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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-16
pubmed:abstractText
Despite a wealth of evidence for CRH mediating stress-induced suppression of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator, and hence reproductive dysfunction, the site and mechanism of action remains elusive. The locus coeruleus (LC), a prominent noradrenergic brain stem nucleus, is innervated by CRH neurons, mediates several behavioral stress responses, and is implicated in the control of pulsatile LH secretion. The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that LC CRH has a critical role in mediating stress-induced suppression of pulsatile LH secretion in the rat. Ovariectomized rats with 17beta-estradiol or oil-filled s.c. capsules were implanted with bilateral LC and i.v. cannulae. Central administration of CRH (10 ng to 1 microg) resulted in a dose-dependent suppression of LH pulses, which was reversed by a CRH receptor antagonist (alpha-helical CRF(9-41), 1 microg). The induction of c-fos expression in glutamic acid decarboxylase67 immunostained neurons in the preoptic area suggests activation of the secretion of gamma-aminobutyric acid in response to intracoerulear administration of CRH; 17beta-estradiol further increased the percentage of glutamic acid decarboxylase67-positive neurons that expressed fos and augmented suppression of LH pulses. Furthermore, intracoerulear administration of alpha-helical CRF(9-41) completely blocked restraint stress-induced suppression of LH pulses, without affecting the inhibitory response to hypoglycemia. These results suggest that CRH innervation of the LC may play a pivotal, but differential, role in the normal physiological response of stress-induced suppression of the GnRH pulse generator and hence the reproductive system.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Estradiol, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Glutamate Decarboxylase, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Isoenzymes, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Luteinizing Hormone, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Peptide Fragments, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/alpha helical..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/corticotropin releasing hormone..., http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/pubmed/chemical/glutamate decarboxylase 1
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0013-7227
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
146
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
323-31
pubmed:dateRevised
2008-11-21
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Dose-Response Relationship, Drug, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Estradiol, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Female, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Glutamate Decarboxylase, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Hypoglycemia, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Injections, Intraventricular, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Isoenzymes, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Locus Coeruleus, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Luteinizing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Peptide Fragments, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Proto-Oncogene Proteins c-fos, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Rats, Wistar, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Receptors, Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone, pubmed-meshheading:15486230-Stress, Physiological
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
The role of the locus coeruleus in corticotropin-releasing hormone and stress-induced suppression of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in the female rat.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Reproductive Health, Endocrinology and Development, School of Medicine, 2.36D New Hunt's House, King's College London, London SE1 1UL, United Kingdom.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't