Norepinephrine induces apoptosis in skin melanophores by attenuating cAMP-PKA signals via alpha2-adrenoceptors in the medaka, Oryzias latipes |
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Authors: | Uchida-Oka N Sugimoto M |
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Institution: | Department of Biomolecular Science, Faculty of Science, Toho University, Funabashi, Chiba, Japan. |
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Abstract: | The density of skin melanophores in many teleost fish decreases during long-term adaptation to a white background. Using the medaka, Oryzias latipes, we previously reported that apoptosis is responsible for the decrease in melanophores, and that a sympathetic neurotransmitter, norepinephrine (NE), induces their apoptosis in skin tissue cultures. In this study, we show that NE-induced apoptosis of melanophores is mediated by the activation of alpha2-adrenoceptors. Clonidine, an alpha2-adrenoceptor agonist, induced apoptotic melanophore death in skin organ culture, while phenylephrine, an alpha1-adrenoceptor agonist, had no effect. NE-induced apoptosis was diminished by an alpha2-adrenoceptor antagonist, yohimbine, but an alpha1-adrenoceptor antagonist, prazosin, did not abrogate the effect of NE. Furthermore, forskolin inhibited NE-induced apoptosis, while an inhibitor of PKA, H-89, mimicked the effect of NE. These results suggest that NE induces apoptosis in melanophores by attenuating cAMP-PKA signaling via alpha2-adrenoceptors. |
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