氢化可的松对雄性稀有鮈鲫肾上腺激素调节功能基因的干扰作用

克隆了稀有鮈鲫促肾上腺皮质素释放激素(CRF)、阿片黑素促皮质素原(POMC)和糖皮质素受体(GR)基因片段,设计了物种特异性引物.BLAST分析结果显示,所克隆基因与斑马鱼、鲫鱼和鲤鱼相应基因的同源性超过90%.通过短期暴露实验研究了氢化可的松对稀有鮈鲫雄性成鱼主要脏器的毒性,并通过荧光定量PCR方法测定了其对上述基因表达的影响.结果显示,在0～125μg·L-1浓度暴露下,实验鱼体长、体重、性腺指数、肝脏指数和肾脏指数等指标与对照组均无显著差异.鱼脑CRF基因在暴露组较对照组有显著上调;脑POMC基因在低浓度暴露组显著上调,而在高浓度暴露组显著下调;且CRF和POMC基因的表达谱随浓度变化都呈现非典型剂量效应关系;肝脏GR基因在氢化可的松低暴露浓度组时较对照组明显下调.高浓度组时显著上调.以上结果表明,在分子水平上氢化可的松能够干扰鱼的肾上腺激素调节功能,但在器官和个体水平上没有表现出明显的毒性;HPA轴中的CRF、POMC和GR功能基因可以作为肾上腺皮质激素干扰物的敏感生物标记.

Roles of cortisol exposure on functional genes in the HPA axis in male Chinese rare minnow (Grobiocypris rarus)

The effects of cortisol exposure on functional genes in the HPA axis in male Chinese rare minnow(Grobiocypris rarus)were studied.Segments of CRF,POMC and GR of the Chinese rare minnow were cloned and quantitative PCR methods were used to determine the effects on expression patterns of CRF and POMC in the brain and GR in the liver of male Chinese rare minnows treated with cortisol.BLAST analysis revealed high levels of similarity at the amino acid level(>90%)to corresponding genes of previously published seq...