Análise da ação do ACTH e do peptídeo N-terminal da POMC na proliferação, morte celular e na expressão das proteínas de genes de resposta secundária na supra-renal de ratos hipofisectomisados ou tratados com dexametasona. / Analysis of ACTH and the peptide N-terminal POMC in proliferation, cell death, and expression of secondary response genes in adrenal glands of hypophysectomized or dexamethasone treated rats.
AUTOR(ES)
Thompson Eusebio Pavan Torres
DATA DE PUBLICAÇÃO
2008
RESUMO
Different experimental models have been used to study the trophic action of ACTH in adrenal, which seems to be important in proliferation and cell death in vivo. This hypothesis was tested using hypophysectomized or dexamethasone treated rats, and through IHC we evaluate: 1-the BrdU incorporation in different adrenal cortex zone after i.p. of ACTH, FGF2 or N-POMC, 2-if the mitogenic response occurs through the MC2R, using for it an antagonist of ACTH, 3-the number of adrenocortical cells which entered into apoptosis, and if ACTH recover this number. The results show that: 1-ACTH is mitogenic in three zone of adrenal cortex; 2-The mitogenic response of ACTH occurs through MC2R; 3-Mitogenic action of FGF2 occurs in the inner zones of adrenal cortex; 4- The N-terminal POMC peptide induces proliferation in the zone glomerulosa; 5- ACTH prevents apoptosis in the adrenal cortex resulting from the surgery, 6- The alteration of cyclin E and CDKI p27 could be a likely molecular mechanism of the effects induced by ACTH.
ASSUNTO(S)
apoptose hipofisectomia animal hormônios hipofisários cyclin apoptosis factors of growth of fibroblasts fatores de crescimento de fibroblastos hipofisectomia animal pituitary hormones ciclinas proliferação celular cell proliferation
