Analysis of the melanotrope cell neuroendocrine interface in two amphibian species, Rana ridibunda and Xenopus laevis: A celebration of 35 years of collaborative research

Autor: Marie-Christine Tonon, Laurence Desrues, Miyuki Kuribara, Ludovic Galas, Adhanet H. Kidane, Wim J.J.M. Scheenen, Bruce G. Jenks, Hubert Vaudry, Eric W. Roubos
Přispěvatelé: Radboud university [Nijmegen], Neuroendocrinologie cellulaire et moléculaire, Université de Rouen Normandie (UNIROUEN), Normandie Université (NU)-Normandie Université (NU)-Institut National de la Santé et de la Recherche Médicale (INSERM), Différenciation et communication neuronale et neuroendocrine (DC2N)
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: General and Comparative Endocrinology, 170, 57-67
General and Comparative Endocrinology
General and Comparative Endocrinology, Elsevier, 2011, 170 (1), pp.57-67. ⟨10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.09.022⟩
General and Comparative Endocrinology, 170, 1, pp. 57-67
ISSN: 0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2010.09.022⟩
Popis: International audience; This review gives an overview of the functioning of the hypothalamo–hypophyseal neuroendocrine interface in the pituitary neurointermediate lobe, as it relates to melanotrope cell function in two amphibian species, Rana ridibunda and Xenopus laevis. It primarily but not exclusively concerns the work of two collaborating laboratories, the Laboratory for Molecular and Cellular Neuroendocrinology (University of Rouen, France) and the Department of Cellular Animal Physiology (Radboud University Nijmegen, The Netherlands). In the course of this review it will become apparent that Rana and Xenopus have, for the most part, developed the same or similar strategies to regulate the release of α-melanophore-stimulating hormone (α-MSH). The review concludes by highlighting the molecular and cellular mechanisms utilized by thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) to activate Rana melanotrope cells and the function of autocrine brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) in the regulation of Xenopus melanotrope cell function.
Databáze: OpenAIRE