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Cortisol differentially alters claudin isoforms in cultured puffer fish gill epithelia.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19969041     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
A primary cultured gill epithelium from the puffer fish Tetraodon nigroviridis was developed to examine the corticosteroid regulation of claudin isoform mRNA abundance in fish gills. Preparations were composed of polygonal epithelial cells exhibiting concentric apical microridges and zonula occludens-1 immunoreactivity along cell margins. No evidence was found to indicate the presence of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase-immunoreactive or mitochondria-rich cells in cultured preparations. Therefore, epithelia appear to be composed of gill pavement cells (PVCs) only. An RT-PCR profile of 12 salinity responsive gill claudin tight junction (TJ) proteins (Tncldn3a, -3c, -6, -8d, -10d, -10e, -11a, -23b, -27a, -27c, -32a, and -33b) revealed the absence of Tncldn6, -10d and -10e in cultured epithelia, suggesting that these isoforms are not associated with gill PVCs. Cortisol treatment of cultured epithelia dose-dependently increased or decreased mRNA abundance of select claudin isoforms. Transcript abundance of several claudin isoforms was unaffected by cortisol treatment. These data provide evidence for the cell specific distribution of claudins in fish gills and suggest that heterogeneous alterations in the abundance of select claudin isoforms contribute to the corticosteroid regulation of gill permeability.
Authors:
Phuong Bui; Mazdak Bagherie-Lachidan; Scott P Kelly
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-12-05
Journal Detail:
Title:  Molecular and cellular endocrinology     Volume:  317     ISSN:  1872-8057     ISO Abbreviation:  Mol. Cell. Endocrinol.     Publication Date:  2010 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-02-01     Completed Date:  2010-04-01     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7500844     Medline TA:  Mol Cell Endocrinol     Country:  Ireland    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  120-6     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Biology, York University, 4700 Keele Street, Toronto, ON, Canada M3J 1P3.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acclimatization / drug effects
Animals
Claudins / genetics,  metabolism*
Epithelium / drug effects*,  metabolism*
Fresh Water
Gene Expression Profiling
Gene Expression Regulation / drug effects
Gills / drug effects,  metabolism*
Hydrocortisone / pharmacology*
Immunohistochemistry
Protein Isoforms / genetics,  metabolism
RNA, Messenger / genetics,  metabolism
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
Salinity
Seawater
Tetraodontiformes / genetics,  metabolism*
Tissue Culture Techniques
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Claudins; 0/Protein Isoforms; 0/RNA, Messenger; 50-23-7/Hydrocortisone

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