1
|
Iki A, Anderson WG, Deck CA, Ogihara MH, Ikeba K, Kataoka H, Hyodo S. Measurement of 1α hydroxycorticosterone in the Japanese banded houndshark, Triakis scyllium, following exposure to a series of stressors. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2020; 292:113440. [PMID: 32067929 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2020.113440] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2019] [Revised: 02/12/2020] [Accepted: 02/13/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
Abstract
An endocrine glucocorticoid response following exposure to a stressor has been well described for many vertebrates. However, despite demonstration of secondary stress responses in a number of elasmobranchs, our understanding of the endocrine control of these responses is lacking. This is largely due to the unusual structure of the dominant corticosteroid in elasmobranch fish, 1α-hydroxycorticosterone (1α-OH-B). Here we describe plasma extraction and HPLC separation procedures that allowed for the measurement of 1α-OH-B and corticosterone from plasma samples in the cannulated, conscious free-swimming Japanese banded houndshark, Triakis scyllium. While patterns of concentration in the plasma for 1α-OH-B and corticosterone were found to be similar in all experiments conducted, circulating levels of 1α-OH-B were consistently 100-fold greater than circulating levels of corticosterone. Immediately following cannulation surgery, circulating levels of 1α-OH-B increased 7-fold compared to pre-surgery levels, while the levels were 11-fold higher than pre-stress levels 30 min post a repeated handling/air-exposure stress. A three week period of fasting resulted in a 22-fold increase in circulating levels of 1α-OH-B in the banded houndshark. This is the first report of direct measurement of changes in circulating levels of the primary corticosteroid in elasmobranch fish, 1α-OH-B, following exposure to a stressor such as handling/air-exposure. Data indicate the steroid may respond similarly to the classic glucocorticoid response, such as cortisol in teleosts.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- Ayuko Iki
- Laboratory of Physiology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
| | - W Gary Anderson
- Laboratory of Physiology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan; Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, 50 Sifton Road, Winnipeg, MB R3T 2N2, Canada
| | - Courtney A Deck
- Department of Biological Sciences, North Carolina State University, 3510 Thomas Hall Campus Box 7614 Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
| | - Mari H Ogihara
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
| | - Kiriko Ikeba
- Laboratory of Physiology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan
| | - Hiroshi Kataoka
- Department of Integrated Biosciences, Graduate School of Frontier Sciences, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8562, Japan
| | - Susumu Hyodo
- Laboratory of Physiology, Atmosphere and Ocean Research Institute, University of Tokyo, 5-1-5 Kashiwanoha, Kashiwa, Chiba 277-8564, Japan.
| |
Collapse
|
2
|
Wiens J, Ho R, Brassinga AK, Deck CA, Walsh PJ, Ben RN, Mcclymont K, Charlton T, Evans AN, Anderson WG. Biosynthesis of 1α-hydroxycorticosterone in the winter skate Leucoraja ocellata: evidence to suggest a novel steroidogenic route. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2017; 91:260-277. [PMID: 28593636 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13345] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2016] [Revised: 03/30/2017] [Accepted: 05/08/2017] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
Abstract
The present study explores the ability of intracellular bacteria within the renal-inter-renal tissue of the winter skate Leucoraja ocellata to metabolize steroids and contribute to the synthesis of the novel elasmobranch corticosteroid, 1α-hydroxycorticosterone (1α-OH-B). Despite the rarity of C1 hydroxylation noted in the original identification of 1α-OH-B, literature provides evidence for steroid C1 hydroxylation by micro-organisms. Eight ureolytic bacterial isolates were identified in the renal-inter-renal tissue of L. ocellata, the latter being the site of 1α-OH-B synthesis. From incubations of bacterial isolates with known amounts of potential 1α-OH-B precursors, one isolate UM008 of the genus Rhodococcus was seen to metabolize corticosteroids and produce novel products via HPLC analysis. Cations Zn2+ and Fe3+ altered metabolism of certain steroid precursors, suggesting inhibition of Rhodococcus steroid catabolism. Genome sequencing of UM008 identified strong sequence and structural homology to that of Rhodococcus erythropolis PR4. A complete enzymatic pathway for steroid-ring oxidation as documented within other Actinobacteria was identified within the UM008 genome. This study highlights the potential role of Rhodococcus bacteria in steroid metabolism and proposes a novel alternative pathway for 1α-OH-B synthesis, suggesting a unique form of mutualism between intracellular bacteria and their elasmobranch host.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- J Wiens
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
| | - R Ho
- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
| | - A K Brassinga
- Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
| | - C A Deck
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
| | - P J Walsh
- Department of Biology, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada
| | - R N Ben
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
| | - K Mcclymont
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
| | - T Charlton
- Department of Chemistry, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, K1N 6N5, Canada
| | - A N Evans
- Department of Coastal Sciences, Gulf Coast Research Laboratory, University of Southern Mississippi, 703 East Beach Drive, Ocean Springs, MS, U.S.A
| | - W G Anderson
- Department of Biological Sciences, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, R3T 2N2, Canada
| |
Collapse
|
3
|
Anderson WG. The endocrinology of 1α-hydroxycorticosterone in elasmobranch fish: A review. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2012; 162:73-80. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.08.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2011] [Revised: 08/23/2011] [Accepted: 08/24/2011] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
|
4
|
Brinn R, Marcon J, McComb D, Gomes L, Abreu J, Baldisseroto B. Stress responses of the endemic freshwater cururu stingray (Potamotrygon cf. histrix) during transportation in the Amazon region of the Rio Negro. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2012; 162:139-45. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2011.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/28/2011] [Revised: 07/02/2011] [Accepted: 07/05/2011] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
|
5
|
Ballantyne JS, Robinson JW. Freshwater elasmobranchs: a review of their physiology and biochemistry. J Comp Physiol B 2010; 180:475-93. [DOI: 10.1007/s00360-010-0447-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/16/2009] [Revised: 01/13/2010] [Accepted: 01/14/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
|
6
|
Chan KMB, Lofts B. The testicular cycle and androgen biosynthesis in the tree sparrow Passer montanus saturatus. J Zool (1987) 2009. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1974.tb04093.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
|
7
|
Manire CA, Rasmussen L, Maruska KP, Tricas TC. Sex, seasonal, and stress-related variations in elasmobranch corticosterone concentrations. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2007; 148:926-35. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2007.09.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2007] [Revised: 09/30/2007] [Accepted: 09/30/2007] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
|
8
|
Manire CA, Rasmussen LE. Serum concentrations of steroid hormones in the mature male bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1997; 107:414-20. [PMID: 9268622 DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1997.6937] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
Abstract
The male bonnethead shark, Sphyrna tiburo, undergoes an annual cycle of spermatogenesis and testicular regression and recrudescence. In southwestern Florida populations, testicular development and spermatogenesis begin in late spring and peak in late summer, with mating not taking place until about 2 months after the peak. Steroid hormones, some of which are known to play influential, essential roles in spermatogenesis, were measured in the serum during a full annual cycle in mature males from a wild population. Serum 17beta-estradiol (E2), progesterone (P4), testosterone (T), and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) concentrations were determined by radioimmunoassay. Serum T, DHT, and P4 concentrations followed the pattern of testicular development and regression, with all three steroid hormones attaining the highest significant levels (P < 0. 001) in late summer and falling to the lowest levels in mid-winter. Serum E2 concentrations showed significant changes (P < 0.01) with a peak in early spring. Male bonnethead sharks had significantly lower concentrations of E2 (P < 0.001) and significantly higher concentrations of T, DHT (P < 0.001), and P4 (P < 0.05) than those published for females. When steroid concentrations were compared to a behavioral rating of stress, only P4 showed a significant correlation to the stress behavior (P = 0.0447), but the significance was much lower than the significant correlation of P4 by month (P < 0.001).
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- C A Manire
- Center for Shark Research, Mote Marine Laboratory, 1600 Thompson Parkway, Sarasota, Florida 34236, USA
| | | |
Collapse
|
9
|
Rasmussen LEL, Crow GL. Serum corticosterone concentrations in immature captive whitetip reef sharks,Triaenodon obesus. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1993. [DOI: 10.1002/jez.1402670306] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
|
10
|
Sangalang GB, Freeman HC. In vitro biosynthesis of 17 alpha,20 alpha,20 beta-dihydroxy-4-pegnen-3-one by the ovaries, testes, and head kidneys of the Atlantic salmon Salmo salar. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1988; 69:406-15. [PMID: 3360297 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(88)90032-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
Ovaries, testes, and head kidneys of sexually mature Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, biosynthesized 17 alpha,20 beta-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP) from equimolar amounts of [3H]pregnenolone plus [4-14C]progesterone in vitro. The 3H:14C isotope ratios of steroid metabolites indicated that the biosynthetic pathways to 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP in the testes differed from those observed in the ovaries and head kidneys. [4-14C]Progesterone appeared to be the principal precursor of 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP in the testes, whereas both precursors were efficiently biotransformed to 17 alpha,20 beta-diOPH in the ovaries and head kidneys. 17 alpha-Hydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17 alpha-OHP) was the immediate precursor to 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP in all tissues. However, appreciable amounts of 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP accumulated in vitro in the testes only in the presence of exogenous [14C]progesterone. Incubation of the testes, ovaries, and head kidneys with [14C]pregnenolone resulted in high yields of 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP in the ovaries and head kidneys but no detectable amounts of the steroid in the testes. The results confirm that progesterone is the favored precursor to 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP in the testes. The results also suggest that the head kidneys may be an excellent cellular source of 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP in both male and female. Atlantic salmon and may play an important role in the sexual maturation process in this fish. It is suggested that biosynthetic control mechanism affecting 17 alpha,20 beta-diOHP synthesis and/or spermiation and ovulation may differ in male and female Atlantic salmon.
Collapse
Affiliation(s)
- G B Sangalang
- Department of Fisheries and Oceans, Halifax Fisheries Research Laboratory, Nova Scotia, Canada
| | | |
Collapse
|
11
|
Kime DE, Hews EA. The effect of temperature on steroid biosynthesis by testes of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus caniculus. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1982; 71:675-9. [PMID: 7083819 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(82)90480-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
Abstract
1. Testes of the dogfish, Scyliorhinus caniculus, were incubated with [3H]pregnenolone and [3H]testosterone at a range of temperatures from 1 to 36 degrees C. 2. Yields of testosterone from pregnenolone were maximal between 11 and 16 degrees C, corresponding to the breeding temperature of the species. 3. Yields of glucuronides and sulphates increased from 1 to 26 degrees C. 4. Yields of an unidentified polar metabolite increased with temperature and it is suggested that this may play a regulatory role in elasmobranch reproduction.
Collapse
|
12
|
Idler DR, Kane KM. Cytosol receptor glycoprotein for 1 alpha-hydroxycorticosterone in tissues of an elasmobranch fish (Raja ocellata). Gen Comp Endocrinol 1980; 42:259-66. [PMID: 7439665 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(80)90196-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
|
13
|
Truscott B. Corticosteroids of the coelacanth Latimeria chalumnae Smith: a provisional study on their identity. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1980; 41:287-95. [PMID: 7409438 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(80)90071-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
|
14
|
Truscott B. Steroid metabolism in fish. Identification of steroid moieties of hydrolyzable conjugates of cortisol in the bile of trout Salmo gairdnerii. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1979; 38:196-206. [PMID: 488674 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(79)90207-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
|
15
|
Honn KV, Chavin W. In vitro tropic action of ACTH upon adrenocortical cyclic nucleotide (cAMP, cGMP) production and corticosterone output in blue (Prionace glauca Linnaeus) and in mako (Isurus oxyrinchus Rafinesque) sharks. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1978; 36:161-9. [PMID: 215493 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(78)90061-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
|
16
|
Truscott B, Kane KM, Idler DR. 21-Hydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione: a biliary metabolite of a cartilaginous fish, Raja sp. Steroids 1978; 31:573-82. [PMID: 663987 DOI: 10.1016/0039-128x(78)90038-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
Abstract
21-Hydroxypregna-1,4-diene-3,11,20-trione was isolated from skate bile and as an in vivo metabolite of 3H-1alpha-hydroxycorticosterone. Identity was established by chromatography and derivatization to constant 3H/14C ratio and mass spectrometry of the 20,21-acetonide. The new steroid was present in the free form and as the glucuronoside.
Collapse
|
17
|
Weisbart M, Youson JH, Wiebe JP. Biochemical, histochemical, and ultrastructural analyses of presumed steroid-producing tissues in the sexually mature sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1978; 34:26-37. [PMID: 620919 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(78)90240-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
|
18
|
Truscott B, Kane K, Idler D. Distribution and metabolism of 1α-Hydroxycorticosterone in the skate, Raja radiata. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1977. [DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(77)90026-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
|
19
|
Idler DR, Kane KM. Interrenalectomy and Na-K-ATPase activity in the rectal gland of the skate Raja ocellata. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1976; 28:100-2. [PMID: 132387 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(76)90142-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
|
20
|
Kimura T, Wang HP, de Alvare LR, Honn KV, Chavin W. Cytochrome P-450 and adrenodoxin in adrenal mitochondrial fractions of several lower vertebrates. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1976; 53:273-6. [PMID: 175993 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(76)90324-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
|
21
|
Weisbart M, Youson JH. Steroid formation in the larval and parasitic adult sea lamprey, Petromyzon marinus L. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1975; 27:517-26. [PMID: 1218701 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(75)90072-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
|
22
|
Darrow DC, Fletcher GL. Effects of drying tritiated testosterone glucuronide and testosterone sulfate on counting efficiency. Anal Biochem 1975; 69:623-6. [PMID: 1217726 DOI: 10.1016/0003-2697(75)90167-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
|
23
|
|
24
|
Borruel M, Borruel P, Damasco MC, Lantos CP. The in vitro investigation of four radioactive corticosteroids in the Antarctic seal (leptonychotes weddellii). Gen Comp Endocrinol 1974; 22:1-12. [PMID: 4814733 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(74)90082-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
|
25
|
Klesch WL, Sage M. The control of the interrenal by the pituitary in the elasmobranch, Dasyatis sabina. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. A, COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 1973; 45:961-7. [PMID: 4146113 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(73)90333-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
|
26
|
Freeman HC, Idler DR. Effects of corticosteroids on liver transaminases in two salmonids, the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdnerii) and the brook trout (Salvelinus fontinalis). Gen Comp Endocrinol 1973; 20:69-75. [PMID: 4689592 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(73)90131-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 66] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
|
27
|
Idler DR, Freeman HC. Stability to freezing of steroid binding proteins in fish plasma. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. B, COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY 1973; 44:179-83. [PMID: 4683997 DOI: 10.1016/0305-0491(73)90354-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
|
28
|
Truscott B, Idler DR. Corticosteroids in plasma of elasmobranchs. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY. A, COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY 1972; 42:41-50. [PMID: 4402720 DOI: 10.1016/0300-9629(72)90364-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
|
29
|
Weisbart M, Idler DR. Identification and quantification of corticosteroids in the Atlantic halibut, Hippoglossus hippoglossus L. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1971; 17:416-23. [PMID: 5128297 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(71)90175-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
|
30
|
|
31
|
Patent GJ. Comparison of some hormonal effects on carbohydrate metabolism in an elasmobranch (Squalus acanthias) and a holocephalan (Hydrolagus colliei). Gen Comp Endocrinol 1970; 14:215-42. [PMID: 5438599 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(70)90051-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 73] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
|
32
|
Idler DR, Freeman HC. Sex hormone binding proteins. I. Binding of steroids by serum of an elasmobranch (Raja radiata). Gen Comp Endocrinol 1969; 13:75-82. [PMID: 5821088 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(69)90223-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
|
33
|
Arai R, Tajima H, Tamaoki BI. In vitro transformation of steroids by the head kidney, the body kidney, and the corpuscles of Stannius of the rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri). Gen Comp Endocrinol 1969; 12:99-109. [PMID: 5765448 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(69)90142-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
|
34
|
The Adrenocortical Steroids, Adrenocorticotropin and the Corpuscles of Stannius. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1969. [DOI: 10.1016/s1546-5098(08)60101-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register]
|
35
|
Idler DR, Szeplaki BJ. Interrenalectomy and Stress in Relation to Some Blood Components of an Elasmobranch (Raja radiata). ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1968. [DOI: 10.1139/f68-226] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
Abstract
From the literature there was a doubt as to whether interrenalectomy would result in elevated plasma potassium levels in a elasmobranch; in this study, no elevation was observed by comparison with sham-operated thorny skate (Raja radiata) held in sea water for up to 44 days post-operative.Blood calcium levels were significantly elevated in the interrenalectomized animals between 13 and 23 days but the increase was only 10%.There was no change in osmolality, sodium chloride, magnesium, or urea which can be attributed to interrenalectomy. Noteworthy was the manner in which both sham and interrenalectomized animals were able to maintain plasma electrolyte levels during the long period of starvation after surgery. Whenever significant changes occurred during the course of the experiment, sham and interrenalectomized fish were similarly affected, apart from the exception noted for calcium.Plasma urea levels were significantly depressed after interrenalectomy when the skates were held in a 3:1 mixture of sea water: fresh water for 7–9 days. The same trend was observed for sham-operated animals but the decrease was not significant. Normal animals maintained plasma urea in 75% sea water but not in 60% sea water.
Collapse
|
36
|
Lisboa BP, Gustafsson JA. Biosynthesis of two new steroids in the human foetal liver, 1 beta- and 2 beta-hydroxytestosterone. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1968; 6:419-24. [PMID: 5749871 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1968.tb00463.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
|
37
|
Brown JN, Dodgen CL. Fish liver tryptophan pyrrolase: the apparent absence of both hormonal regulation and substrate induction. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1968; 165:463-9. [PMID: 4311517 DOI: 10.1016/0304-4165(68)90226-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
|
38
|
Idler DR, Freeman HC. Binding of testosterone, 1-alpha-hydroxycorticosterone and cortisol by plasma proteins of fish. Gen Comp Endocrinol 1968; 11:366-72. [PMID: 5682911 DOI: 10.1016/0016-6480(68)90093-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
|
39
|
Idler DR, Horne DA. Recovery of micro-quantities of steroids from silica gel following repeated thin-layer chromatography. Steroids 1968; 11:909-14. [PMID: 4299559 DOI: 10.1016/s0039-128x(68)80104-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
|
40
|
Edwards RW, Trafford DJ. The partial characterization of 1-oxygenated steroids from urine of a hypertensive newborn child. Biochem J 1968; 108:185-93. [PMID: 5665883 PMCID: PMC1198792 DOI: 10.1042/bj1080185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023]
Abstract
1. Four substances from the urine of a hypertensive newborn girl were partially characterized and shown to be 17alpha-hydroxy-5beta-pregnane-1,3,20-trione, 3alpha,17alpha-dihydroxy-5beta-pregnane-1,20-dione, 3alpha,17alpha,20alpha-trihydroxy-5beta-pregnan-1-one and 5beta-pregnane-1beta,3alpha,17alpha,20alpha-tetrol. 2. The characterization rested mainly on R(M) analysis of the substances and their derivatives by glycol fission, providing evidence for position and degree of substitution and for steroidal character. Supporting evidence was provided by chemically specific location reactions. 3. Certain problems in the manipulation of these beta-disubstituted steroids are discussed.
Collapse
|
41
|
Bern HA. Hormones and endocrine glands of fishes. Studies of fish endocrinology reveal major physiologic and evolutionary problems. Science 1967; 158:455-62. [PMID: 4860393 DOI: 10.1126/science.158.3800.455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 91] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
Abstract
The structures discussed above illustrate some of the evolutionary knowledge to be obtained from studies of the comparative biology of the endocrine system among the fishes (see also 17, 78). The interrenal (adrenocortical) gland is an example of an endocrine structure which shows great morphologic variation in the vertebrate series, and among the fishes themselves. The structural variability implies little selective value for any particular pattern, and, in fact, biochemically the interrenal tissue would seem to be involved in much the same kind of steroidogenesis in the vertebrates generally. However, the hormone aldosterone may be a tetrapod novelty. The caudal neurosecretory system is a good example of a ubiquitous endocrine apparatus, among at least teleostean and elasmo-branch fishes, for which a function has yet to be elucidated and which continues to challenge the comparative physiologist. This system, along with the Stannius corpuscles, is lacking in the tetrapods. The existence of these structures makes it clear that the endocrine biology of fishes cannot be tacitly summarized as being essentially similar to that of the tetrapods, only less well developed. The prolactin situation illustrates the existence of a gland-the pituitary-present among fishes as among tetrapods, which secretes a product only partly related to the tetrapod hormone and having a very different functional significance. In this case it is clear that "the hormone and the uses to which it is put" have undergone evolutionary change during vertebrate phylogeny.
Collapse
|