Water deprivation increases the expression of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide gene in the rat subfornical organ. 1997

M Nomura, and Y Ueta, and P J Larsen, and J Hannibal, and R Serino, and N Kabashima, and I Shibuya, and H Yamashita
Department of Physiology, School of Medicine, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Kitakyushu, Japan.

The effect of water deprivation on the expression of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) was examined in the rat subfornical organ (SFO), using a combination of immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization histochemistry. In the euhydrated condition, PACAP-immunoreactivity (PACAP-IR) and the expression of PACAP gene was observed in the SFO. Water deprivation for 24 h and 48 h caused a significant increase in PACAP gene transcripts in the SFO, compared with euhydrated animals. Additionally, water deprivation for 48 h caused an increase in PACAP-IR. This increase of PACAP-IR was demonstrated in both nerve fibers and cell bodies. High correlation was found between the localization of PACAP-IR cell bodies and PACAP messenger RNA synthesizing cell bodies in the peripheral part of the SFO. These results suggest that PACAP in the SFO may play a role in the humoral and neural changes associated with the regulation of body fluid balance after water deprivation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D008297 Male Males
D009479 Neuropeptides Peptides released by NEURONS as intercellular messengers. Many neuropeptides are also hormones released by non-neuronal cells. Neuropeptide
D009994 Osmolar Concentration The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per liter of solution. Osmolality is expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Ionic Strength,Osmolality,Osmolarity,Concentration, Osmolar,Concentrations, Osmolar,Ionic Strengths,Osmolalities,Osmolar Concentrations,Osmolarities,Strength, Ionic,Strengths, Ionic
D001835 Body Weight The mass or quantity of heaviness of an individual. It is expressed by units of pounds or kilograms. Body Weights,Weight, Body,Weights, Body
D005786 Gene Expression Regulation Any of the processes by which nuclear, cytoplasmic, or intercellular factors influence the differential control (induction or repression) of gene action at the level of transcription or translation. Gene Action Regulation,Regulation of Gene Expression,Expression Regulation, Gene,Regulation, Gene Action,Regulation, Gene Expression
D000704 Analysis of Variance A statistical technique that isolates and assesses the contributions of categorical independent variables to variation in the mean of a continuous dependent variable. ANOVA,Analysis, Variance,Variance Analysis,Analyses, Variance,Variance Analyses
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
D012964 Sodium A member of the alkali group of metals. It has the atomic symbol Na, atomic number 11, and atomic weight 23. Sodium Ion Level,Sodium-23,Ion Level, Sodium,Level, Sodium Ion,Sodium 23
D013356 Subfornical Organ A structure, situated close to the intraventricular foramen, which induces DRINKING BEHAVIOR after stimulation with ANGIOTENSIN II. Organum Subfornicale,Organ, Subfornical,Organs, Subfornical,Organum Subfornicales,Subfornical Organs,Subfornicale, Organum,Subfornicales, Organum

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