Tight junction proteins vary in the choroid plexus of ewes according to photoperiod.
Brain Res
; 1393: 44-51, 2011 Jun 01.
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ABSTRACT
Sheep from temperate latitudes exhibit seasonal variations in many physiological functions such as reproduction, food intake, body weight, and pelage growth. Majority of seasonal changes are controlled by the annual photoperiodic cycle and melatonin secretion. For reproduction, the resulting key event is a modulation of the negative feedback of steroids on gonadotropin secretion. However, this seasonal effect could also depend on variable uptake of steroids by the brain. Seasonal regulation of food intake also involves numerous peripheral hormones, among which the protein hormone leptin informs the brain on the metabolic status of the animal. It has been shown previously that access of progesterone, estradiol and leptin to the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) increases under long days. This physiological modulation of the passage of hormones to the brain could depend on regulation of the permeability of the blood-CSF barrier. This study therefore compared the tight junction proteins in the choroid plexus of ewes exposed to short days or long days. Levels of occludin, zonula occludens proteins (ZO) ZO-1 and ZO-2, afadin and cadherin were significantly higher during short days, but no statistical difference was observed for junctional adhesion molecule 1 (JAM-1), ZO-3 or claudins 1 and 5. These results are consistent with an increase in the blood-CSF barrier permeability during long days through a regulation of tight junctions and show that the permeability could depend upon physiological conditions such as photoperiodic status.
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Colección:
01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Plexo Coroideo
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Fotoperiodo
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Uniones Estrechas
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Proteínas de la Membrana
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Brain Res
Año:
2011
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Francia
Pais de publicación:
HOLANDA
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HOLLAND
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NETHERLANDS
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NL
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PAISES BAJOS
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THE NETHERLANDS