Characterization of adrenal ACTH signaling pathway and steroidogenic enzymes in Erhualian and Pietrain pigs with different plasma cortisol levels

Steroids
Liu-An LiRu-Qian Zhao

Abstract

Our previous study demonstrated significant difference in the basal plasma cortisol levels between Erhualian (EHL) and Pietrain (PIE) pigs, implicating fundamental breed difference in adrenocortical function. The objectives of the present study were therefore to characterize the expression pattern of proteins involved in adrenal ACTH signaling and, including melanocortin type 2 receptor (MC2R), cAMP response element binding protein (CREB) and phosphorylated CREB (pCREB), steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR), as well as that of the key enzymes involved in steroidogenesis in EHL and PIE pigs, in association with the plasma corticotrophin (ACTH) and cortisol levels. The plasma concentrations of the substrates for adrenal steroidogenesis, cholesterol and low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, did not differ between breeds. Plasma concentration of ACTH and the adrenal contents of MC2R mRNA and protein were similar in two breeds of pigs, whereas the basal plasma concentrations of cortisol in EHL pigs were 1.5 folds higher than that in PIE pigs. The higher basal plasma cortisol levels in EHL pigs were found to be accompanied with the higher expression of ACTH post-receptor signaling components, cAMP, pCREB and StAR, as we...Continue Reading

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