Effect of adrenocorticotrophic hormone on sodium appetite in mice

A main vector of the effects of stress is secretion of corticotrophin releasing factor (CRF), adrenocorticotrophin (ACTH), and adrenal steroids. Systemic administration of ACTH (2.8 microgram/day sc) for 7 days in BALB/c mice caused a very large increase of voluntary intake of 0.3 M NaCl equivalent to turnover of total body sodium content each day. Intracerebroventricular infusion of ACTH (20 ng/day) had no effect. Intracerebroventricular infusion of ovine CRF (10 ng/h for 7 days) caused an increase of sodium intake. The large sodium appetite-stimulating effect of systemic ACTH was not influenced by concurrent systemic infusion of captopril (2 mg/day). Induction of stress by immobilization of mice on a running wheel caused an increase in Na appetite associated with a 50% decrease of thymus weight, indicative of corticosteroid effects. The present data suggest that stress and the hormone cascade initiated by stress evoke a large sodium appetite in mice, which may be an important survival mechanism in environmental conditions causing stress.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1999

Erschienen:

1999

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:277

Enthalten in:

The American journal of physiology - 277(1999), 4 vom: 15. Okt., Seite R1033-40

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Denton, D A [VerfasserIn]
Blair-West, J R [VerfasserIn]
McBurnie, M I [VerfasserIn]
Miller, J A [VerfasserIn]
Weisinger, R S [VerfasserIn]
Williams, R M [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

16960-16-0
320T6RNW1F
9002-60-2
9015-71-8
9G64RSX1XD
9NEZ333N27
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
Captopril
Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone
Cosyntropin
Hormone Antagonists
Journal Article
Mifepristone
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sodium

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Date Completed 17.11.1999

Date Revised 26.09.2018

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1152/ajpregu.1999.277.4.R1033

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM104469919