• Int. J. Mol. Med. · Dec 2006

    Comparative Study

    Expression of neuropeptides B and W and their receptors in endocrine glands of the rat.

    • Anna Hochol, Anna S Belloni, Marcin Rucinski, Agnieszka Ziolkowska, Rosa Di Liddo, Gastone G Nussdorfer, and Ludwik K Malendowicz.
    • Department of Histology and Embryology, Poznan School of Medicine, PL-60781 Poznan, Poland.
    • Int. J. Mol. Med. 2006 Dec 1; 18 (6): 1101-6.

    AbstractNeuropeptides B and W (NPB and NPW) have been identified as endogenous ligands of the G protein-coupled receptors (GPR) 7 and 8, which in humans are expressed in the hypothalamus and probably involved in the regulation of energy homeostasis and feeding behavior. GPR8 is absent in the rat, where the GPR8-like receptor (GPR8-LR) has been described. Reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction detected the expression of NPB, NPW, GPR7 and GPR8-LR mRNAs in the hypothalamus, anterior pituitary, thyroid and parathyroid glands, pancreatic islets, adrenal glands, ovary and testis of the rat. Immunocytochemistry demonstrated the presence of NPB and NPW immunoreactivities in these same glands. Radioimmune assay showed that the bolus intraperitoneal injection of 2 nmol/100 g NPB or NPW raised the plasma levels of parathyroid hormone, corticosterone and testosterone. NPB also increased the blood concentration of thyroxine, and NPW that of ACTH and estradiol. Taken together, these findings allow us to suggest that NPB and NPW play a role in the autocrine-paracrine functional regulation of the endocrine system in the rat.

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