Summary
Transport of recombinant salmon growth hormone (rsGH) into the circulation of rainbow trout following intragastric or rectal administration was investigated. Changes in plasma GH levels were analyzed by radioimmunoassay specific to chum salmon GH. Intragastric administration of rsGH by oral intubation resulted in elevation of GH immunoreactivity in plasma after 11h. The plasma GH increased maximally after 15h, and then declined rapidly to reach a normal level after 19h. On the other hand, oral intubation of rsGH to carp, which has no stomach, caused elevation of plasma GH levels after 1 h which lasted for 21 h. In sharp contrast, rectal administration of rsGH to rainbow trout significantly elevated plasma GH levels after 15 min, which reached a maximum after 30 min. The rsGH was labeled with fluorescein isothiocyanate (FITC) to distinguish exogenous from endogenous GH, and administered into rainbow trout rectally. Subsequent analysis of plasma samples on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) showed two fluorescent bands at the same molecular weights as those of the monomeric and dimeric rsGHs. Intragastric and rectal administration of rsGH into juvenile trout resulted in significant increases in length and body weight compared to the control fish. This study strongly suggests that the rsGH is transported into the circulation of salmonids via the lower part of the intestine and takes part in growth stimulation.
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Abbreviations
- DCA :
-
deoxycholic acid
- FITC :
-
fluorescein isothiocyanate
- GH :
-
growth hormone
- HPLC :
-
high-performance liquid chromatography
- HRP :
-
horseradish peroxidase
- RIA :
-
radioimmunoassay
- rsGH :
-
recombinant salmon growth hormone
- sGH :
-
chum salmon growth hormone
- SEM :
-
standard error of mean
- SDS-PAGE :
-
sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis
- TFA :
-
trifluoroacetic acid
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Moriyama, S., Takahashi, A., Hirano, T. et al. Salmon growth hormone is transported into the circulation of rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss, after intestinal administration. J Comp Physiol B 160, 251–257 (1990). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00302590
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