title: Actions of goldfish neuropeptide Y on the secretion of growth hormone and gonadotropin-II in female goldfish.
abstract: Neuropeptide Y (NPY) has been recently characterized in the goldfish and the sequence deduced from goldfish brain cDNA clones reveals that goldfish NPY (gNPY) has over 86% identity with human NPY (hNPY) (Blomqvist et al., 1992, Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. USA 89, 2350-2354). In the present study, we used synthetic gNPY to investigate the role of NPY in the regulation of growth hormone (GH) and gonadotropin-II (GtH-II) in the goldfish. The dose-response relationships of gNPY on GH and GtH-II release were first tested using an in vitro perifusion system for pituitary fragments. It was found that gNPY stimulated both GH and GtH-II release in a dose-dependent manner, with ED50 values of 1.89 +/- 0.9 nM for GH and 4.19 +/- 2.9 nM for GtH-II. In addition, the C-terminal fragment gNPY (18-36) stimulated the release of both GH and GtH-II, but with lower potency than did the intact molecule. These results confirm our previous findings using hNPY. The interactions of gNPY and other GH and GtH-II regulators were also examined in the present studies. Prolonged infusion of sGnRH induced initial peak releases of GH and GtH-II, followed by a second phase of sustained hormone release at a reduced level. Application of a 5-min pulse of gNPY during the second phase of sGnRH action further stimulated GH and GtH-II release, but only to the levels similar to those induced by gNPY alone. Prolonged infusion with gNPY induced a rapid desensitization of GH and GtH-II release; the hormone levels returned to basal within 25 min in the continued presence of gNPY. Administration of 5-min pulse of sGnRH during the desensitization phase of continuous gNPY perfusion induced a similar GH response to that induced by sGnRH alone, whereas the GtH-II responses to sGnRH given during gNPY infusion were smaller than the responses to sGnRH alone, suggesting that the mechanisms of gNPY stimulation on GH and GtH-II release may be somewhat different. The gNPY-induced GH release was blocked by somatostatin, a known GH inhibitor; the gNPY-induced GtH-II release was reduced by dopamine, a known inhibitor for GtH-II. Finally, intraperitoneal injection of gNPY induced time- and dose-dependent increases in serum GH and GtH-II levels. Together, these results suggest that NPY may play a physiological role in the regulation of GH and GtH-II secretion in the goldfish.
authors.affiliation: Department of Zoology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Peng
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Humphries
authors.forename: R E
authors.initials: RE
authors.lastname: Peter
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Blomqvist
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Larhammar
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004298:Dopamine / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004347:Drug Interactions; D005260:Female; D006054:Goldfish / Q000097:blood*; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D006062:Gonadotropins / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D013006:Growth Hormone / Q000097:blood* / Q000378:metabolism; D007274:Injections, Intraperitoneal; D009478:Neuropeptide Y / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000378:metabolism / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D006062:Gonadotropins; D009478:Neuropeptide Y; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D013004:Somatostatin; D013006:Growth Hormone; D004298:Dopamine