The origin of glucocorticoid hormone oscillations.
Oscillating levels of adrenal glucocorticoid hormones are essential for optimal gene expression, and for maintaining physiological and behavioural responsiveness to stress. The biological basis for these oscillations is not known, but a neuronal "pulse generator" within the hypothalamus ha...
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oai:doaj.org-article:6d2f0e85b7f14d2988f07e402366fefa2021-11-18T05:36:37ZThe origin of glucocorticoid hormone oscillations.1544-91731545-788510.1371/journal.pbio.1001341https://doaj.org/article/6d2f0e85b7f14d2988f07e402366fefa2012-01-01T00:00:00Zhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22679394/?tool=EBIhttps://doaj.org/toc/1544-9173https://doaj.org/toc/1545-7885Oscillating levels of adrenal glucocorticoid hormones are essential for optimal gene expression, and for maintaining physiological and behavioural responsiveness to stress. The biological basis for these oscillations is not known, but a neuronal "pulse generator" within the hypothalamus has remained a popular hypothesis. We demonstrate that pulsatile hypothalamic activity is not required for generating ultradian glucocorticoid oscillations. We show that a constant level of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) can activate a dynamic pituitary-adrenal peripheral network to produce ultradian adrenocorticotrophic hormone and glucocorticoid oscillations with a physiological frequency. This oscillatory response to CRH is dose dependent and becomes disrupted for higher levels of CRH. These data suggest that glucocorticoid oscillations result from a sub-hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal system, which functions as a deterministic peripheral hormone oscillator with a characteristic ultradian frequency. This constitutes a novel mechanism by which the level, rather than the pattern, of CRH determines the dynamics of glucocorticoid hormone secretion.Jamie J WalkerFrancesca SpigaEleanor WaiteZidong ZhaoYvonne KershawJohn R TerryStafford L LightmanPublic Library of Science (PLoS)articleBiology (General)QH301-705.5ENPLoS Biology, Vol 10, Iss 6, p e1001341 (2012) |
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Oscillating levels of adrenal glucocorticoid hormones are essential for optimal gene expression, and for maintaining physiological and behavioural responsiveness to stress. The biological basis for these oscillations is not known, but a neuronal "pulse generator" within the hypothalamus has remained a popular hypothesis. We demonstrate that pulsatile hypothalamic activity is not required for generating ultradian glucocorticoid oscillations. We show that a constant level of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) can activate a dynamic pituitary-adrenal peripheral network to produce ultradian adrenocorticotrophic hormone and glucocorticoid oscillations with a physiological frequency. This oscillatory response to CRH is dose dependent and becomes disrupted for higher levels of CRH. These data suggest that glucocorticoid oscillations result from a sub-hypothalamic pituitary-adrenal system, which functions as a deterministic peripheral hormone oscillator with a characteristic ultradian frequency. This constitutes a novel mechanism by which the level, rather than the pattern, of CRH determines the dynamics of glucocorticoid hormone secretion. |
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Jamie J Walker Francesca Spiga Eleanor Waite Zidong Zhao Yvonne Kershaw John R Terry Stafford L Lightman |
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Jamie J Walker Francesca Spiga Eleanor Waite Zidong Zhao Yvonne Kershaw John R Terry Stafford L Lightman |
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Jamie J Walker |
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The origin of glucocorticoid hormone oscillations. |
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The origin of glucocorticoid hormone oscillations. |
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The origin of glucocorticoid hormone oscillations. |
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