title: CRF receptors in the rodent and human cardiovascular systems: species differences.
abstract: CRF has powerful receptor-mediated cardiovascular actions. To evaluate the precise distribution of CRF receptors, in vitro CRF receptor autoradiography with (125)I-[Tyr(0), Glu(1), Nle(17)]-sauvagine or [(125)I]-antisauvagine-30 was performed in the rodent and human cardiovascular system. An extremely high density of CRF(2) receptors was detected with both tracers in vessels of rodent lung, intestine, pancreas, mesenterium, kidney, urinary bladder, testis, heart, brain, and in heart muscle. In humans, CRF(2) receptors were detected with (125)I- antisauvagine-30 at low levels in vessels of kidneys, intestine, urinary bladder, testis, heart and in heart muscle, while only heart vessels were detected with (125)I-[Tyr(0), Glu(1), Nle(17)]-sauvagine. This is the first extensive morphological study reporting the extremely wide distribution of CRF(2) receptors in the rodent cardiovascular system and a more limited expression in man, suggesting a species-selective CRF receptor expression.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cell Biology and Experimental Cancer Research, Institute of Pathology, University of Berne, PO Box 62, Murtenstrasse 31, CH-3010 Bern, Switzerland.
authors.forename: Beatrice
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Waser
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Rehmann
authors.forename: Jean
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Rivier
authors.forename: Wylie
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Vale
authors.forename: Jean Claude
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Reubi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D051379:Mice; D008807:Mice, Inbred BALB C; D051381:Rats; D017208:Rats, Wistar; D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000819:agonists / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D018019:Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone