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Elevation of brain 5-HT activity, POMC expression, and plasma cortisol in socially subordinate rainbow trout.
American Journal of Physiology 1998 March
Agonistic behavior, brain concentrations of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT), and 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5-HIAA, the main 5-HT metabolite), plasma cortisol levels, and the pituitary expression of pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) A and B mRNA were determined in socially dominant and subordinate rainbow trout after 1 or 7 days of social interaction. Telencephalic and brain stem 5-HIAA/5-HT ratios, plasma cortisol levels, and pituitary POMC mRNA concentrations were elevated in fish being subordinate for 1 day. Furthermore, neither telencephalic 5-HIAA/5-HT ratios nor pituitary POMC A or POMC B mRNA expression showed any decline after 7 days of social interaction. By contrast, plasma cortisol concentrations of subordinate fish declined after 7 days but were still significantly higher than in dominant fish. Furthermore, in subordinate fish, hypothalamic 5-HIAA/5-HT ratios and plasma cortisol levels were highly correlated, suggesting an important role of hypothalamic 5-HT in the regulation of the teleost hypothalamic-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis. The number of aggressive acts received and plasma cortisol levels were highly correlated in 1-day subordinates, a relationship not seen in fish subjected to 1 wk of subordination. Thus the chronic stress experienced by subordinates in established dominance hierarchies appears to be more closely related to the threat imposed by the presence of the dominant fish than to actual aggressive encounters. The sustained elevation of pituitary POMC mRNA expression, an effect mainly related to an increase of melanotropic POMC expression, in subordinates could be a mechanism serving to maintain HPI axis excitability and promote acclimation in these individuals.
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