Corticosteroid Hormone Receptors and Prereceptors as New Biomarkers of the Illegal Use of Glucocorticoids in Meat ProductionClick to copy article linkArticle link copied!
- Sara Divari
- Francesca T. Cannizzo
- Federica Uslenghi
- Paola Pregel
- Chiara Mulasso
- Francesca Spada
- Raffaella De Maria
- Bartolomeo Biolatti
Abstract
Despite the European ban on the use of growth promoters in cattle, veterinary surveillance reports indicate that the illicit use of corticosteroids persists both alone and in combination with anabolic hormones and β-agonists. Current control strategies should be informed by research into the effects of corticosteroids on bovine metabolism and improved through the development of specific, sensitive diagnostic methods that utilize potential molecular biomarkers of corticosteroid treatment. The actions of corticosteroids on target tissues are principally regulated by two receptors: the glucocorticoid receptor (GR) and the mineralocorticoid receptor (MR). The effects of these steroids are modulated by prereceptor enzyme-mediated metabolism: the two isoforms of the 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase (11β-HSDs) enzyme catalyze the interconversion between active glucocorticoids, such as cortisol, into inactive compounds, such as cortisone. This study aimed to determine whether the expression of the prereceptor system and of the corticosteroid receptors could be regulated in different target tissues by the administration of dexamethasone and prednisolone in cattle. It was observed that greater up-regulation of the GR and MR genes followed dexamethasone treatment in the muscle tissues than in the kidney, liver, and salivary glands; up-regulation of GR and MR expression following prednisolone treatment was higher in adipose tissue than in the other tissues. The thymus seemed to respond to dexamethasone treatment but not to prednisolone treatment. Both treatments significantly down-regulated 11β-HSD2 gene expression in the adrenal tissues, but only dexamethasone treatment down-regulated 11β-HSD2 expression in the bulbourethral and prostate glands. Together, these data indicate that the combination of GR, MR, and 11β-HSD2 could provide a useful biomarker system to detect the use of illicit glucocorticoid treatment in cattle.
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