Journal article
Effect of Cortisol on Gene Expression of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Fetal Sheep
Pediatric research, Vol.37(6), pp.741-746
06/01/1995
DOI: 10.1203/00006450-199506000-00012
PMID: 7651758
Abstract
Components of the renin-angiotensin system have been found in a variety of tissues during fetal and postnatal life and appear to be developmentally regulated. We postulated that hormonal changes associated with parturition participate in the regulation of renin, angiotensinogen (Ao) and angiotensin type 1 receptor (AT1) gene expression. Cortisol, which increases rapidly in fetal blood before delivery, has been shown to influence the maturation of various systems in the developing fetus. To test the hypothesis that an increase in Cortisol regulates fetal renin, Ao, and AT1 mRNA gene expression, we used Northern blot analysis to study the effects of an intraperitoneal infusion of Cortisol (3 mg/h, 1 mL/h) for 48 h on the expression of these genes in twin ovine fetuses (n = 10 pairs) at 130-d gestation (term 145 d); one twin in each pair served as a saline-treated control (0.9% NaCl, 1 mL/h). Plasma Cortisol levels were significantly higher in cortisol-treated fetuses (113 ± 23 nmol/dL) than in twin controls (4.6 ± 0.8 nmol/dL). Cortisol infusion significantly decreased AT1 receptor mRNA levels in kidney and liver by 24 ± 7% and 27 ± 8%, respectively, when compared with controls (p < 0.05), whereas in contrast, increased mRNA levels (p < 0.05) in heart right atrium (91 ± 23%) and ventricle (59 ± 20%). Renin mRNA levels decreased in renal cortex by 77 ± 13% (p < 0.05) in cortisol-treated animals compared with controls. Hepatic Ao mRNA levels decreased by 15 ± 5% in response to Cortisol (p < 0.05), whereas no significant effect was seen on renal Ao gene expression. These findings demonstrate that Cortisol exhibits tissue specific positive and negative regulation of renin, Ao and AT1 receptor gene expression during fetal life and may act as an important modulator of the renin-angiotensin system during parturition
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Effect of Cortisol on Gene Expression of the Renin-Angiotensin System in Fetal Sheep
- Creators
- Jeffrey L Segar - University of IowaKurt Bedell - University of IowaWilliam V Page - University of IowaJon E Mazursky - University of IowaAnne-Monique Nuyt - University of IowaJean E Robillard - University of Iowa
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Pediatric research, Vol.37(6), pp.741-746
- DOI
- 10.1203/00006450-199506000-00012
- PMID
- 7651758
- ISSN
- 0031-3998
- eISSN
- 1530-0447
- Number of pages
- 6
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 06/01/1995
- Academic Unit
- Molecular Physiology and Biophysics; Microbiology and Immunology; Nephrology, Dialysis and Transplantation; Stead Family Department of Pediatrics; Medicine Administration
- Record Identifier
- 9984773402302771
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