amino acid sequence of lamprey TTR cDNAs showed 36-47% identity with those ...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.11.017

    authors: Manzon RG,Neuls TM,Manzon LA

    更新日期:2007-03-01 00:00:00

  • Plasma ghrelin concentrations change with physiological state in a sciurid hibernator (Spermophilus lateralis).

    abstract::Ghrelin is a recently discovered hormone which has profound effects on food intake and lipogenesis in mammals. In all mammals studied thus far, plasma ghrelin concentrations are increased before a meal and decrease immediately following a meal; ghrelin levels increase with fasting. The golden-mantled ground squirrel S...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.12.006

    authors: Healy JE,Ostrom CE,Wilkerson GK,Florant GL

    更新日期:2010-04-01 00:00:00

  • Developmental expression and subcellular localization of wallaby gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor and its splice variants.

    abstract::The developmental expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor (GnRH-R) and its splice variants was examined in the gonads of tammar wallaby pouch young in order to elucidate the functional role of GnRH-R in the developing testis and ovary. Wallaby GnRH-R, like eutherian GnRH-Rs, contains three exons and two ...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0016-6480(03)00146-1

    authors: Cheung TC,Hearn JP

    更新日期:2003-08-01 00:00:00

  • Characterization of L-thyroxine transport into hepatocytes isolated from juvenile rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).

    abstract::Uptake of L-thyroxine (T4) by isolated trout hepatocytes was characterized after 1-min incubation of cells in a Hanks' balanced salts medium containing glucose and [125I]T4. Centrifugation through silicone oil and glycine buffer (pH 10.5) was used to separate cells from the medium and minimize extracellular binding of...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/gcen.1993.1057

    authors: Riley WW Jr,Eales JG

    更新日期:1993-04-01 00:00:00

  • Testosterone content of developing eggs and sex reversal in the medaka (Oryzias latipes).

    abstract::To understand the effect of testosterone on sex differentiation, the quantities of testosterone (T) and estradiol-17beta (E2) in developing eggs of medaka (Oryzias latipes) were measured by radioimmunoassay, and the influence on sex differentiation of treating embryos with exogenous androgens was also examined. Endoge...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.07.003

    authors: Iwamatsu T,Kobayashi H,Sagegami R,Shuo T

    更新日期:2006-01-01 00:00:00

  • The role of arginine vasotocin and prostaglandin F2 alpha on oviposition and luteolysis in the common snapping turtle Chelydra serpentina.

    abstract::The administration of arginine vasotocin (AVT) to gravid snapping turtles with steroidogenically active corpora lutea and high plasma progesterone concentration (1480 +/- 155 pg/ml) did not trigger oviposition, whereas 12 days after ovulation when luteolysis occurred and plasma progesterone concentration was low (570 ...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(88)90052-4

    authors: Mahmoud IY,Cyrus RV,McAsey ME,Cady C,Woller MJ

    更新日期:1988-01-01 00:00:00

  • Endocrine changes in photostimulated willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) and Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus hyperboreus).

    abstract::Changes in plasma luteinizing hormone (LH), testosterone, thyroxine (T4), and triiodothyronine (T3) and the height of supraorbital combs were compared in captive willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus lagopus) and Svalbard ptarmigan (Lagopus mutus hyperboreus) exposed to an artificial annual cycle of daylength simulating t...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(88)90107-4

    authors: Stokkan KA,Sharp PJ,Dunn IC,Lea RW

    更新日期:1988-04-01 00:00:00

  • Zebrafish as a model for vertebrate reproduction: characterization of the first functional zebrafish (Danio rerio) gonadotropin receptor.

    abstract::Vertebrate reproduction is tightly regulated by conserved glycoprotein hormones produced by the pituitary gland. Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) in tetrapods and gonadotropic hormone I (GTH-I) in fishes are orthologous glycoprotein hormones that control the timing of egg production and the number of eggs produced. ...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/gcen.2001.7738

    authors: Laan M,Richmond H,He C,Campbell RK

    更新日期:2002-02-15 00:00:00

  • Glucosidation of estradiol-17 beta in the cultured ovaries of the silkworm, Bombyx mori.

    abstract::Metabolic pathways of estradiol-17 beta and other vertebrate steroid hormones of cultured silkworm pupal ovaries were examined using 14C-labeled steroids. The isolated ovaries showed significant uptake and metabolic activity of the 14C-labeled estradiol-17 beta added to the medium. Analysis of the metabolized compound...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(86)90225-x

    authors: Ogiso M,Fujimoto Y,Ikekawa N,Ohnishi E

    更新日期:1986-03-01 00:00:00

  • Catecholamines, opioid peptides, and true opiates in the chromaffin cells of the eel: immunohistochemical evidence.

    abstract::An immunohistological analysis of the chromaffin cell system of the American eel revealed the presence of tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) and dopamine-beta-hydroxylase (DBH) in all cells. However, phenylethanolamine-N-methyltransferase (PNMT) was seen only in a fraction of the chromaffin cells. This suggests the presence of...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/0016-6480(90)90069-x

    authors: Hathaway CB,Epple A

    更新日期:1990-09-01 00:00:00

  • Molecular cloning of three cDNAs encoding different GnRHs in the brain of barfin flounder.

    abstract::To examine the reproductive endocrinology of a large pleuronectiform fish, barfin flounder, Verasper moseri, a promising candidate for aquaculture and resource enhancement in northern Japan due to its high commercial value, three gonadotropin-releasing hormones (GnRHs) in the brain was identified by isolation of their...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1016/s0016-6480(02)00008-4

    authors: Amano M,Takahashi A,Yamanome T,Okubo K,Aida K,Yamamori K

    更新日期:2002-05-01 00:00:00

  • Effects of epidermal growth factor on isolated digestive gland cells from mussels.

    abstract::Effects of epidermal growth factor (EGF) and possible mechanisms of EGF-mediated signal transduction were investigated in isolated cells of the digestive gland of the mussel (Mytilus galloprovincialis Lam. ). EGF induced a cytosolic Ca2+ transient and subsequently stimulated DNA synthesis; both effects were dose-depen...

    journal_title:General and comparative endocrinology

    pub_type: 杂志文章

    doi:10.1006/gcen.1997.6918

    authors: Canesi L,Ciacci C,Orunesu M,Gallo G

    更新日期:1997-08-01 00:00:00