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Vargas-Pinilla P, S Oliveira Fam B, Medina Tavares G, Lima T, Landau L, Paré P, de Cássia Aleixo Tostes R, Pissinatti A, Falótico T, Costa-Neto C, Maestri R, Bortolini MC. From molecular variations to behavioral adaptations: Unveiling adaptive epistasis in primate oxytocin system. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL ANTHROPOLOGY 2024; 184:e24947. [PMID: 38783700 DOI: 10.1002/ajpa.24947] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2023] [Revised: 04/12/2024] [Accepted: 04/24/2024] [Indexed: 05/25/2024]
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OBJECTIVE Our primary objective was to investigate the variability of oxytocin (OT) and the GAMEN binding motif within the LNPEP oxytocinase in primates. MATERIALS AND METHODS We sequenced the LNPEP segment encompassing the GAMEN motif in 34 Platyrrhini species, with 21 of them also sequenced for the OT gene. Our dataset was supplemented with primate sequences of LNPEP, OT, and the oxytocin receptor (OTR) sourced from public databases. Evolutionary analysis and coevolution predictions were made followed by the macroevolution analysis of relevant amino acids associated with phenotypic traits, such as mating systems, parental care, and litter size. To account for phylogenetic structure, we utilized two distinct statistical tests. Additionally, we calculated binding energies focusing on the interaction between Callithtrix jacchus VAMEN and Pro8OT. RESULTS We identified two novel motifs (AAMEN and VAMEN), challenging the current knowledge of motif conservation in placental mammals. Coevolution analysis demonstrated a correlation between GAMEN, AAMEN, and VAMEN and their corresponding OTs and OTRs. Callithrix jacchus exhibited a higher binding energy between VAMEN and Pro8OT than orthologous molecules found in humans (GAMEN and Leu8OT). DISCUSSION The coevolution of AAMEN and VAMEN with their corresponding OTs and OTRs suggests a functional relationship that could have contributed to specific reproductive and adaptive behaviors, including paternal care, social monogamy, and twin births, prominent traits in Cebidae species, such as marmosets and tamarins. Our findings underscore the coevolution of taxon-specific amino acids among the three studied molecules, shedding light on the oxytocinergic system as an adaptive epistatic repertoire in primates.
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- Pedro Vargas-Pinilla
- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Departamento de Farmacologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Laboratório de Medicina Genômica, Centro de Pesquisa Experimental (CPE), Hospital de Clínicas de Porto Alegre, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
- Department of Biological Sciences, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, USA
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- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Escola de Artes, Ciências e Humanidades, Universidade de São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Departamento de Bioquímica e Imunologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
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- Laboratório de Ecomorfologia e Macroevolução, Departamento de Ecologia, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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- Laboratory of Human and Molecular Evolution, Departamento de Genética, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Culbert BM, Ligocki IY, Salena MG, Wong MYL, Hamilton IM, Bernier NJ, Balshine S. Social regulation of arginine vasopressin and oxytocin systems in a wild group-living fish. Horm Behav 2024; 161:105521. [PMID: 38452613 DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2024.105521] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 02/09/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024]
Abstract
The neuropeptides arginine vasopressin (AVP) and oxytocin (OXT) are key regulators of social behaviour across vertebrates. However, much of our understanding of how these neuropeptide systems interact with social behaviour is centred around laboratory studies which fail to capture the social and physiological challenges of living in the wild. To evaluate relationships between these neuropeptide systems and social behaviour in the wild, we studied social groups of the cichlid fish Neolamprologus pulcher in Lake Tanganyika, Africa. We first used SCUBA to observe the behaviour of focal group members and then measured transcript abundance of key components of the AVP and OXT systems across different brain regions. While AVP is often associated with male-typical behaviours, we found that dominant females had higher expression of avp and its receptor (avpr1a2) in the preoptic area of the brain compared to either dominant males or subordinates of either sex. Dominant females also generally had the highest levels of leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase (lnpep)-which inactivates AVP and OXT-throughout the brain, potentially indicating greater overall activity (i.e., production, release, and turnover) of the AVP system in dominant females. Expression of OXT and its receptors did not differ across social ranks. However, dominant males that visited the brood chamber more often had lower preoptic expression of OXT receptor a (oxtra) suggesting a negative relationship between OXT signalling and parental care in males of this species. Overall, these results advance our understanding of the relationships between complex social behaviours and neuroendocrine systems under natural settings.
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- Brett M Culbert
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada.
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Biology, Millersville University, Millersville, PA, USA
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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- School of Earth, Atmospheric and Life Sciences, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Evolution, Ecology, and Organismal Biology, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA; Department of Mathematics, The Ohio State University, Columbus, OH, USA
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- Department of Integrative Biology, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
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Ma Q, Chang L, Wang W, Che L, Song X, Li G, Zhang Y, Chen Y, Gu Z, Ge X. Leucyl and Cystinyl Aminopeptidase as a Prognostic-Related Biomarker in OV Correlating with Immune Infiltrates. Pharmgenomics Pers Med 2023; 16:551-568. [PMID: 37293607 PMCID: PMC10244028 DOI: 10.2147/pgpm.s400145] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/03/2022] [Accepted: 05/03/2023] [Indexed: 06/10/2023] Open
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Background It was indicated that tumor intrinsic heterogeneity and the tumor microenvironment (TME) of ovarian cancer (OV) influence immunotherapy efficacy and patient outcomes. Leucyl and cystinyl aminopeptidase (LNPEP) encodes a zinc-dependent aminopeptidase, which has been proved to participant in the vesicle-mediated transport and class I MHC mediated antigen processing and presentation. However, the function of LNPEP in TME of OV and its potential molecular mechanisms have not been determined. Therefore, we aimed to investigate a prognostic biomarker which may be helpful in identifying TME heterogeneity of ovarian cancer. Methods In this study, bioinformatics databases were used to explore the expression profile and immune infiltration of LNPEP. Bioinformatics analyses of survival data and interactors of LNPEP were conducted to predict the prognostic value of LNPEP in OV. The protein levels of LNPEP were validated by Western blot and immunohistochemistry. Results Based on the TCGA data, our data displayed that the mRNA expression of LNPEP was markedly down-regulated in ovarian cancer than that in para-cancer tissues, contrary to the protein level. Importantly, high LNPEP expression was associated with poor prognosis in patients with OV. Furthermore, Cox regression analysis showed that LNPEP was an independent prognostic factor in OV. GO and KEGG pathway analyses indicated the co-expressed genes of LNPEP were mainly related to a variety of immune-related pathways, including Th1 and Th2 cell differentiation, Th17 cell differentiation, and immunoregulatory interaction. Our data also demonstrated that the expression of LNPEP was strongly correlated with immune infiltration levels, immunomodulators, chemokines and chemokine receptors. Conclusion In our study, we identified and established a prognostic signature of immune-related LNPEP in OV, which will be of great value in predicting the prognosis of clinical trials and may become a new therapeutic target for immunological research and potential prognostic biomarker in OV.
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- Qian Ma
- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Physical Examination Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Genetics and Prenatal Diagnosis Center, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Breast Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, People’s Republic of China
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Bou Khalil R, Yazbek JC. Potential importance of supplementation with zinc for autism spectrum disorder. Encephale 2021; 47:514-517. [PMID: 33863509 DOI: 10.1016/j.encep.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2020] [Revised: 11/29/2020] [Accepted: 12/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Zinc is an essential micronutrient for cellular proliferation and subsequent body and brain development. Zinc deficiency is becoming a major public health issue equally in under-developed and developed countries. The lack of sufficient zinc, whether related to environmental or internal factors, is an important environmental stressor that is eligible to become elucidated as a contributing factor for the pathogenesis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The aim of this manuscript is to briefly overview available data regarding the relationship of zinc deficiency with the development of ASD and to relate these data with currently known pathogenetic mechanisms of this disorder namely brain growth disturbances and neuropeptides secretion. Zinc deficiency impacts brain connectivity and growth and alters adequate neurotransmission. In addition, zinc deficiency may indirectly act on the brain by disturbing the immune system and by altering the normal gut-brain connection. Zinc seems to be important for the social effect of neuropeptides. Zinc supplementation in pregnant women and newborn children with the aim of preventing ASD needs further consideration.
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- R Bou Khalil
- Hôtel Dieu de France- Hôtel-Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University, A. Naccache boulevard, Achrafieh, 166830 Beirut, Lebanon.
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- Hôtel Dieu de France- Hôtel-Dieu de France, Saint Joseph University, A. Naccache boulevard, Achrafieh, 166830 Beirut, Lebanon
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Descamps D, Evnouchidou I, Caillens V, Drajac C, Riffault S, van Endert P, Saveanu L. The Role of Insulin Regulated Aminopeptidase in Endocytic Trafficking and Receptor Signaling in Immune Cells. Front Mol Biosci 2020; 7:583556. [PMID: 33195428 PMCID: PMC7606930 DOI: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.583556] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 09/25/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Insulin regulated aminopeptidase (IRAP) is a type II transmembrane protein with broad tissue distribution initially identified as a major component of Glut4 storage vesicles (GSV) in adipocytes. Despite its almost ubiquitous expression, IRAP had been extensively studied mainly in insulin responsive cells, such as adipocytes and muscle cells. In these cells, the enzyme displays a complex intracellular trafficking pattern regulated by insulin. Early studies using fusion proteins joining the IRAP cytosolic domain to various reporter proteins, such as GFP or the transferrin receptor (TfR), showed that the complex and regulated trafficking of the protein depends on its cytosolic domain. This domain contains several motifs involved in IRAP trafficking, as demonstrated by mutagenesis studies. Also, proteomic studies and yeast two-hybrid experiments showed that the IRAP cytosolic domain engages in multiple protein interactions with cytoskeleton components and vesicular trafficking adaptors. These findings led to the hypothesis that IRAP is not only a cargo of GSV but might be a part of the sorting machinery that controls GSV dynamics. Recent work in adipocytes, immune cells, and neurons confirmed this hypothesis and demonstrated that IRAP has a dual function. Its carboxy-terminal domain located inside endosomes is responsible for the aminopeptidase activity of the enzyme, while its amino-terminal domain located in the cytosol functions as an endosomal trafficking adaptor. In this review, we recapitulate the published protein interactions of IRAP and summarize the increasing body of evidence indicating that IRAP plays a role in intracellular trafficking of several proteins. We describe the impact of IRAP deletion or depletion on endocytic trafficking and the consequences on immune cell functions. These include the ability of dendritic cells to cross-present antigens and prime adaptive immune responses, as well as the control of innate and adaptive immune receptor signaling and modulation of inflammatory responses.
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- Université de Paris, Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, INSERM U1149, CNRS ERL8252, Paris, France.,Inovarion, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, INSERM U1149, CNRS ERL8252, Paris, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UVSQ, VIM, Jou-en-Josas, France
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- Université Paris-Saclay, INRAE, UVSQ, VIM, Jou-en-Josas, France
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- Université de Paris, Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, INSERM U1149, CNRS ERL8252, Paris, France.,Université de Paris, INSERM Unité 1151, CNRS UMR 8253, Paris, France.,Service d'immunologie biologique, AP-HP, Hôpital Necker, Paris, France
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- Université de Paris, Centre de recherche sur l'inflammation, INSERM U1149, CNRS ERL8252, Paris, France
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Sholler DJ, Merritt CR, Davis-Reyes BD, Golovko G, Anastasio NC, Cunningham KA. Inherent Motor Impulsivity Associates with Specific Gene Targets in the Rat Medial Prefrontal Cortex. Neuroscience 2020; 435:161-173. [PMID: 32240784 DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.03.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2020] [Revised: 03/22/2020] [Accepted: 03/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/23/2023]
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High impulsivity characterizes a myriad of neuropsychiatric diseases, and identifying targets for neuropharmacological intervention to reduce impulsivity could reveal transdiagnostic treatment strategies. Motor impulsivity (impulsive action) reflects in part the failure of "top-down" executive control by the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). The present study profiled the complete set of mRNA molecules expressed from genes (transcriptome) in the mPFC of male, outbred rats stably expressing high (HI) or low (LI) motor impulsivity based upon premature responses in the 1-choice serial reaction time (1-CSRT) task. RNA-sequencing identified expression of 18 genes that was higher in the mPFC of HI vs. LI rats. Functional gene enrichment revealed that biological processes related to calcium homeostasis and G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) signaling pathways, particularly glutamatergic, were overrepresented in the mPFC of HI vs. LI rats. Transcription factor enrichment identified mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 4 (SMAD4) and RE1 silencing transcription factor (REST) as overrepresented in the mPFC of HI rats relative to LI rats, while in silico analysis predicted a conserved SMAD binding site within the voltage-gated calcium channel subunit alpha1 E (CACNA1E) promoter region. qRT-PCR analyses confirmed that mRNA expression of CACNA1E, as well as expression of leucyl and cystinyl aminopeptidase (LNPEP), were higher in the mPFC of HI vs. LI rats. These outcomes establish a transcriptomic landscape in the mPFC that is related to individual differences in motor impulsivity and propose novel gene targets for future impulsivity research.
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- Dennis J Sholler
- Center for Addiction Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Center for Addiction Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Center for Addiction Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Center for Addiction Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA
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- Center for Addiction Research, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA; Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Texas Medical Branch, 301 University Boulevard, Galveston, TX 77555, USA.
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Burns P, Bowditch J, McFadyen J, Loiacono R, Albiston AL, Pham V, Chai SY. Social behaviour is altered in the insulin-regulated aminopeptidase knockout mouse. Behav Brain Res 2019; 376:112150. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2019.112150] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/22/2019] [Revised: 08/06/2019] [Accepted: 08/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Lema SC, Washburn EH, Crowley ME, Carvalho PG, Egelston JN, McCormick SD. Evidence for a role of arginine vasotocin receptors in the gill during salinity acclimation by a euryhaline teleost fish. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 2019; 316:R735-R750. [PMID: 30916577 DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00328.2018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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The nonapeptide arginine vasotocin (AVT) regulates osmotic balance in teleost fishes, but its mechanisms of action are not fully understood. Recently, it was discovered that nonapeptide receptors in teleost fishes are differentiated into two V1a-type, several V2-type, and two isotocin (IT) receptors, but it remains unclear which receptors mediate AVT's effects on gill osmoregulation. Here, we examined the role of nonapeptide receptors in the gill of the euryhaline Amargosa pupfish (Cyprinodon nevadensis amargosae) during osmotic acclimation. Transcripts for the teleost V1a-type receptor v1a2 were upregulated over fourfold in gill 24 h after transferring pupfish from 7.5 ppt to seawater (35 ppt) or hypersaline (55 ppt) conditions and downregulated after transfer to freshwater (0.3 ppt). Gill transcripts for the nonapeptide degradation enzyme leucyl-cystinyl aminopeptidase (LNPEP) also increased in fish acclimating to 35 ppt. To test whether the effects of AVT on the gill might be mediated by a V1a-type receptor, we administered AVT or a V1-type receptor antagonist (Manning compound) intraperitoneally to pupfish before transfer to 0.4 ppt or 35 ppt. Pupfish transferred to 35 ppt exhibited elevated gill mRNA abundance for cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (cftr), but that upregulation diminished under V1-receptor inhibition. AVT inhibited the increase in gill Na+/Cl- cotransporter 2 (ncc2) transcript abundance that occurs following transfer to hypoosmotic environments, whereas V1-type receptor antagonism increased ncc2 mRNAs even without a change in salinity. These findings indicate that AVT acts via a V1-type receptor to regulate gill Cl- transport by inhibiting Cl- uptake and facilitating Cl- secretion during seawater acclimation.
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- Sean C Lema
- Biological Sciences Department, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo, California
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- Biological Sciences Department, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo, California
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- Biological Sciences Department, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo, California
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- Biological Sciences Department, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo, California
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- Biological Sciences Department, Center for Coastal Marine Sciences, California Polytechnic State University , San Luis Obispo, California
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- United States Geological Survey, Leetown Science Center, Conte Anadromous Fish Research Laboratory, Turners Falls, Massachusetts
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Torres N, Martins D, Santos AJ, Prata D, Veríssimo M. How do hypothalamic nonapeptides shape youth's sociality? A systematic review on oxytocin, vasopressin and human socio-emotional development. Neurosci Biobehav Rev 2018; 90:309-331. [PMID: 29738796 DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2018.05.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2017] [Revised: 04/26/2018] [Accepted: 05/02/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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The hypothalamic nonapeptides oxytocin and vasopressin are important modulators of socio-affective behaviours in a wide variety of animal species, including humans. Nevertheless, there is little research addressing their possible roles on socio-affective dimensions of human behaviour across development, during which considerable behavioural and physiological change occurs. Questions still remain about the extent to which findings from adults may directly apply to earlier phases of human development. In this article, we systematically summarize and discuss all existing studies investigating the developmental association of endogenous levels of hypothalamic neuropeptides oxytocin and vasopressin with human social behaviour or on its disruption in paediatric populations. Evidence is sparse insofar as there are still relatively few developmental studies and limited due to correlational research designs and unreliability of methods currently used for neuropeptide measurements in biological fluids. The findings to date generally converge with adult evidence, but also suggest that important differences between age stages may exist. Further studies focusing these differences may prove critical for informing drug development for socio-affective deficits in paediatric populations.
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- Nuno Torres
- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal
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- Department of Neuroimaging, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, King's College London, UK; Instituto de Medicina Molecular, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; ISCTE - Instituto Universitário de Lisboa, Portugal
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- William James Center for Research, ISPA - Instituto Universitário, Lisboa, Portugal.
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