Abstract
The effect of juvenile hormone (JH) on the secretion of the prothoracicotropic hormone (PTTH) was investigated, by examining the changes in hemolymph PTTH titer after the topical application of JH-I on the larvae of the silkworm, Bombyx mori. The titer of PTTH was determined by the time-resolved fluoroimmunoassay. JH-I application at very early stages of development in the fifth (last) instar resulted in a significant increase in the PTTH titer, but this effect became less evident thereafter. After the onset of wandering (day 6 of the fifth instar), JH-I did not affect the hemolymph PTTH titer. JH-I application on day 5 resulted in the delay of spinneret pigmentation on day 6, which is induced by an increase in the ecdysteroid titer on day 5 and is the first visible indication of larval–pupal transformation. However, the JH-I application did not suppress the increase in either PTTH or ecdysteroid titer on day 5, suggesting that JH-I acts on the spinneret to inhibit the response of the tissue to ecdysteroids. JH-I also exhibited a PTTH titer-elevating effect in the fourth instar. These results suggest that JH has a role as a potent stimulator of PTTH secretion in both the penultimate and last instar of the silkworm.
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