Several essential physiological functions such as growth, reproduction and homeostasis are regulated by the neuroendocrine system in all vertebrates. The neuroendocrine system allows the organism to respond and adapt to different signals that can be either environmental, such as light, temperature, food availability, or internal such as health or physiological status of the animal.
Today, the regulation of the neuroendocrine system is still not fully understood. Indeed, recent research has revealed roles for new components to participate in endocrine regulation. Other recent work shows that the different endocrine axes, originally thought to be independent, are in fact interacting in a complex network. This is for instance the case for the thyrotropic and gonadotropic axes in the regulation of the reproductive function. In addition, global warming, chemical pollution and other ecosystem perturbations induced by human activity are already known to impact the neuroendocrine regulation of critical physiological functions. Fish in particular are among the most sensitive organisms to these changes due to their ecology and life history.
The present Research Topic aims to provide an updated vision of neuroendocrine regulation in fish, with emphasis on the interactions between the different axes as well as on the environmental and internal factors modulating their function. This Research Topic welcomes original and review articles reporting recent advances in physiological actions, signaling pathways and regulatory patterns, such as transcriptional regulation and epigenetic modification of the neuroendocrine systems in fish.
Several essential physiological functions such as growth, reproduction and homeostasis are regulated by the neuroendocrine system in all vertebrates. The neuroendocrine system allows the organism to respond and adapt to different signals that can be either environmental, such as light, temperature, food availability, or internal such as health or physiological status of the animal.
Today, the regulation of the neuroendocrine system is still not fully understood. Indeed, recent research has revealed roles for new components to participate in endocrine regulation. Other recent work shows that the different endocrine axes, originally thought to be independent, are in fact interacting in a complex network. This is for instance the case for the thyrotropic and gonadotropic axes in the regulation of the reproductive function. In addition, global warming, chemical pollution and other ecosystem perturbations induced by human activity are already known to impact the neuroendocrine regulation of critical physiological functions. Fish in particular are among the most sensitive organisms to these changes due to their ecology and life history.
The present Research Topic aims to provide an updated vision of neuroendocrine regulation in fish, with emphasis on the interactions between the different axes as well as on the environmental and internal factors modulating their function. This Research Topic welcomes original and review articles reporting recent advances in physiological actions, signaling pathways and regulatory patterns, such as transcriptional regulation and epigenetic modification of the neuroendocrine systems in fish.
