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Neuroendocrine regulatory peptide-1 and -2 (NERPs) inhibit the excitability of magnocellular neurosecretory cells in the hypothalamus. 2014

Koji Toshinai, and Takeshi Saito, and Hideki Yamaguchi, and Kazuki Sasaki, and Wakaba Tsuchimochi, and Naoto Minamino, and Yoichi Ueta, and Masamitsu Nakazato
Department of Neurology, Respirology, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Faculty of Internal Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kihara, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.

Neuroendocrine regulatory peptide (NERP)-1 and NERP-2 (NERPs) are novel carboxy-terminally amidated peptides derived from the neurosecretory protein VGF. NERPs are colocalized with vasopressin in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) and the supraoptic nucleus (SON) of the hypothalamus, and suppress vasopressin secretion evoked by intracerebroventricular administration of angiotensin II (AngII) and hypertonic saline or bath administration of AngII. Magnocellular neurosecretory cells (MCNs) of the hypothalamus release vasopressin and oxytocin from their dendrites and soma. The two cell types have common electrophysiological properties in response to glutamate and AngII. We investigated the mechanisms underlying the suppressive effects of NERPs on MCNs. Microdialysis of the PVN demonstrated that NERPs suppressed glutamate release induced by AngII. A whole-cell patch-clamp study of the SON showed that NERPs suppressed the potentiation of excitatory postsynaptic currents (EPSCs) evoked by AngII without affecting the amplitude, indicating that NERPs suppressed EPSCs by a presynaptic mechanism. The suppressive effect of NERP-2, but not NERP-1, was blunted in the presence of tetrodotoxin and bicuculline, a γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA) A receptor antagonist. These results indicate that NERP-1 suppresses presynaptic glutamatergic neurons connected to MNCs, whereas NERP-2 activates GABAergic interneurons, which suppress presynaptic glutamatergic neurons; thus, both peptides suppress vasopressin release. This study demonstrates that NERPs function as inhibitory modulators of vasopressin release.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007031 Hypothalamus Ventral part of the DIENCEPHALON extending from the region of the OPTIC CHIASM to the caudal border of the MAMMILLARY BODIES and forming the inferior and lateral walls of the THIRD VENTRICLE. Lamina Terminalis,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Area,Area, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Areas, Preoptico-Hypothalamic,Preoptico Hypothalamic Area,Preoptico-Hypothalamic Areas
D008297 Male Males
D009419 Nerve Tissue Proteins Proteins, Nerve Tissue,Tissue Proteins, Nerve
D009474 Neurons The basic cellular units of nervous tissue. Each neuron consists of a body, an axon, and dendrites. Their purpose is to receive, conduct, and transmit impulses in the NERVOUS SYSTEM. Nerve Cells,Cell, Nerve,Cells, Nerve,Nerve Cell,Neuron
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D017208 Rats, Wistar A strain of albino rat developed at the Wistar Institute that has spread widely at other institutions. This has markedly diluted the original strain. Wistar Rat,Rat, Wistar,Wistar Rats
D051381 Rats The common name for the genus Rattus. Rattus,Rats, Laboratory,Rats, Norway,Rattus norvegicus,Laboratory Rat,Laboratory Rats,Norway Rat,Norway Rats,Rat,Rat, Laboratory,Rat, Norway,norvegicus, Rattus
D018698 Glutamic Acid A non-essential amino acid naturally occurring in the L-form. Glutamic acid is the most common excitatory neurotransmitter in the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM. Aluminum L-Glutamate,Glutamate,Potassium Glutamate,D-Glutamate,Glutamic Acid, (D)-Isomer,L-Glutamate,L-Glutamic Acid,Aluminum L Glutamate,D Glutamate,Glutamate, Potassium,L Glutamate,L Glutamic Acid,L-Glutamate, Aluminum
D019706 Excitatory Postsynaptic Potentials Depolarization of membrane potentials at the SYNAPTIC MEMBRANES of target neurons during neurotransmission. Excitatory postsynaptic potentials can singly or in summation reach the trigger threshold for ACTION POTENTIALS. EPSP,End Plate Potentials,Excitatory Postsynaptic Currents,Current, Excitatory Postsynaptic,Currents, Excitatory Postsynaptic,End Plate Potential,Excitatory Postsynaptic Current,Excitatory Postsynaptic Potential,Plate Potential, End,Plate Potentials, End,Postsynaptic Current, Excitatory,Postsynaptic Currents, Excitatory,Postsynaptic Potential, Excitatory,Postsynaptic Potentials, Excitatory,Potential, End Plate,Potential, Excitatory Postsynaptic,Potentials, End Plate,Potentials, Excitatory Postsynaptic

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