Detailed Information on Publication Record
2017
Subspecies-specific response to ACTH challenge test in the house mouse (Mus musculus)
DANISZOVA, K.,, O. MIKULA, Miloš MACHOLÁN, I. POSPISILOVA, B. Voslajerova BIMOVA et. al.Basic information
Original name
Subspecies-specific response to ACTH challenge test in the house mouse (Mus musculus)
Authors
DANISZOVA, K., (203 Czech Republic, guarantor), O. MIKULA (203 Czech Republic), Miloš MACHOLÁN (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), I. POSPISILOVA (203 Czech Republic), B. Voslajerova BIMOVA (203 Czech Republic) and Z. HIADLOVSKA (203 Czech Republic)
Edition
GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY, ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2017, 0016-6480
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
30202 Endocrinology and metabolism
Country of publisher
United States of America
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 2.564
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/17:00100372
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000409396400019
Keywords in English
ACTH challenge; Endocrine activity; Corticosterone; Hormone metabolites; Mouse; Noninvasive monitoring
Změněno: 12/4/2018 10:02, Ing. Nicole Zrilić
Abstract
V originále
Long term changes in hormonal levels of small and rare animal species can be effectively monitored by non-invasive methods such as immunoenzymatic analysis. These methods generally analyze metabolites instead of the hormone itself and thus do not invade the organism. However, they can be influenced by many factors, so before they are used, they need to be validated. For this purpose we used the "ACM challenge" test based on stimulating the animal's adrenocortical activity and measuring the consequent increase of the level of its glucocorticoid ("stress") hormones. Specifically, we measured concentrations of fecal glucocorticoid metabolites of two house mouse subspecies, Mus musculus musculus and M. m. domesticus. Using polyclonal antibody we investigated the mice's naturally occurring circadian fluctuation and their reaction to the adrenal stimulation. This study confirmed that the selected method is suitable for analysis of fecal corticosterone metabolites in the wild house mouse. More importantly, we revealed a subspecies-specific stress response at the level of corticosterone production: while the significant effect of ACTH was proved in both subspecies, a notable adrenocortical reaction was also elicited by injecting the saline solution in M. m. domesticus. Our results thus highlight the importance of considering potential cryptic variation within the species under study when designing projects on adrenal stress hormone assessments. (C) 2017 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.