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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1-2
pubmed:dateCreated
2007-12-24
pubmed:abstractText
Hypothalamic KiSS-1 gene expression is critical for the maintenance of reproductive function, and levels are attenuated by sex hormones and by food restriction, providing a link between fat mass and fertility. We hypothesized that adipose tissue (FAT) would express KiSS-1. KiSS-1 mRNA was quantified in FAT, hypothalamus (HYP) and pituitary gland (PIT) using realtime RT-PCR. FAT KiSS-1 expression was sensitive to sex steroids and to nutritional status. Gonadectomized rats given estradiol (E; females) or testosterone (T; males) revealed striking increases in KiSS-1 mRNA in FAT (E: 8-fold, p<0.01; T: 5-fold, p<0.01). In contrast, HYP KiSS-1 expression was reduced by E/T, whereas PIT expression was reduced by gonadectomy only in females, reversed by E. Food restriction (18 h) increased FAT KiSS-1 mRNA in both sexes (2.5-4.0-fold, p<0.01), but decreased levels in male PIT and female HYP. Conversely, FAT expression was reduced in rats fed a high fat diet (HFD), as well as in obese Zucker rats, whereas PIT expression was increased in Zucker rats (p<0.05) but not by HFD. In contrast HYP KiSS-1 mRNA was elevated by HFD. Experiments in which the arcuate nucleus was damaged by an excitotoxic lesion revealed that hypothalamic KiSS-1 mRNA was significantly reduced, whereas FAT levels were unaffected, suggesting that regulation of KiSS-1 in FAT is independent of the hypothalamus. In conclusion, KiSS-1 expression is differentially regulated by sex hormones, food intake and obesity in FAT, HYP and PIT. Kisspeptins of adipose tissue origin may act as adipokines or as local regulators of adipocyte function.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
0303-7207
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
16
pubmed:volume
281
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
64-72
pubmed:dateRevised
2011-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Adipose Tissue, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Animals, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Diet, Atherogenic, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Eating, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Fasting, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Female, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Gene Expression Regulation, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Gonadal Steroid Hormones, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Hypothalamic Diseases, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Hypothalamus, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Kisspeptins, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Male, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Proteins, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-RNA, Messenger, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Rats, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Rats, Sprague-Dawley, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Rats, Zucker, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Receptors, Leptin, pubmed-meshheading:18069123-Sodium Glutamate
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
KiSS-1 mRNA in adipose tissue is regulated by sex hormones and food intake.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, IWK Health Centre, Faculty of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't