Immunocytochemical study of the glucocorticoid receptor in rat liver nuclei after hyperthermic stress

Aleksandra Čvoro, Aleksandra Korać, Gordana Matić

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Abstract

The presence of glucocorticoid receptors (GR) in rat liver nuclei over a 24 h time period following hyperthermic stress at 41°C was immunocytologically studied using unfixed nuclear smears. Liver nuclei in unstressed animals were found to be immunonegative for GR. However, intense GR immunopositivity followed by a subsequent gradual decrease in receptor levels was observed in the nuclei of test animals during the first 2 h after stress. This stress-related increase in the receptor nuclear level was greater than the increase seen after dexamethasone administration. These results suggest that hyperthermic stress could potentiate the hormonal stimulation of receptor nuclear translocation.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)403-407
Number of pages5
JournalCell Biology International
Volume27
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - May 2003

Keywords

  • Glucocorticoid receptor
  • Hyperthermic stress
  • Immunocytochemistry

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Cell Biology

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