Starvation-induced changes in rat brain corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and pituitary-adrenocortical response - PubMed (original) (raw)
Starvation-induced changes in rat brain corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) and pituitary-adrenocortical response
S Suemaru et al. Life Sci. 1986.
Abstract
Starvation-induced changes in CRF concentration in major brain regions and abnormalities in the pituitary-adrenal axis were examined in rats using rat CRF radioimmunoassay. The CRF concentrations in the hypothalamus and cerebellum were significantly reduced in the completely starved rats, while those in the midbrain, thalamus and neurointermediate lobe of the pituitary were significantly increased in the semi-starved or completely starved rats. No significant changes in the CRF concentrations were found in the pons, medulla oblongata and cerebral cortex. In the completely starved rats, the serum ACTH level was significantly reduced, whereas the serum corticosterone level was markedly elevated. These observations suggest that starvation may stimulate the CRF-ACTH-corticosterone system and that not only hypothalamic CRF but also extrahypothalamic CRF may be discretely related to feeding behavior or starvation. The reduced serum ACTH level in starved rats may be ascribed to the negative feedback effect of the elevated serum corticosterone.
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