TY - JOUR
T1 - Role of ghrelin in the regulation of vasopressin release in conscious rats
AU - Ishizaki, Seiji
AU - Murase, Takashi
AU - Sugimura, Yoshihisa
AU - Kakiya, Satoshi
AU - Yokoi, Hisashi
AU - Tachikawa, Kazushige
AU - Arima, Hiroshi
AU - Miura, Yoshitaka
AU - Oiso, Yutaka
PY - 2002
Y1 - 2002
N2 - GH secretagogue (GHS) is a small, synthetic compound that has the potential to stimulate GH release via its specific receptors (GHS-R). Ghrelin is a novel 28-amino acid peptide recently isolated from human and rat stomach, and it is thought to be the endogenous ligand for GHS-R. Ghrelin has a variety of physiological functions such as the stimulation of GH release or the increase of food intake by activating NPY neurons. In the present study, we investigated the effects of ghrelin on AVP release in conscious rats. Intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of ghrelin increased the plasma AVP concentration in a dose-dependent manner (1-1000 pmol/rat), and its effect was observed as late as 60 min after the administration. Icv injection of ghrelin caused no significant change in plasma osmolality, plasma volume, or arterial blood pressure. Iv administration of ghrelin (10 nmol/rat) also increased the plasma AVP concentration, which was accompanied by a significant decrease in arterial blood pressure. Pretreatment with antiserum against NPY significantly reduced the plasma AVP increase induced by icv administration of ghrelin. These results suggest that ghrelin plays a stimulatory role in AVP release, which is possibly mediated by NPY neurons.
AB - GH secretagogue (GHS) is a small, synthetic compound that has the potential to stimulate GH release via its specific receptors (GHS-R). Ghrelin is a novel 28-amino acid peptide recently isolated from human and rat stomach, and it is thought to be the endogenous ligand for GHS-R. Ghrelin has a variety of physiological functions such as the stimulation of GH release or the increase of food intake by activating NPY neurons. In the present study, we investigated the effects of ghrelin on AVP release in conscious rats. Intracerebroventricular (icv) administration of ghrelin increased the plasma AVP concentration in a dose-dependent manner (1-1000 pmol/rat), and its effect was observed as late as 60 min after the administration. Icv injection of ghrelin caused no significant change in plasma osmolality, plasma volume, or arterial blood pressure. Iv administration of ghrelin (10 nmol/rat) also increased the plasma AVP concentration, which was accompanied by a significant decrease in arterial blood pressure. Pretreatment with antiserum against NPY significantly reduced the plasma AVP increase induced by icv administration of ghrelin. These results suggest that ghrelin plays a stimulatory role in AVP release, which is possibly mediated by NPY neurons.
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U2 - 10.1210/endo.143.5.8804
DO - 10.1210/endo.143.5.8804
M3 - Article
C2 - 11956139
AN - SCOPUS:0036224988
SN - 0013-7227
VL - 143
SP - 1589
EP - 1593
JO - Endocrinology
JF - Endocrinology
IS - 5
ER -