The subfornical organ: Biochemical and neuroendocrine comparisons with the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system |
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Authors: | Joan Y. Summy-Long Scott E. Emmert Lillian Rosella-Dampman |
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Affiliation: | Department of Pharmacology, The Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, The Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine, Hershey, PA 17033 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Biochemical, cytochemical and immunological methods were used to compare the metabolic and neuroendocrine properties of the subfornical organ (SFO) with the hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system (HNS) in the rat. The SFO resembles the HNS in that both have (a) increased label incorporation into RNA during dehydration; (b) an intense reaction for glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase; (c) NADPH-diaphorase and the Type I pathway for hydrogen utilization from NADPH, presumably as part of the mixed-function oxidase system for the metabolism of endogenous substrates and xenobiotics; (d) immunoreactive vasopressin and oxytocin. Gel filtration of extracts of the SFO area using Sephadex G-25 chromatography resulted in immunoreactive peaks for both AVP and OT which were similar to synthetic hormones. One other fraction in the SFO extract, containing a substance(s) of higher molecular weight than AVP, was detected using the antiserum for AVP. The concentration of immunoreactive AVP in the SFO area was increased after colchicine, decreased by hypophysectomy, and unaltered by: (a) infusion (4.6 pg/min for 3 hr) or injection (1 or 6 ng) of AVP into the lateral cerebroventricle; (b) dehydration; (c) renin administered intracerebroventricularly; (d) pinealectomy; or (e) hypertension in the spontaneously hypertensive rat. In conclusion, cells in the SFO have specialized metabolic and neuroendocrine properties similar to the HNS. It can be inferred from these biochemical specializations that the SFO has metabolic and secretory activities. |
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Keywords: | Subfornicai organ Hypothalamo-neurohypophysial system Vasopressin Oxytocin Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase NADPH-diaphorase |
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