Endocrinology, Vol 136, 3346-3352, Copyright © 1995 by Endocrine Society

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Neuroendocrine regulation of adrenal gland and hypothalamus 5'deiodinase activity. II. Effects of splanchnicotomy and hypophysectomy

B Anguiano, A Quintanar, M Luna, L Navarro, A Ramirez del Angel, P Pacheco and C Valverde
Centro de Neurobiologia, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Mexico, Distrito Federal.

This study analyzes the role of the autonomic nervous system, the pituitary gland, ACTH, dexamethasone (DEX), and thyroid hormones in the regulation of 5'deiodinase (5'D) in the hypothalamus (HP) and adrenal gland (AG) of the rat. 5'D activity was analyzed in rats under basal conditions (22 C) and during cold exposure (4 C, during 15, 30, 60, and 120 min). Several experimental groups were formed: intact animals (INT), unilateral (left) splanchnicotomized, sham splanchnicotomized, hypophysectomized (HPX), and sham hypophysectomized. Results in the hypothalamus were: 1) independent of the experimental group, the HP 5'D activity increased during the first 15-30 min of cold exposure; however, this increase was greater in operated animals than in INT rats; and 2) basal 5'D activity was increased in HPX rats and was also regulated by thyroid hormones. Results in the adrenal gland were: 1) INT rats exhibited a biphasic pattern of 5'D activation during cold stress (30 and 60 min of exposure); 2) the splanchnic nerve exerted a tonic-stimulatory effect on basal AG 5'D activity; 3) the denervated gland preserved its ability to respond to cold; 4) in INT animals DEX but not ACTH had a stimulatory effect on basal activity; 5) the high 5'D activity post-HPX was reverted to basal values by T4 and DEX administration; 6) SHAM-HPX also was followed by a large increase in basal 5'D activity, and 7) this hyperresponse was abolished by acute ACTH and DEX administration. In conclusion, our results demonstrate that the mechanisms that participate in the regulation and activation of 5'D in the adrenal gland and the hypothalamus are of a neuroendocrine nature. Also, in both organs, but mainly in the HP, 5'D activity is T4-dependent. In addition to the tonic-stimulatory influence conveyed by the splanchnic nerve, AG 5'D activity is influenced by thyroid hormones, glucocorticoids, and probably extrapituitary factors whose nature is unknown yet.

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