Diurnal variation in resting levels of corticosterone is not mediated by variation in adrenal responsiveness to adrenocorticotropin but involves splanchnic nerve integrity.

Abstract:

:To study possible mechanisms controlling diurnal changes in corticosterone (CORT) levels, we tested the CORT responses to ACTH in the morning (AM) and evening (PM) in male Wistar and Sprague-Dawley rats. Rat ACTH-(1-39) or human ACTH-(1-24) (3.75-15 ng/rat) was given as an iv bolus or an intraarterial infusion to (un)anesthetized rats treated with dexamethasone (0.1-0.5 mg/kg, 2-6 h before ACTH). In all conditions studied, no AM/PM differences in CORT responses were found when ACTH was given in vehicle (pH 4.3-7). This contrasts with earlier studies in which ACTH was given in a strongly acid vehicle (pH 1-1.9). Administration of ACTH in such acid vehicle confirmed the reported AM/PM differences in CORT responses (P < 0.05). Because alterations in splanchnic nerve activity can modulate ACTH-induced CORT secretion, we studied the effect of splanchnic nerve transection (SPLNX) on the diurnal change in resting CORT levels in unilaterally adrenalectomized rats. SPLNX reduced resting CORT concentrations in the PM (approximately 50%; P < 0.05), but not in the AM. SPLNX did not abolish the acid vehicle-associated AM/PM differences in CORT responses to ACTH. We conclude that 1) diurnal variation in adrenal responsiveness to ACTH per se does not exist in this rat model; 2) the strongly acid vehicle interacts with ACTH-induced CORT secretion; 3) the PM rise in plasma CORT depends on the integrity of the sympathetic neural input to the adrenal gland.

journal_name

Endocrinology

journal_title

Endocrinology

authors

Dijkstra I,Binnekade R,Tilders FJ

doi

10.1210/endo.137.2.8593800

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1996-02-01 00:00:00

pages

540-7

issue

2

eissn

0013-7227

issn

1945-7170

journal_volume

137

pub_type

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