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Acclimatory-phase specificity of gene expression during the course of heat acclimation and superimposed hypohydration in the rat hypothalamus

Laboratory of Environmental Physiology, Faculty of Dental Medicine, the Hebrew University, Jerusalem, Israel

Submitted 14 July 2005 ; accepted in final form 8 February 2006

The induction of the heat-acclimated phenotype involves reprogramming the expression of genes encoding both constitutive and inducible proteins. In this investigation, we studied the global genomic response in the hypothalamus during heat acclimation, with and without combined hypohydration stress. Rats were acclimated for 2 days (STHA) or for 30 days (LTHA) at 34°C. Hypohydration (10% decrease in body weight) was attained by water deprivation. ³²P-labeled RNA samples from the hypothalamus were hybridized onto cDNA Atlas array (Clontech no. 1.2) membranes. Clustering and functional analyses of the expression profile of a battery of genes representing various central regulatory functions of body homeostasis demonstrated a biphasic acclimation profile with a transient upregulation of genes encoding ion channels, transporters, and transmitter signaling upon STHA. After LTHA, most genes returned to their preacclimation expression levels. In both STHA and LTHA, genes encoding hormones and neuropeptides, linked with metabolic rate and food intake, were downregulated. This genomic profile, demonstrating an enhanced transcription of genes linked with neuronal excitability during STHA and enhanced metabolic efficiency upon LTHA, is consistent with our previously established integrative acclimation model. The response to hypohydration was characterized by an upregulation of a large number of genes primarily associated with the regulation of ion channels, cell volume, and neuronal excitability. During STHA, the response was transiently desensitized, recovering upon LTHA. We conclude that hypohydration overrides the heat acclimatory status. It is notable that STHA and hypohydration gene profiles are analogous with the physiological profile described in the response to various types of brain injury.

microarray; ion channels; molecular signaling

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