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Effects of endothelin-1 on the rat pituitary-adrenocortical axis under basal and stressful conditions
被引:10
作者:
Malendowicz, LK
[1
]
Nussdorfer, GG
Meneghelli, V
Nowak, M
Markowska, A
Majchrzak, M
机构:
[1] Sch Med, Dept Histol & Embryol, Poznan, Poland
[2] Univ Padua, Dept Anat, I-35121 Padua, Italy
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D O I:
10.1080/07435809709031862
中图分类号:
R5 [内科学];
学科分类号:
1002 ;
100201 ;
摘要:
Endothelins (ETs) and their receptor subtypes A and B (ETA and ETB) are expressed in the various components of the mammalian hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis, but their involvement in the functional regulation of HPA is controversial. To gain insight into this topic, we have investigated the effects of ET-1 and/or the specific antagonists of ETA and ETB receptors (BQ-123 and BQ-788, respectively) on the plasma concentrations of ACTH, corticosterone and aldosterone of non-stressed (control) and ether- or cold-stressed rats. The study of the effects of the administration of the two ET-receptor antagonists alone could provide informations about the possible action of endogenous ETs on the HPA axis. Exogenous ET-1 increased ACTH, corticosterone and aldosterone blood levels in control rats, as well as evoked a sizable enhancement of the HPA axis response to ether stress and a marked depression of the response to cold stress. BQ-123 and BQ-788 did not prevent the stimulatory effect of exogenous ET-1 in control rats, but when administered alone, raised the plasma concentrations of ACTH, corticosterone and aldosterone. Both ET-receptor antagonists magnified the HPA axis response to ether and cold stresses, but their effect was not counteracted by exogenous ET-1. Although very difficult to interpret, our present findings allow us to conclude that endogenous ETs play a role in the maintenance of the basal activity of rat HPA axis acting through ETA and ETB receptor subtypes, which are partially insensitive to BQ-123 and BQ-788. Conversely, the involvement of ETs in the modulation of the HPA axis responses to various stresses is very doubtful.
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