3-D structure of mitochondrial cristae in rat adrenal cortex varies after acute stimulation with ACTH and CRH

Mitochondrion

Volumn 10, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 472-478

  Isola, Raffaella ^a   Solinas, Paola ^a   Loy, Francesco ^a   Mariotti, Stefano ^b   Riva, Alessandro ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

ACTH; Adrenal cortex; CRH; HRSEM; Mitochondrial cristae; Morphometry

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; MALE; MITOCHONDRION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; ZONA FASCICULATA; ZONA GLOMERULOSA;

ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; BIOMETRY; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MITOCHONDRIA; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY;

RATTUS;

EID: 77955426634     PISSN: 15677249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mito.2010.05.007     Document Type: Article

References (32)

1. Bocheva A., Dzambazova E., Hadjiolova R., Traikov L., Mincheva R., Bivolarski I. Effect of Tyr-MIF-1 peptides on blood ACTH and corticosterone concentration induced by three experimental models of stress. Auton. Autacoid. Pharmacol. 2008, 28:117-123.
2. Bornstein S.R., Ehrhart M., Scherbaum W.A., Pfeifer E.F. Adrenocortical atrophy of hypophysectomized rats can be reduced by corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH). Cell Tissue Res. 1990, 260:161-166.
3. Bornstein S.R., Ehrhart-Bornstein M., Güse-Behling H., Scherbaum W.A. Structure and dynamics of adrenal mitochondria following stimulation with corticotropin releasing hormone. Anat. Rec. 1992, 234:255-262.
4. Boshier D.P., Rebuffat P., Nussdorfer G.G. Cellular responses of the rat adrenal zona fasciculata to acute ACTH stimulation: a morphometric study. Endocr. Res. 1990, 16:377-389.
5. Capponi A.M. The control by angiotensin II of cholesterol supply for aldosterone biosynthesis. Mol. Cell Endocrinol. 2004, 217:113-118.
6. Fawcett D.W. Bloom and Fawcett A Textbook of Histology 1994, Chapman & Hall, New York. 12th ed.
7. Griffon M., Mignon V., Facchinetti P., Diaz J., Schwartz J.-C., Sokoloff P. Molecular cloning and characterization of the rat fifth melanocortin receptor. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 1994, 200:1007-1014.
8. Hanaki M., Tanaka K., Kashima Y. Scanning electron microscopic study on mitochondrial cristae in the rat adrenal cortex. J. Electron Microsc. 1985, 34:373-380. (Tokyo).
9. Izumi S., Abe K., Hayashi T., Nakane P.K., Koji T. Immunohistochemical localization of the ACTH (MC-2) receptor in the rat placenta and adrenal gland. Arch. Histol. Cytol. 2004, 67:443-453.
10. Jefcoate C., Artemenko I. From electron transfer to cholesterol transfer; molecular regulation of steroid synthesis in the mitochondrion. Topics in Current Genetics, Mitochondrial Function and Biogenetics 2004, vol. 8:293-330. Springer-Verlag, Berlin Heidelberg.
11. Kadioglu D., Harrison R.G. The functional relationships of mitochondria in the rat adrenal cortex. J. Anat. 1971, 110:283-296.
12. Kimmel G.L., Péron F.G., Haksar A., Bedigian E., Robidoux W.F., Lin M.T. Ultrastructure, steroidogenic potential, and energy metabolism of the Snell adrenocortical carcinoma 494. A comparison with normal adrenocortical tissue. J. Cell Biol. 1974, 62:152-163.
13. Lea P.J., Hollemberg M.J. Mitochondrial structure revealed by high resolution electron microscopy. Am. J. Anat. 1989, 184:245-257.
14. Mannella C.A., Marko M., Penczek P., Barnard D., Frank J. The internal compartmentation of rat-liver mitochondria: tomographic study using the high voltage transmission electron microscope. Microsc. Res. Tech. 1994, 27:278-283.
15. Merry B.J. Mitochondrial structure in the rat adrenal cortex. J. Anat. 1975, 119:611-618.
16. Nussdorfer G.G., Mazzocchi G., Meneghelli V. Cytophysiology of the adrenal zona fasciculata. Int. Rev. Cytol. 1978, 55:291-365.
17. Nussdorfer G.G., Mazzocchi G. Long-term effects of ACTH on rat adrenocortical cells: a coupled stereological and enzymological study. J. Steroid Biochem. 1983, 19:1753-1756.
18. Nussdorfer G.G. Cytophysiology of the adrenal cortex. Int. Rev. Cytol. 1986, 98:1-405.
19. Parmar J., Key R.E., Rainey W.E. Development of an adrenocorticotropin-responsive human adrenocortical carcinoma cell line. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2008, 93:4542-4546.
20. Ponnuswamy A., Nulton J., Mahaffy J.M., Salamon P., Frey T.G., Baljon A.R. Modeling tubular shapes in the inner mitochondrial membrane. Phys. Biol. 2005, 2:73-79.
21. Renken C., Siragusa G., Perkins G., Washington L., Nulton J., Salamon P., Frey T.G. A thermodynamic model describing the nature of the crista junction: a structural motif in the mitochondrion. J. Struct. Biol. 2002, 138:137-144.
22. Rhodin J.A.G. The ultrastructure of the adrenal cortex of the rat under normal and experimental conditions. J. Ultrastruct. Res. 1971, 34:23-71.
23. Riva A., Faa G., Loffredo F., Piludu M., Testa Riva F. An improved OsO4 maceration method for the visualization of internal structures and surfaces in human bioptic specimens by high resolution scanning electron microscopy. Scanning Microsc. 1999, 13:111-122.
24. Riva A., Loffredo F., Puxeddu R., Testa Riva F. A scanning and transmission electron microscope study of the human minor salivary glands. Arch. Oral Biol. 1999, 44:S27-S31.
25. Riva A., Loffredo F., Uccheddu A., Testa Riva F., Tandler B. Mitochondria of human adrenal cortex have tubular cristae with bulbous tips. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 2003, 88:1903-1906.
26. Riva A., Tandler B., Lesnefsky E.J., Conti G., Loffredo F., Vazquez E., Hoppel C.L. Structure of cristae in cardiac mitochondria of aged rat. Mech. Ageing Dev. 2006, 127:917-921.
27. Sekiyama S., Yago N. A study on the correlation between function and ultrastructure in the rat adrenal cortex. Acta Pathol. Jpn. 1972, 22:77-98.
28. Stevens V.L., Tribble D.L., Lambeth J.D. Regulation of mitochondrial compartment volumes in rat adrenal cortex by ether stress. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 1985, 242:324-327.
29. Tanaka K., Mitsushima A. A preparation method for observing intracellular structures by scanning electron microscopy. J. Microsc. 1984, 133:213-222.
30. Willenberg H.S., Bornstein S.R., Hiroi N., Päth G., Goretzki P.E., Scherbaum W.A., Chrousos G.P. Effects of a novel corticotropin-releasing-hormone receptor type I antagonist on human adrenal function. Mol. Psychiatr. 2000, 5:137-141.
31. Wan L., Chen Y.H., Chang T.W. Improving pharmacokinetic properties of adrenocorticotropin by site-specific lipid modification. J. Pharm. Sci. 2003, 92:1882-1892.
32. Yoshimura F., Harumiya K., Watanabe M., Omoto T., Sekiguchi T. Functional significance of the tubular agranular endoplasmic reticulum in the adrenocortical cells of albino rats. Endocrinol. Jpn. 1968, 15:145-169.