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Does salmon brain produce insulin?

E M Plisetskaya1, V M Bondareva, C Duan

  • 1School of Fisheries, University of Washington, Seattle 98195.

General and Comparative Endocrinology
|July 1, 1993
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Fish brains do not produce insulin. Instead, insulin is synthesized in the pancreas and transported to the brain. Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) mRNA is present in fish brains.

Area of Science:

  • Endocrinology
  • Neuroscience
  • Fish Biology

Background:

  • The production of insulin in vertebrate brains is not fully understood.
  • Previous research has focused on pancreatic insulin production, leaving brain-specific insulin synthesis an open question.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To investigate whether fish brains can synthesize insulin.
  • To compare the biological and immunological activity of brain extracts with pancreatic insulin.
  • To determine the presence of insulin and IGF-I mRNA in fish brains.

Main Methods:

  • Extraction and purification of pink salmon brain tissue.
  • Biological assays (cartilage sulfation) and radioimmunoassays for insulin activity.
  • Reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) to detect insulin and IGF-I mRNA.

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Main Results:

  • Salmon brain extracts showed biological insulin-like activity but minimal immunological activity.
  • Insulin mRNA was detected only in the pancreas (Brockmann body).
  • IGF-I mRNA was found in the brain, liver, and pancreas.

Conclusions:

  • Pancreatic-type insulin is likely produced exclusively in the fish pancreas and transported to the brain.
  • IGF-I is present in fish brains, suggesting a distinct role from insulin.
  • The possibility of novel insulin-like substances in the vertebrate neural system cannot be ruled out.