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Aerts EG, Griesgraber MJ, Shuping SL, Bowdridge EC, Hardy SL, Goodman RL, Nestor CC, Hileman SM. The effect of NK3-Saporin injection within the arcuate nucleus on puberty, the LH surge, and the response to Senktide in female sheep†. Biol Reprod 2024; 110:275-287. [PMID: 37930247 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioad147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023] Open
Abstract
The timing of puberty onset is reliant on increased gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH). This elicits a corresponding increase in luteinizing hormone (LH) due to a lessening of sensitivity to the inhibitory actions of estradiol (E2). The mechanisms underlying the increase in GnRH release likely involve a subset of neurons within the arcuate (ARC) nucleus of the hypothalamus that contain kisspeptin, neurokinin B (NKB), and dynorphin (KNDy neurons). We aimed to determine if KNDy neurons in female sheep are critical for: timely puberty onset; the LH surge; and the response to an intravenous injection of the neurokinin-3 receptor (NK3R) agonist, senktide. Prepubertal ewes received injections aimed at the ARC containing blank-saporin (control, n = 5) or NK3-saporin (NK3-SAP, n = 6) to ablate neurons expressing NK3R. Blood samples taken 3/week for 65 days following surgery were assessed for progesterone to determine onset of puberty. Control ewes exhibited onset of puberty at 33.2 ± 3.9 days post sampling initiation, whereas 5/6 NK3-SAP treated ewes didn't display an increase in progesterone. After an artificial LH surge protocol, surge amplitude was lower in NK3-SAP ewes. Finally, ewes were treated with senktide to determine if an LH response was elicited. LH pulses were evident in both groups in the absence of injections, but the response to senktide vs saline was similar between groups. These results show that KNDy cells are necessary for timely puberty onset and for full expresson of the LH surge. The occurrence of LH pulses in NK3-SAP treated ewes may indicate a recovery from an apulsatile state.
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- Eliana G Aerts
- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC 27695, USA
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- Department of Physiology, Pharmacology and Toxicology, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
- Department of Neuroscience, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506, USA
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Venkata Ratna S, Prasada Rao T, Pathipati D, Chaitanya Kumar TV, Rambabu Naik B, Siva Kumar AVN. Kisspeptin promotes follicular development through its effects on modulation of P450 aromatase expression and steroidogenesis in sheep ovarian follicles. Reprod Domest Anim 2023; 58:1270-1278. [PMID: 37448136 DOI: 10.1111/rda.14430] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2023] [Revised: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 06/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023]
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The present study was conducted to ascertain whether the role of kisspeptin in promoting in vitro development of preantral follicles was through the regulation of P450 aromatase gene expression and steroidogenesis in sheep. Accordingly, the cumulus cells and oocytes were collected from different development stages of preantral follicles grown in vivo and cultured in vitro in TCM199B (Group I), TCM199B + KP (10 μg/mL) (Group II) and Standard medium + KP (10 μg/mL). To measure the steroid (Estradiol-17β; E2 and Progesterone; P4 ) synthesis through ELISA, spent culture medium was collected separately from the same in vitro groups. E2 synthesis in the spent medium collected from all the three groups showed an increasing trend from PFs' exposed to respective culture media for 3 min to 2-day culture stage but decreased thereafter till 6-day culture stage. This is followed by a sharp increase in E2 concentration in the spent medium collected after in vitro maturation. However, P4 synthesis in group III followed increased pattern as the development progressed from PFs' exposed to culture medium for 3 min to in vitro maturation stage. The steroid production was observed at all stages of in vitro development in altered supplemented conditions. The steroid synthesis in the spent medium was highest in the 6 day cultured PFs' in Standard medium + KP matured in vitro for 24 h. Therefore, supplementation of kisspeptin along with other growth factors promoted steroid production in cultured preantral follicles far better than in other media.
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- S Venkata Ratna
- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Proddatur, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Biochemistry, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, College of Veterinary Science, Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India
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Leonardi CEP, Carrasco RA, Dias FCF, Zwiefelhofer EM, Adams GP, Singh J. Mechanism of LH release after peripheral administration of kisspeptin in cattle. PLoS One 2022; 17:e0278564. [PMID: 36459509 PMCID: PMC9718405 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0278564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/04/2022] Open
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Kisspeptin modulates GnRH secretion in mammals and peripheral administration of 10-amino acid fragment of kisspeptin (Kp10) induces LH release and ovulation in cattle. Experiments were done to determine if iv administration of kisspeptin will activate GnRH neurons (i.e., after crossing the blood-brain barrier) and if pre-treatment with a GnRH receptor blocker will alter kisspeptin-induced LH release (from gonadotrophs) and ovulation. In Experiment 1, cows (n = 3 per group) were given human-Kisspeptin10 (hKp10; 3 x 15 mg iv at 60-min intervals) or normal saline and euthanized 150 min after treatment was initiated. Every 20th free-floating section (50 μm thickness) from the preoptic area to hypothalamus was double immunostained to colocalize GnRH- (DAB) and activated neurons (cFOS; Nickel-DAB). Kisspeptin induced plasma LH release from 15 to 150 min (P = 0.01) but the proportion of activated GnRH neurons did not differ between groups (5.8% and 3.5%, respectively; P = 0.11). Immunogold electron microscopy detected close contacts between kisspeptin fibers and GnRH terminals in the median eminence. In Experiment 2, pubertal heifers (n = 5 per group) were treated with 1) hKp10 iv, 2) Cetrorelix (GnRH antagonist; im) + hKp10 iv or 3) saline on Day 6 of the follicular wave under low-progesterone condition. A rise in plasma LH concentration was detected from 15 to 240 min in the hKp10 group but not in cetrorelix or control group (P<0.001). Ovulations were detected only in the hKp10 group (4/5; P = 0.02). Cetrorelix treatment was associated with regression of the preovulatory dominant follicle and emergence of a new follicular wave 3.4±0.75 days after the treatment in all five heifers. Results support the hypothesis that the effect of peripheral kisspeptin is mediated downstream of GnRH synthesis and does not involve GnRH-independent LH release from gonadotrophs. Peripheral kisspeptin may release pre-synthesized GnRH from the nerve terminals in areas outside the blood-brain barrier.
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- Carlos E. P. Leonardi
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Bailey VN, Sones JL, Camp CM, Gomes VC, Oberhaus EL. Endocrine and ovarian responses to combined estradiol benzoate-sulpiride in seasonally anovulatory mares treated with kisspeptin. Anim Reprod Sci 2022; 247:107087. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2022.107087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Masumi S, Lee EB, Dilower I, Upadhyaya S, Chakravarthi VP, Fields PE, Rumi MAK. The role of Kisspeptin signaling in Oocyte maturation. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2022; 13:917464. [PMID: 36072937 PMCID: PMC9441556 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2022.917464] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2022] [Accepted: 08/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Kisspeptins (KPs) secreted from the hypothalamic KP neurons act on KP receptors (KPRs) in gonadotropin (GPN) releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons to produce GnRH. GnRH acts on pituitary gonadotrophs to induce secretion of GPNs, namely follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH), which are essential for ovarian follicle development, oocyte maturation and ovulation. Thus, hypothalamic KPs regulate oocyte maturation indirectly through GPNs. KPs and KPRs are also expressed in the ovarian follicles across species. Recent studies demonstrated that intraovarian KPs also act directly on the KPRs expressed in oocytes to promote oocyte maturation and ovulation. In this review article, we have summarized published reports on the role of hypothalamic and ovarian KP-signaling in oocyte maturation. Gonadal steroid hormones regulate KP secretion from hypothalamic KP neurons, which in turn induces GPN secretion from the hypothalamic-pituitary (HP) axis. On the other hand, GPNs secreted from the HP axis act on the granulosa cells (GCs) and upregulate the expression of ovarian KPs. While KPs are expressed predominantly in the GCs, the KPRs are in the oocytes. Expression of KPs in the ovaries increases with the progression of the estrous cycle and peaks during the preovulatory GPN surge. Intrafollicular KP levels in the ovaries rise with the advancement of developmental stages. Moreover, loss of KPRs in oocytes in mice leads to failure of oocyte maturation and ovulation similar to that of premature ovarian insufficiency (POI). These findings suggest that GC-derived KPs may act on the KPRs in oocytes during their preovulatory maturation. In addition to the intraovarian role of KP-signaling in oocyte maturation, in vivo, a direct role of KP has been identified during in vitro maturation of sheep, porcine, and rat oocytes. KP-stimulation of rat oocytes, in vitro, resulted in Ca2+ release and activation of the mitogen-activated protein kinase, extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1 and 2. In vitro treatment of rat or porcine oocytes with KPs upregulated messenger RNA levels of the factors that favor oocyte maturation. In clinical trials, human KP-54 has also been administered successfully to patients undergoing assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) for increasing oocyte maturation. Exogenous KPs can induce GPN secretion from hypothalamus; however, the possibility of direct KP action on the oocytes cannot be excluded. Understanding the direct in vivo and in vitro roles of KP-signaling in oocyte maturation will help in developing novel KP-based ARTs.
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, United States
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Fanelli D, Beltramo M, Conte G, Cerretini B, Lomet D, Rota A, Aucagne V, Camillo F, Panzani D. The Kisspeptin analogue C6 induces ovulation in jennies. Theriogenology 2022; 189:107-112. [PMID: 35738032 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2022.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 06/03/2022] [Accepted: 06/12/2022] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Kisspeptins (KPs) are the most potent stimulating neurotransmitters of GnRH release, and consequently KP administration triggers LH and/or FSH release. In small ruminants, KP or its analogs induced an LH surge followed by ovulation in both cyclic and acyclic animals, while in the mare KP only increased LH plasma levels but failed to induce ovulation. This study in jennies compares the endocrinological effects, ovulatory and pregnancy rates of the KP analog C6 and the GnRH analog buserelin acetate. The ovarian activity of nine Amiata jennies was monitored daily by transrectal ultrasound for three complete estrous cycles. Jennies in estrus were assigned, to one of three treatment groups: 50 nmol of the KP analog C6 (injected twice, 24 h apart, C6 group); 0.4 mg buserelin acetate (injected once, Bu group); and 2 mL of saline (injected once, CTRL group). Blood samples were collected at Day-1 (-24 h) Day0 (h0, before treatment), h2, h4, h6, h8, h10, h24 (before second treatment with C6), h26, h28, h30, h32, h34, h48 and every 24 h until ovulation. Jennies were inseminated once at h24 with fresh extended semen from a donkey stallion. Pregnancy diagnoses were performed 14 days after ovulation. On days 5, 10, and 14 after ovulation, for every CL the cross-sectional area (CSA) and the vascularized area (VA) were recorded by color doppler ultrasound and measured. Significantly higher plasma LH levels were found after induction between the Bu and CTRL groups at h6 and h8 (P < 0.05), while tendentially higher differences were found between the Bu/C6 groups and CTRL at h10. Five/9, 4/9, and 2/9 jennies ovulated between 24 and 48 h after induction from the Bu, C6, and CTRL groups respectively, (P > 0.05). Correlations between corpora lutea CSA and VA with serum progesterone concentration were r = 0.31, P = 0.01, r = 0.38, P = 0.01, respectively. Pregnancy rates after artificial insemination did not differ among groups (CTRL: 6/9, 66.7%; C6: 7/9, 77.8%; Bu: 6/9, 66.7%; P > 0.05). Ovulation rates after C6 treatment were comparable to that of Bu, although not different from the CTRL. Pregnancy rates were comparable to the literature in terms of fresh extended donkey semen in every group. This study suggests that stimulation of the Kp system in jennies, in contrast to findings observed in mares, induces ovulation. Further studies using higher doses and/or more animals are needed to better characterize the efficacy of C6 in jennies.
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- Diana Fanelli
- Ospedale Didattico Veterinario "Mario Modenato", Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa. Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PR China) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, F-37380, Nouzilly, France
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- Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie, Alimentari e Agro-ambientali, University of Pisa, Pisa, Italy
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- Ospedale Didattico Veterinario "Mario Modenato", Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa. Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PR China) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, F-37380, Nouzilly, France
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- Ospedale Didattico Veterinario "Mario Modenato", Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa. Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy
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- Center for Molecular Biophysics, CNRS, Rue Charles Sadron CS 80054 45071 ORLEANS Cedex 2, Orleans, France
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- Ospedale Didattico Veterinario "Mario Modenato", Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa. Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy
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- Ospedale Didattico Veterinario "Mario Modenato", Dipartimento di Scienze Veterinarie, Università di Pisa. Via Livornese (Lato Monte), 1289, 56122, San Piero a Grado, Pisa, PI, Italy.
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Salzano G, Robert V, Lomet D, Decourt C, Hommet E, Derouin-Tochon F, Hellier V, Savina F, Vishwanatha TM, Aucagne V, Gref R, Beltramo M. A customized long acting formulation of the kisspeptin analog C6 triggers ovulation in anestrus ewe. J Neuroendocrinol 2022; 34:e13121. [PMID: 35355344 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2021] [Revised: 03/07/2022] [Accepted: 03/10/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The modulation of the kisspeptin system holds promise as a treatment for human reproductive disorders and for managing livestock breeding. The design of analogs has overcome some unfavorable properties of the endogenous ligands. However, for applications requiring a prolongation of drug activity, such as ovulation induction in the ewe during the non-breeding season, additional improvement is required. To this aim, we designed and tested three formulations containing the kisspeptin analog C6. Two were based on polymeric nanoparticles (NP1 and NP2) and the third was based on hydrogels composed of a mixture of cyclodextrin polymers and dextran grafted with alkyl side chains (MD/pCD). Only the MD/pCD formulation prolonged C6 activity, as shown by monitoring luteinizing hormone (LH) plasma concentration (elevation duration 23.4 ± 6.1, 13.7 ± 4.7 and 12.0 ± 2.4 h for MD/pCD, NP1 and NP2, respectively). When compared with the free C6 (15 nmol/ewe), the formulated (MD/pCD) doses of 10, 15 and 30 nmol/ewe, but not the 90 nmol/ewe dose, provided a more gradual release of C6 as shown by an attenuated LH release during the first 6 h post-treatment. When tested during the non-breeding season without progestogen priming, only, the formulated 30 nmol/ewe dose triggered ovulation (50% of ewes). Hence, we showed that a formulation with an adapted action time would improve the efficacy of C6 with respect to inducing ovulation during the non-breeding season. This result suggests that formulations containing a kisspeptin analog might find applications in the management of livestock reproduction but also point to the possibility of their use for the treatment of some human reproductive pathologies.
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- Giuseppina Salzano
- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (CNRS UMR 8214), Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (CNRS UMR 8214), Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Centre de Biophysique Moléculaire (CNRS UPR 4301), Orléans, France
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- Institut des Sciences Moléculaires d'Orsay (CNRS UMR 8214), Université Paris Saclay, Orsay, France
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- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (PRC) UMR7247 CNRS, IFCE, INRAE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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Zhao S, Guo Z, Xiang W, Wang P. The neuroendocrine pathways and mechanisms for the control of the reproduction in female pigs. Anim Reprod 2021; 18:e20210063. [PMID: 34925558 PMCID: PMC8677349 DOI: 10.1590/1984-3143-ar2021-0063] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2021] [Accepted: 11/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/05/2024] Open
Abstract
Within the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonad (HPG) axis, the major hierarchical component is gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons, which directly or indirectly receive regulatory inputs from a wide array of regulatory signals and pathways, involving numerous circulating hormones, neuropeptides, and neurotransmitters, and which operate as a final output for the brain control of reproduction. In recent years, there has been an increasing interest in neuropeptides that have the potential to stimulate or inhibit GnRH in the hypothalamus of pigs. Among them, Kisspeptin is a key component in the precise regulation of GnRH neuron secretion activity. Besides, other neuropeptides, including neurokinin B (NKB), neuromedin B (NMB), neuromedin S (NMS), α-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α-MSH), Phoenixin (PNX), show potential for having a stimulating effect on GnRH neurons. On the contrary, RFamide-related peptide-3 (RFRP-3), endogenous opioid peptides (EOP), neuropeptide Y (NPY), and Galanin (GAL) may play an inhibitory role in the regulation of porcine reproductive nerves and may directly or indirectly regulate GnRH neurons. By combining data from suitable model species and pigs, we aim to provide a comprehensive summary of our current understanding of the neuropeptides acting on GnRH neurons, with a particular focus on their central regulatory pathways and underlying molecular basis.
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- Shuang Zhao
- College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- Chongqing Academy of Animal Sciences, Chongqing, P. R. China
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- School of Advanced Agriculture and Bioengineering, Yangtze Normal University, Fuling of Chongqing, P. R. China
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- College of Bioengineering, Chongqing University, Chongqing, P. R. China
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Carrasco RA, Leonardi CE, Hutt K, Singh J, Adams GP. Kisspeptin induces LH release and ovulation in an induced ovulator†. Biol Reprod 2021; 103:49-59. [PMID: 32307518 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioaa051] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2020] [Revised: 03/31/2020] [Accepted: 04/15/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Kisspeptin has been implicated in the ovulatory process of several species of spontaneous ovulators but in only one induced ovulator. In contrast, NGF in semen is the principal trigger of ovulation in other species of induced ovulators-camelids. We tested the hypotheses that kisspeptin induces luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in llamas through a hypothalamic mechanism, and kisspeptin neurons are the target of NGF in its ovulation-inducing pathway. In Experiment 1, llamas were given either NGF, kisspeptin, or saline intravenously, and LH secretion and ovulation were compared among groups. All llamas treated with NGF (5/5) or kisspeptin (5/5) had an elevation of LH blood concentrations after treatment and ovulated, whereas none of the saline group did (0/5). In Experiment 2, llamas were either pretreated with a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor antagonist or saline and treated 2 h later with kisspeptin. Llamas pretreated with saline had elevated plasma LH concentrations and ovulated (6/6) whereas llamas pretreated with cetrorelix did not (0/6). In Experiment 3, we evaluated the hypothalamic kisspeptin-GnRH neuronal network by immunohistochemistry. Kisspeptin neurons were detected in the arcuate nucleus, the preoptic area, and the anterior hypothalamus, establishing synaptic contacts with GnRH neurons. We found no colocalization between kisspeptin and NGF receptors by double immunofluorescence. Functional and morphological findings support the concept that kisspeptin is a mediator of the LH secretory pathway in llamas; however, the role of kisspeptins in the NGF ovulation-inducing pathway in camelids remains unclear since NGF receptors were not detected in kisspeptin neurons in the hypothalamus.
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- Rodrigo A Carrasco
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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Fabová Z, Sirotkin AV. Interrelationships between kisspeptin and FSH in control of porcine ovarian cell functions. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 74:106520. [PMID: 32738561 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/06/2020] [Revised: 06/30/2020] [Accepted: 07/02/2020] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The existing knowledge of the direct action of kisspeptin on the ovary needs to be expanded. In our study, the direct effects of kisspeptin on basic ovarian cell functions and their response to FSH were examined. We studied the effect of kisspeptin alone (0, 1, 10, and 100 ng/mL) and of kisspeptin (1, 10, and 100 ng/mL) in combination with FSH (10 ng/mL) on cultured porcine granulosa cells. Markers of viability, proliferation (accumulation of proliferating cell nuclear antigen [PCNA] and cyclin B1), and apoptosis (accumulation of bax and caspase 3), as well as the release of steroid hormones and IGF-I were analyzed using the trypan blue exclusion test, quantitative immunocytochemistry, and ELISA. Addition of kisspeptin at lower doses (1 and 10 ng/mL) increased cell viability, the accumulation of PCNA and cyclin B1, decreased the accumulation of bax and caspase 3, and promoted release of progesterone, estradiol, and IGF-I, but not testosterone. A high dose (100 ng/mL) of kisspeptin had the opposite, inhibitory effect. The addition of FSH increased cell viability, proliferation, decreased apoptosis, and promoted progesterone, testosterone, estradiol, and IGF-I release. Kisspeptin at lower doses supported the stimulatory action of FSH on viability, PCNA and cyclin B1 accumulation, and release of progesterone and estradiol, promoted its inhibitory action on bax and caspase 3 accumulation, but did not modify its action on testosterone and IGF-I release. On the contrary, kisspeptin at a high dose inhibited and even reversed the FSH effect. FSH mimicked and promoted both the stimulatory and inhibitory action of kisspeptin on all examined ovarian functions besides IGF-I release. These observations show that kisspeptin can directly regulate basal ovarian cell functions. Furthermore, they demonstrate the functional interrelationships between kisspeptin and FSH in direct regulation of ovarian functions.
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- Z Fabová
- Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia.
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- Department of Zoology and Anthropology, Constantine the Philosopher University, Nitra, Slovakia
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Watanabe Y, Ikegami K, Nakamura S, Uenoyama Y, Ozawa H, Maeda KI, Tsukamura H, Inoue N. Mating-induced increase in Kiss1 mRNA expression in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus prior to an increase in LH and testosterone release in male rats. J Reprod Dev 2020; 66:579-586. [PMID: 32968033 PMCID: PMC7768167 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2020-067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2020] [Accepted: 09/11/2020] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Kisspeptin has an indispensable role in gonadotropin-releasing hormone/gonadotropin secretion in mammals. In rodents, kisspeptin neurons are located in distinct brain regions, namely the anteroventral periventricular nucleus-periventricular nucleus continuum (AVPV/PeN), arcuate nucleus (ARC), and medial amygdala (MeA). Among them, the physiological role of AVPV/PeN kisspeptin neurons in males has not been clarified yet. The present study aims to investigate the acute effects of the olfactory and/or mating stimulus with a female rat on hypothalamic and MeA Kiss1 mRNA expression, plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone levels in male rats. Intact male rats were exposed to the following stimuli: exposure to clean bedding; exposure to female-soiled bedding as a female-olfactory stimulus; exposure to female-soiled bedding and mating stimulus with a female rat. The mating stimulus significantly increased the number of the AVPV/PeN Kiss1 mRNA-expressing cells in males within 5 minutes after the exposure, and significantly increased LH and testosterone levels, followed by an increase in male sexual behavior. Whereas, the males exposed to female-soiled bedding showed a moderate increase in LH levels and no significant change in testosterone levels and the number of the AVPV/PeN Kiss1 mRNA-expressing cells. Importantly, none of the stimuli affected the number of Kiss1 mRNA-expressing cells in the ARC and MeA. These results suggest that the mating-induced increase in AVPV/PeN Kiss1 mRNA expression may be, at least partly, involved in stimulating LH and testosterone release, and might consequently ensure male mating behavior. This study would be the first report suggesting that the AVPV/PeN kisspeptin neurons in males may play a physiological role in ensuring male reproductive performance.
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- Youki Watanabe
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo113-0031, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Graduate School of Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo113-0031, Japan
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- Department of Veterinary Medical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo 113-8657, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Aichi 464-8601, Japan
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Beltramo M, Robert V, Decourt C. The kisspeptin system in domestic animals: what we know and what we still need to understand of its role in reproduction. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2020; 73:106466. [PMID: 32247617 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106466] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2019] [Revised: 02/10/2020] [Accepted: 02/26/2020] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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The discovery of the kisspeptin (Kp) system stirred a burst of research in the field of reproductive neuroendocrinology. In the last 15 yr, the organization and activity of the system, including its neuroanatomical structure, its major physiological functions, and its main pharmacological properties, were outlined. To this endeavor, the use of genetic tools to delete and to restore Kp system functionality in a specific tissue was essential. At present, there is no question as to the key role of the Kp system in mammalian reproduction. However, easily applicable genetic manipulations are unavailable for domestic animals. Hence, many essential details on the physiological mechanisms underlying its action on domestic animals require further investigation. The potentially different effects of the various Kp isoforms, the precise anatomical localization of the Kp receptor, and the respective role played by the 2 main populations of Kp cells in different species are only few of the questions that remain unanswered and that will be illustrated in this review. Furthermore, the application of synthetic pharmacologic tools to manipulate the Kp system is still in its infancy but has produced some interesting results, suggesting the possibility of developing new methods to manage reproduction in domestic animals. In spite of a decade and a half of intense research effort, much work is still required to achieve a comprehensive understanding of the influence of the Kp system on reproduction. Furthermore, Kp system ramifications in other physiological functions are emerging and open new research perspectives.
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- M Beltramo
- INRAE (CNRS, UMR7247, Université de Tours, IFCE), UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France.
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- INRAE (CNRS, UMR7247, Université de Tours, IFCE), UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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- INRAE (CNRS, UMR7247, Université de Tours, IFCE), UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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Suetomi Y, Tatebayashi R, Sonoda S, Munetomo A, Matsuyama S, Inoue N, Uenoyama Y, Takeuchi Y, Tsukamura H, Ohkura S, Matsuda F. Establishment of immortalised cell lines derived from female Shiba goat KNDy and GnRH neurones. J Neuroendocrinol 2020; 32:e12857. [PMID: 32432378 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12857] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2019] [Revised: 04/10/2020] [Accepted: 04/20/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Kisspeptin plays a critical role in governing gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/gonadotrophin secretion and subsequent reproductive function in mammals. The hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) kisspeptin neurones, which co-express neurokinin B (NKB) and dynorphin A (Dyn) and are referred to as KNDy neurones, are considered to be involved in GnRH generation. The present study aimed to establish cell lines derived from goat KNDy and GnRH neurones. Primary-cultured cells of female Shiba goat foetal hypothalamic ARC and preoptic area (POA) tissues were immortalised with the infection of lentivirus containing the simian virus 40 large T-antigen gene. Clones of the immortalised cells were selected by the gene expression of a neuronal marker, and then the neurone-derived cell clones were further selected by the gene expression of KNDy or GnRH neurone markers. As a result, we obtained a KNDy neurone cell line (GA28) from the ARC, as well as two GnRH neurone cell lines (GP11 and GP31) from the POA. Immunocytochemistry revealed the expression of kisspeptin, NKB and Dyn in GA28 cells, as well as GnRH in GP11 and GP31 cells. GnRH secretion from GP11 and GP31 cells into the media was confirmed by an enzyme immunoassay. Moreover, kisspeptin challenge increased intracellular Ca2+ levels in subsets of both GP11 and GP31 cells. Kisspeptin mRNA expression in GA28 cells, which expressed the oestrogen receptor alpha gene, was significantly reduced by 17β-oestradiol treatment. Furthermore, the transcriptional core promoter and repressive regions of the goat NKB gene were detected using GA28 cells. In conclusion, we have established goat KNDy and GnRH neurone cell lines that could be used to analyse molecular and cellular mechanisms regulating KNDy and GnRH neurones in vitro, facilitating the clarification of reproductive neuroendocrine mechanisms in ruminants.
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- Yuta Suetomi
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
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- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya, Japan
- Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Zmijewska A, Czelejewska W, Dziekonski M, Gajewska A, Franczak A, Okrasa S. Effect of kisspeptin and RFamide-related peptide-3 on the synthesis and secretion of LH by pituitary cells of pigs during the estrous cycle. Anim Reprod Sci 2020; 214:106275. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2020.106275] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/16/2019] [Revised: 12/13/2019] [Accepted: 01/07/2020] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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Delanoue R, Romero NM. Growth and Maturation in Development: A Fly's Perspective. Int J Mol Sci 2020; 21:E1260. [PMID: 32070061 PMCID: PMC7072963 DOI: 10.3390/ijms21041260] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2019] [Revised: 02/02/2020] [Accepted: 02/10/2020] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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In mammals like humans, adult fitness is improved due to resource allocation, investing energy in the developmental growth process during the juvenile period, and in reproduction at the adult stage. Therefore, the attainment of their target body height/size co-occurs with the acquisition of maturation, implying a need for coordination between mechanisms that regulate organismal growth and maturation timing. Insects like Drosophila melanogaster also define their adult body size by the end of the juvenile larval period. Recent studies in the fly have shown evolutionary conservation of the regulatory pathways controlling growth and maturation, suggesting the existence of common coordinator mechanisms between them. In this review, we will present an overview of the significant advancements in the coordination mechanisms ensuring developmental robustness in Drosophila. We will include (i) the characterization of feedback mechanisms between maturation and growth hormones, (ii) the recognition of a relaxin-like peptide Dilp8 as a central processor coordinating juvenile regeneration and time of maturation, and (iii) the identification of a novel coordinator mechanism involving the AstA/KISS system.
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- Renald Delanoue
- University Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France
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- University Côte d’Azur, CNRS, Inserm, Institute of Biology Valrose, Parc Valrose, 06108 Nice, France
- Universitey Côte d’Azur, INRA, CNRS, Institut Sophia Agrobiotech, 06900 Sophia Antipolis, France
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Leonardi CEP, Dias FCF, Adams GP, Araujo ER, Singh J. Kisspeptin induces ovulation in heifers under low plasma progesterone concentrations. Theriogenology 2020; 141:26-34. [PMID: 31494459 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.08.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/05/2018] [Revised: 08/14/2019] [Accepted: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
Abstract
The objective of the present study was to compare the effect of a single versus multiple doses of a 10-amino acid fragment of human (hKp) or murine (mKp) kisspeptin on LH secretion and the fate of the dominant follicle. In all experiments, a new wave was induced (Day 0) by ultrasound-guided ablation of >5 mm follicles, a progesterone device (CIDR) was placed in the vagina, animals given prostaglandin F2α analog im on Day 3.5 and 4, and hKp or mKp treatment given on Day 6. The experimental design maintained growth and ovulatory potential of the dominant follicle for 12 days and allowed hypothesis testing during the low-progesterone period (plasma progesterone ≤1.8 ng/ml on Day 6) wherein spontaneous wave emergence and ovulation did not occur between Day 6 and Day 12. In Experiment 1, heifers (n = 10/group) were given single iv dose of 45 mg hKp, 45 mg mKp, or 2 ml normal saline (control). Post-treatment plasma LH concentrations from 15 to 90 min were higher (P < 0.01) in hKp group than in the mKp and control groups. Two heifers ovulated in hKp group versus none in other groups. In Experiment 2, heifers (n = 6/group) were given 45 mg hKp over a 2 h period divided into multiple iv doses treatments or 2 ml normal saline (control). Post-treatment plasma LH concentrations were higher (P < 0.01) in all hKp treatment groups than in the control group. The ovulation rate was higher (P = 0.06) after hKp treatments (11/18) than in the control group (0/6). In Experiment 3, heifers (n = 6/group) were given 45 mg mKp over a 2 h period divided into multiple iv doses treatments or a single iv dose of gonadorelin acetate (positive control). Plasma LH concentration was higher (P < 0.01) and the ovulation rate was greater (P = 0.01) in the GnRH group (5/6) than mKp groups (1/12). In summary, hKp was more effective to induce ovulation than mKp. Human kisspeptin-10 given over a 2 h period induced ovulations at a rate similar to that of GnRH treatment in heifers under a low plasma progesterone state.
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- Carlos E P Leonardi
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, University of Wisconsin, Madison, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
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Northup SL, Coffman EA, Strickland LG, Pohler KG, Daniel JA, Whitlock BK. Intravenous infusion of kisspeptin increased serum luteinizing hormone acutely and decreased serum follicle stimulating hormone chronically in prepubertal bull calves. Theriogenology 2019; 144:1-7. [PMID: 31881476 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.12.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2019] [Revised: 11/15/2019] [Accepted: 12/19/2019] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Kisspeptin (KP) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that stimulates the secretion of gonadotropin releasing hormone. To determine the acute and chronic effects of KP on serum concentrations of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), prepubertal bull calves [12 ± 1 (SD) weeks of age; 96.5 ± 14.5 kg BW] were administered one of four treatments [0.0 (control; CON), 0.125 (L-KP), 0.25 (M-KP), or 0.5 (H-KP) μg of KP/kg BW/hour] by intravenous infusion for 76 h. Blood samples were collected every 15 min for the first (acute; 1-6 h; Day 1) and last (chronic; 71-76 h; Day 4) 6 h of the intravenous infusions. Serum concentrations of LH and FSH were determined by radioimmunoassay. For each day, effects of treatment, time, and interactions on LH and FSH concentrations and pulse parameters were analyzed using procedures for repeated measures with JMP Software (SAS Inst. Inc., Cary, NC). There was a treatment effect (P = 0.002) and a treatment × time interaction during Day 1 (P = 0.02) such that LH concentrations were greatest following administration of all doses of KP when compared to CON. However, there was no treatment effect (P = 0.57) or a treatment × time interaction during Day 4 (P = 0.20) on serum LH concentrations. There was a treatment by day interaction (P = 0.02) on mean serum FSH concentrations. Most notably, on Day 4 mean serum FSH concentrations during intravenous infusion of M-KP and H-KP doses were less than that of CON. There was a treatment by day interaction (P = 0.0054) on FSH pulse amplitude concentrations, such that intravenous infusion of all doses of KP on Day 4 decreased FSH pulse amplitudes. In conclusion, acute infusion of KP increased LH concentrations and chronic infusion of KP decreased FSH concentrations. Despite the potential suppression of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis with chronic infusion of KP, there are likely applications of KP, KP analogs, or KP receptor agonists to hasten the onset of puberty in livestock.
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- Samantha L Northup
- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA; Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- School of Veterinary Medicine, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA; Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA
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- School of Mathematical and Natural Sciences, Berry College, Mount Berry, GA, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN, USA.
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The kisspeptin analog C6 is a possible alternative to PMSG (pregnant mare serum gonadotropin) for triggering synchronized and fertile ovulations in the Alpine goat. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0214424. [PMID: 30921391 PMCID: PMC6438634 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0214424] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Accepted: 03/12/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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In temperate regions goat’s reproduction is seasonal. To obtain year-round breeding, hormonal treatments are currently applied. These treatments usually combine a progesterone analog with the pregnant mare serum gonadotropin (PMSG). However, their use has significant ethical and environmental drawbacks. Therefore, alternative methods to manage reproduction are needed. The discovery that in mammals the neuropeptide kisspeptin is a major positive regulator of hypothalamo-pituitary gonadal axis offered an attractive alternative strategy to control reproduction. We have previously designed a kisspeptin analog, called C6, which offers pharmacological advantages over endogenous kisspeptin. These include a longer lasting effect and enhanced activity following intramuscular injection. In the present work, we evaluated C6 effect on LH and FSH plasma concentrations in the Alpine goat breed and tested whether C6 could replace PMSG to trigger ovulation. An intramuscular injection of C6 (15 nmol/doe) given 24 hours after the end of progestogen treatment induced a surge-like peak of both LH and FSH. This was followed by an increase of progesterone, a hallmark of ovulation induction and corpus luteus formation. These results were obtained at three different time of the year: during the breeding season, the non-breeding season and at the onset of the breeding season. Furthermore, we compared the efficacy of C6 and PMSG to induce fertile ovulations when these treatments are given at the onset of the breeding season and are followed by artificial insemination. The results of this first attempt were extremely promising with gestation rates of 45% and 64% for C6 and PMSG respectively. Pending optimization of the treatment procedure in order to improve efficacy, kisspeptin analogs could be the long sought-after alternative to PMSG.
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Wassie T, Liu G, Jiang X, Tesema B, Han Y, Zhao J, Girmay S, Ahmad HI. Immunization against Kisspeptin-54 perturb hypothalamic–pituitary–testicular signaling pathway in ram lambs. Theriogenology 2019; 125:193-202. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.10.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/04/2018] [Revised: 10/29/2018] [Accepted: 10/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/01/2023]
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Hara T, Kanasaki H, Tumurbaatar T, Oride A, Okada H, Kyo S. Role of kisspeptin and Kiss1R in the regulation of prolactin gene expression in rat somatolactotroph GH3 cells. Endocrine 2019; 63:101-111. [PMID: 30255291 DOI: 10.1007/s12020-018-1759-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2018] [Accepted: 08/23/2018] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Hypothalamic kisspeptin is a known principal activator of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons and governs the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Previous reports have shown that kisspeptin is also released into the hypophyseal portal circulation and directly affects the anterior pituitary. In this study, we examined the direct effect of kisspeptin on pituitary prolactin-producing cells. The rat pituitary somatolactotroph cell line GH3 expresses the kisspeptin receptor (Kiss1R); however, in these cells, kisspeptin failed to stimulate prolactin-promoter activity. When GH3 cells overexpressed Kiss1R, kisspeptin clearly increased prolactin-promoter activity, with a concomitant increase in extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) and cAMP/protein kinase A (PKA) signaling pathways. In the experiments using GH3 cells overexpressing Kiss1R, kisspeptin did not potentiate thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH)-induced prolactin-promoter activity, but it potentiated the pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide-induced prolactin-promoter activity, with a concomitant enhancement of ERK and PKA signaling pathways. Although the basal and TRH-induced prolactin-promoter activities were not modulated by increasing amounts of Kiss1R expression in GH3 cells, kisspeptin-stimulated prolactin-promoter activity was increased by the amount of Kiss1R overexpression. Endogenous Kiss1r mRNA expression in GH3 cells was significantly increased by treatment with estradiol (E2) but not by TRH. In addition, kisspeptin's ability to stimulate prolactin-promoter activity was restored after E2 treatment in non-transfected GH3 cells. Our current observations suggest that kisspeptin might have a direct effect on prolactin expression in the anterior pituitary prolactin-producing cells under the influence of E2, which may regulate Kiss1R expression and function.
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- Tomomi Hara
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan.
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Shimane University School of Medicine, Izumo, 693-8501, Japan
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Effect of kisspeptin antagonist on goat in vitro Leydig cell steroidogenesis. Theriogenology 2018; 121:134-140. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.07.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2018] [Revised: 07/29/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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Effect of Kisspeptin-10 on plasma luteinizing hormone concentrations and follicular dynamics during the luteal phase in cattle. Theriogenology 2018; 119:268-274. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2018.06.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/15/2017] [Revised: 06/22/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2018] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Scott CJ, Rose JL, Gunn AJ, McGrath BM. Kisspeptin and the regulation of the reproductive axis in domestic animals. J Endocrinol 2018; 240:JOE-18-0485.R1. [PMID: 30400056 DOI: 10.1530/joe-18-0485] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
Abstract
The control of reproductive processes involves the integration of a number of factors from the internal and external environment, with the final output signal of these processes being the pulsatile secretion of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus. These factors include the feedback actions of sex steroids, feed intake and nutritional status, season/photoperiod, pheromones, age and stress. Understanding these factors and how they influence GnRH secretion and hence reproduction is important for the management of farm animals. There is evidence that the RF-amide neuropeptide, kisspeptin, may be involved in relaying the effects of these factors to the GnRH neurons. This paper will review the evidence from the common domestic animals (sheep, goats, cattle, horses and pigs), that kisspeptin neurons are i) regulated by the factors listed above, ii) contact GnRH neurons, and iii) involved in the regulation of GnRH/gonadotrophin secretion.
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- Christopher J Scott
- C Scott, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga Campus, Wagga Wagga, Australia
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- J Rose, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga Campus, Wagga Wagga, Australia
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- A Gunn, School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga Campus, Wagga Wagga, Australia
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- B McGrath, School of Biomedical Sciences, Charles Sturt University - Wagga Wagga Campus, Wagga Wagga, Australia
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Fernandez MO, Hsueh K, Park HT, Sauceda C, Hwang V, Kumar D, Kim S, Rickert E, Mahata S, Webster NJG. Astrocyte-Specific Deletion of Peroxisome-Proliferator Activated Receptor- γ Impairs Glucose Metabolism and Estrous Cycling in Female Mice. J Endocr Soc 2017; 1:1332-1350. [PMID: 29264458 PMCID: PMC5686676 DOI: 10.1210/js.2017-00242] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2017] [Accepted: 09/15/2017] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Mice lacking peroxisome-proliferator activated receptor-γ (PPARγ) in neurons do not become leptin resistant when placed on a high-fat diet (HFD). In male mice, this results in decreased food intake and increased energy expenditure, causing reduced body weight, but this difference in body weight is not observed in female mice. In addition, estrous cycles are disturbed and the ovaries present with hemorrhagic follicles. We observed that PPARγ was more highly expressed in astrocytes than neurons, so we created an inducible, conditional knockout of PPARγ in astrocytes (AKO). The AKO mice had impaired glucose tolerance and hepatic steatosis that did not worsen with HFD. Expression of gluconeogenic genes was elevated in the mouse livers, as was expression of several genes involved in lipogenesis, lipid transport, and storage. The AKO mice also had a reproductive phenotype with fewer estrous cycles, elevated plasma testosterone levels, reduced corpora lutea formation, and alterations in hypothalamic and ovarian gene expression. Thus, the phenotypes of the AKO mice were very different from those seen in the neuronal knockout mice, suggesting distinct roles for PPARγ in these two cell types.
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- Marina O Fernandez
- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093.,Laboratory of Neuroendocrinology, Instituto de Biología y Medicina Experimental, CONICET. Vuelta de Obligado 2490, C1428ADN, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Korea University Anam Hospital, Seoul 136-705, Korea
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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- Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093.,Medical Research Service, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, California 92161.,Moores Cancer Center, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California 92093
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Beltramo M, Decourt C. Towards new strategies to manage livestock reproduction using kisspeptin analogs. Theriogenology 2017; 112:2-10. [PMID: 28916209 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2017] [Revised: 08/29/2017] [Accepted: 08/30/2017] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
Abstract
The discovery of the hypothalamic neuropeptide kisspeptin and its receptor (KISS1R) have dramatically improved our knowledge about the central mechanisms controlling reproduction. Kisspeptin neurons could be considered the hub where internal and external information controlling reproduction converge. The information is here elaborated and the command dispatched to GnRH neurons, the final output of the brain system controlling reproduction. Several studies have shown that in mammals administration of kisspeptin could finely modulate many aspects of reproduction from puberty to ovulation. For example in ewes kisspeptin infusion triggered ovulation during the non-breeding season and in prepubertal rat repeated injections advanced puberty onset. However, especially in livestock, the suboptimal pharmacological properties of endogenous kisspeptin, notably it short half-life and consequently its poor pharmacodynamics, fetters its use to experimental setting. To overcome this issue synthetic KISS1R agonists, mainly based on kisspeptin backbone, were created. Their more favorable pharmacological profile, longer half-life and duration of action, allowed to perform promising initial experiments for controlling ovulation and puberty. Additional experiments and further refinement of analogs would still be necessary to exploit fully the potential of targeting the kisspeptin system. Nevertheless, it is already clear that this new strategy may represent a breakthrough in the field of reproduction control.
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- M Beltramo
- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37041 Tours, France; IFCE, F-37380 Nouzilly, France.
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- INRA, UMR85 Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; CNRS, UMR7247, F-37380 Nouzilly, France; Université François Rabelais de Tours, F-37041 Tours, France; IFCE, F-37380 Nouzilly, France
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Liu H, Xu G, Yuan Z, Dong Y, Wang J, Lu W. Effect of kisspeptin on the proliferation and apoptosis of bovine granulosa cells. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 185:1-7. [PMID: 28830628 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/08/2017] [Revised: 07/07/2017] [Accepted: 07/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Previous studies have shown that kisspeptin (Kp-10) is expressed in mammalian ovaries; however, the expression and role of Kp-10 in bovine ovarian granulosa cells are still unclear. In this study, we assessed the expression of Kp-10 and its effects on the proliferation and apoptosis of bovine granulosa cells. Immunohistochemical analysis showed that Kp-10 was expressed in the cytoplasm of bovine ovarian granulosa cells. Moreover, MTT assays showed that 100nM Kp-10 significantly inhibited the viability of granulosa cells (P<0.05). Flow cytometry analysis showed that Kp-10 could significantly increase accumulation of cells in the G1 phase, decrease accumulation of cells in the S phase, and promote apoptosis in bovine granulosa cells (P<0.05). Additionally, Kp-10 decreased the mRNA levels of Bcl-2, an anti-apoptotic gene; increased the mRNA levels of caspase-3, a pro-apoptotic gene; and increased the mRNA levels of Fas and Fasl (P< 0.05). Thus, our findings demonstrated for the first time that Kp-10 inhibited proliferation and promoted apoptosis in bovine ovarian granulosa cells. These findings provide insights into our understanding of the role of Kp-10 in mediating the proliferation of bovine granulosa cells.
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- Hongyu Liu
- Jilin Province Engineering Laboratory for Ruminant Reproductive Biotechnology and Healthy Production, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Jilin Province Engineering Laboratory for Ruminant Reproductive Biotechnology and Healthy Production, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Jilin Province Engineering Laboratory for Ruminant Reproductive Biotechnology and Healthy Production, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Jilin Province Engineering Laboratory for Ruminant Reproductive Biotechnology and Healthy Production, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- Jilin Province Engineering Laboratory for Ruminant Reproductive Biotechnology and Healthy Production, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
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- Jilin Province Engineering Laboratory for Ruminant Reproductive Biotechnology and Healthy Production, College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China.
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Kisspeptins (KPs) and their receptor (GPR54 or KiSS1R) play a key-role in regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and are therefore interesting targets for therapeutic interventions in the field of reproductive endocrinology. As dogs show a rapid and robust LH response after the administration of KP10, they can serve as a good animal model for research concerning KP signaling. The aims of the present study were to test the antagonistic properties of KP analogs p234, p271, p354, and p356 in vitro, by determining the intracellular Ca2+ response of CHEM1 cells that stably express human GPR54, and to study the in vivo effects of these peptides on basal plasma LH concentration and the KP10-induced LH response in female dogs. Exposure of the CHEM1 cells to KP-10 resulted in a clear Ca2+ response. P234, p271, p354, and p356 did not prevent or lower the KP10-induced Ca2+ response. Moreover, the in vivo studies in the dogs showed that none of these supposed antagonists lowered the basal plasma LH concentration and none of the peptides lowered the KP10-induced LH response. In conclusion, p234, p271, p354, and p356 had no antagonistic effects in vitro nor any effect on basal and kisspeptin-stimulated plasma LH concentration in female dogs.
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Rahayu LP, Behiry ME, Endo N, Tanaka T. Effect of investigational kisspeptin/metastin analog, TAK-683, on luteinizing hormone secretion at different stages of the luteal phase in goats. J Reprod Dev 2017; 63:221-226. [PMID: 28344192 PMCID: PMC5481624 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2016-183] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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This study aimed to examine the response of luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion and ovarian steroid profile to TAK-683, an investigational metastin/kisspeptin analog, through treatment during different stages of the luteal phase
in goats. Nine cycling Shiba goats (4.4 ± 2.3 years old) were assigned to early luteal phase (ELP, n = 4), mid-luteal phase (MLP, n = 4), and control (n = 5) groups. The ELP and MLP groups were administered 50 µg of TAK-683
intravenously on either day 5 or between days 7–14 after ovulation, respectively. The control group received vehicle between days 7–14 after ovulation. Blood samples were collected at 10-min (2–6 h), 2-h (6–24 h), and 24-h (24–96
h) intervals after treatment. Significant increases in plasma LH concentration were detected during the periods of 3 to 5 h and 2 to 5 h in the ELP and MLP groups, respectively. Estradiol concentrations continuously increased with
the rise of basal LH secretion after TAK-683 treatment in two goats of the ELP group with a surge-like release of LH, but not in the goats without LH surge, i.e. the MLP and control group ones. Plasma progesterone concentration
and the lengths of estrous cycle in all groups did not change significantly from the time before and after treatment. Present findings indicate that the responses of LH and ovarian steroids to treatment with TAK-683 depend on the
stage of the luteal phase of the estrous cycle. We suggest that the stimulatory effects of TAK-683 on LH secretion are reduced in the process leading to the mid-luteal phase in cycling goats.
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- Larasati Puji Rahayu
- Laboratory of Veterinary Reproduction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Visiting Research Scientist from Egypt, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Reproduction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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- Laboratory of Veterinary Reproduction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology, Tokyo 183-8509, Japan.,United Graduate School of Veterinary Sciences, Gifu University, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
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Byri P, Gangineni A, Reddy KR, Raghavender KBP. Effect of kisspeptin on in vitro maturation of sheep oocytes. Vet World 2017; 10:276-280. [PMID: 28435188 PMCID: PMC5387653 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2017.276-280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2016] [Accepted: 01/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Aim: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of kisspeptin (KP) on in vitro maturation (IVM) of sheep oocytes aspirated from the ovaries collected from slaughterhouse. Materials and Methods: Two different experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of KP (5, 10 and 15 µg/ml) alone (experiment 1) or in combination with follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH), luteinizing hormone (LH), and Estradiol (E2) (experiment 2) on IVM of sheep oocytes. Tissue culture medium 199 supplemented with Gentamicin was used as control medium. Good quality oocytes were randomly allocated into different IVM media and cultured at 38.5°C in 5% CO2 under humidified atmosphere for 24 h. The oocytes were evaluated for their cumulus cell expansion (CCE) and extrusion of the 1st polar body (PB) at the end of maturation. Results: The proportion of oocytes showing CCE and extrusion of PB was highest when the oocytes were matured in the medium supplemented with 10 µg/ml of KP. In experiment 2, oocytes were matured in 12 different maturation media (G1-G12: G1: Control, G2: KP alone, G3: FSH, G4: FSH+KP, G5: LH, G6: LH+KP, G7: E2, G8: E2+KP, G9: FSH+LH+E2, G10: FSH+LH+E2+KP, G11: FSH+LH+E2+fetal bovine serum (FBS), G12: FSH+LH+E2+FBS+KP). The proportion of oocytes showing cumulus expansion and PB extrusion was highest (98.33±1.05 and 89.17±2.38) when they were matured in FSH+LH+E2+FBS+KP (G12) and was significantly higher than other groups. The proportion of CCE and extrusion of PB was significantly increased when KP was supplemented to FSH and E2, but no effect was observed with LH. The maturation rates were significantly increased when FSH, LH, and E2 (G9) containing media were additionally supplemented with KP (G10). Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the addition of KP (10 µg/ml) to the FSH, LH, and E2 supplemented media would enhance the sheep oocyte maturation in vitro.
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- Priyanka Byri
- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendra Nagar, Telangana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Telangana Veterinary University, Korutla, Telangana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Gynaecology and Obstetrics, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Telangana Veterinary University, Korutla, Telangana, India
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- Department of Veterinary Surgery and Radiology, College of Veterinary Science, P.V. Narasimha Rao, Telangana Veterinary University, Rajendra Nagar, Hyderabad, India
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Gahete MD, Vázquez-Borrego MC, Martínez-Fuentes AJ, Tena-Sempere M, Castaño JP, Luque RM. Role of the Kiss1/Kiss1r system in the regulation of pituitary cell function. Mol Cell Endocrinol 2016; 438:100-106. [PMID: 27477782 DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2016.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2016] [Revised: 07/27/2016] [Accepted: 07/27/2016] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
Abstract
Kisspeptin (Kiss1) is an amidated neurohormone that belongs to the RF-amide peptide family, which has a key role in the control of reproduction. Specifically, kisspeptin regulates reproductive events, including puberty and ovulation, primarily by activating the surface receptor Kiss1r (aka GPR54), at hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons. More recently, it has been found that kisspeptin peptide is present in the hypophyseal portal circulation and that the Kiss1/Kiss1r system is expressed in pituitary cells, which suggest that kisspeptin could exert an endocrine, paracrine or even autocrine role at the pituitary gland level. Indeed, mounting evidence is pointing towards a direct role of kisspeptin in the control of not only gonadotropins but also other pituitary secretions such as growth hormone or prolactin. In this review, we summarize the most recent advances in the study of the role that the Kiss/Kiss1r system plays in the control of pituitary gland function, paying special attention to the direct role of this neuropeptide on pituitary cells and its interactions with other relevant regulators.
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- Manuel D Gahete
- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14004 Cordoba, Spain
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- Maimonides Institute for Biomedical Research of Cordoba (IMIBIC), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Cordoba, 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Reina Sofia University Hospital (HURS), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; CIBER Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition (CIBERobn), 14004 Cordoba, Spain; Agrifood Campus of International Excellence (ceiA3), 14004 Cordoba, Spain.
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Donato J, Frazão R. Interactions between prolactin and kisspeptin to control reproduction. ARCHIVES OF ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM 2016; 60:587-595. [PMID: 27901187 PMCID: PMC10522168 DOI: 10.1590/2359-3997000000230] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2016] [Accepted: 09/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
Abstract
Prolactin is best known for its effects of stimulating mammary gland development and lactogenesis. However, prolactin is a pleiotropic hormone that is able to affect several physiological functions, including fertility. Prolactin receptors (PRLRs) are widely expressed in several tissues, including several brain regions and reproductive tract organs. Upon activation, PRLRs may exert prolactin's functions through several signaling pathways, although the recruitment of the signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 causes most of the known effects of prolactin. Pathological hyperprolactinemia is mainly due to the presence of a prolactinoma or pharmacological effects induced by drugs that interact with the dopamine system. Notably, hyperprolactinemia is a frequent cause of reproductive dysfunction and may lead to infertility in males and females. Recently, several studies have indicated that prolactin may modulate the reproductive axis by acting on specific populations of hypothalamic neurons that express the Kiss1 gene. The Kiss1 gene encodes neuropeptides known as kisspeptins, which are powerful activators of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons. In the present review, we will summarize the current knowledge about prolactin's actions on reproduction. Among other aspects, we will discuss whether the interaction between prolactin and the Kiss1-expressing neurons can affect reproduction and how kisspeptins may become a novel therapeutic approach to treat prolactin-induced infertility.
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- Jose Donato
- Departamento de Fisiologia e BiofísicaInstituto de Ciências BiomédicasUniversidade de São PauloSão PauloSPBrasilDepartamento de Fisiologia e Biofísica, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, Universidade de São Paulo (USP), São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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- Departamento de AnatomiaInstituto de Ciências BiomédicasUSPSão PauloSPBrasilDepartamento de Anatomia, Instituto de Ciências Biomédicas, USP, São Paulo, SP, Brasil
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Dardente H, Lomet D, Robert V, Decourt C, Beltramo M, Pellicer-Rubio MT. Seasonal breeding in mammals: From basic science to applications and back. Theriogenology 2016; 86:324-32. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.04.045] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 03/14/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Hassaneen A, Naniwa Y, Suetomi Y, Matsuyama S, Kimura K, Ieda N, Inoue N, Uenoyama Y, Tsukamura H, Maeda KI, Matsuda F, Ohkura S. Immunohistochemical characterization of the arcuate kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) and preoptic kisspeptin neuronal populations in the hypothalamus during the estrous cycle in heifers. J Reprod Dev 2016; 62:471-477. [PMID: 27349533 PMCID: PMC5081734 DOI: 10.1262/jrd.2016-075] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Elucidating the physiological mechanisms that control reproduction is an obvious strategy for improving the fertility of cattle and developing new agents to
control reproductive functions. The present study aimed to identify kisspeptin neurons in the bovine hypothalamus, clarifying that a central mechanism is also
present in the cattle brain, as kisspeptin is known to play an important role in the stimulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/gonadotropin secretion
in other mammals. To characterize kisspeptin neurons in the bovine hypothalamus, the co-localizations of kisspeptin and neurokinin B (NKB) or kisspeptin and
dynorphin A (Dyn) were examined. Hypothalamic tissue was collected from Japanese Black or Japanese Black × Holstein crossbred cows during the follicular and
luteal phases. Brain sections, including the arcuate nucleus (ARC) and the preoptic area (POA), were dual immunostained with kisspeptin and either NKB or Dyn.
In the ARC, both NKB and Dyn were co-localized in kisspeptin neurons during both the follicular and luteal phases, demonstrating the presence of
kisspeptin/NKB/Dyn-containing neurons, referred to as KNDy neurons, in cows. In the POA, no co-localization of kisspeptin with either NKB or Dyn was detected.
Kisspeptin expression in the follicular phase was higher than that in the luteal phase, suggesting that kisspeptin expression in the POA is positively
controlled by estrogen in cows. The kisspeptin neuronal populations in the ARC and POA likely play important roles in regulating the GnRH pulse and surge,
respectively, in cows.
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- A Hassaneen
- Graduate School of Bioagricultural Sciences, Nagoya University, Nagoya 464-8601, Japan
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Albers-Wolthers CHJ, de Gier J, Rutten VPMG, van Kooten PJS, Leegwater PAJ, Schaefers-Okkens AC, Kooistra HS. The effects of kisspeptin agonist canine KP-10 and kisspeptin antagonist p271 on plasma LH concentrations during different stages of the estrous cycle and anestrus in the bitch. Theriogenology 2016; 86:589-95. [PMID: 27020879 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.02.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/21/2015] [Accepted: 02/15/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Kisspeptin (KP) plays a key role in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis via the release of GnRH. As normal KP signaling is essential for reproductive function, it could be an interesting new target for therapeutic interventions, e.g., nonsurgical contraception in dogs. The aims of the present study were to investigate the effect of KP-10 administration on plasma LH concentration in different stages of the reproductive cycle and to investigate the suitability of p271 as KP antagonist in the bitch. Two groups of six adult Beagle bitches were used. In one group, plasma LH concentration was determined before (40 and 0 minutes) and 10, 20, 40, and 60 minutes after the intravenous administration of 0.5-μg/kg body weight (BW) canine KP-10. In the other group, the bitches received a continuous intravenous infusion with p271 (50 μg/kg BW/h) for 3 hours, and 0.5-μg/kg BW canine KP-10 was administered intravenously 2 hours after the start of the p271 infusion. Their plasma LH concentration was determined before (-40 and 0 minutes) and 30, 60, 90, 120, 130, 140, 160, and 180 minutes after the start of the p271 infusion. In both groups, the experiments were performed during the follicular phase, the first and second half of the luteal phase, and during anestrus. Canine KP-10 induced an increase of plasma LH concentration during all estrous cycle stages and anestrus. There was no difference in LH response between the two groups. The lowest LH response was seen during the follicular phase and the highest response during anestrus. The area under the curve (AUC) for LH and LH increment in the follicular phase were lower than those in anestrus. The AUC LH and LH increment in the first half of the luteal phase were lower than those in the second half of the luteal phase and anestrus. The AUC LH and LH increment in the second half of the luteal phase were not different from those in anestrus. Continuous administration of the antagonist p271 did not alter basal plasma LH concentration and could not prevent or lower the LH response to KP-10 in any of the cycle stages and anestrus. It can be concluded that the LH response to KP-10 is dependent on estrous cycle stage and that peripheral administrated p271 cannot be used as KP antagonist in the dog. This provides new insight in reproductive endocrinology of the bitch, which is important when KP signaling is considered for therapeutic interventions, such as for estrus induction or nonsurgical contraception in the bitch.
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- C H J Albers-Wolthers
- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands.
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CL, The Netherlands; Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, 0110, Republic of South Africa
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CL, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands
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- Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands
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Investigation the mRNA expression of KISS1 and localization of kisspeptin in the testes of Shiba goats and its relationship with the puberty and steriodogenic enzymes. Small Rumin Res 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2015.10.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Endo N, Tamesaki C, Ohkura S, Wakabayashi Y, Matsui H, Tanaka A, Watanabe T, Okamura H, Tanaka T. Differential changes in luteinizing hormone secretion after administration of the investigational metastin/kisspeptin analog TAK-683 in goats. Anim Reprod Sci 2015; 159:87-93. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.05.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2015] [Revised: 05/22/2015] [Accepted: 05/26/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Jayasena CN, Abbara A, Narayanaswamy S, Comninos AN, Ratnasabapathy R, Bassett P, Mogford JT, Malik Z, Calley J, Ghatei MA, Bloom SR, Dhillo WS. Direct comparison of the effects of intravenous kisspeptin-10, kisspeptin-54 and GnRH on gonadotrophin secretion in healthy men. Hum Reprod 2015; 30:1934-41. [PMID: 26089302 PMCID: PMC4507333 DOI: 10.1093/humrep/dev143] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2015] [Accepted: 05/22/2015] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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STUDY QUESTION How potently does the novel hypothalamic stimulator of reproduction, kisspeptin, increase gonadotrophin secretion when compared with GnRH in healthy men? SUMMARY ANSWER At the doses tested, intravenous administration of either of two major kisspeptin isoforms, kisspeptin-10 and -54, was associated with similar levels of gonadotrophin secretion in healthy men; however, GnRH was more potent when compared with either kisspeptin isoform. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY Kisspeptin-10 and -54 are naturally occurring hormones in the kisspeptin peptide family which potently stimulates endogenous GnRH secretion from the hypothalamus, so have the potential to treat patients with reproductive disorders. Rodent studies suggest that kisspeptin-54 is more potent when compared with kisspepitn-10; however, their effects have not previously been directly compared in humans, or compared with direct pituitary stimulation of gonadotrophin secretion using GnRH. STUDY DESIGN, SIZE AND DURATION A single-blinded placebo controlled physiological study was performed from January to December 2013. Local ethical approval was granted, and five participants were recruited to each dosing group. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Healthy men were administered vehicle, kisspeptin-10, kisspeptin-54 and GnRH intravenously for 3 h on different study days. Each hormone was administered at 0.1, 0.3 and 1.0 nmol/kg/h doses (n = 5 subjects per group). Regular blood sampling was conducted throughout the study to measure LH and FSH. Study visits were conducted at least a week apart. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE Serum LH and FSH levels were ∼3-fold higher during GnRH infusion when compared with kisspeptin-10 and ∼2-fold higher when compared with kisspeptin-54 [mean area under the curve serum LH during infusion (in hours times international units per litre, h.IU/l): 10.81 ± 1.73, 1.0 nmol/kg/h kisspeptin-10; 14.43 ± 1.27, 1.0 nmol/kg/h kisspeptin-54; 34.06 ± 5.18, 1.0 nmol/kg/h GnRH, P < 0.001 versus kisspeptin-10, P < 0.01 versus kisspeptin-54]. LIMITATIONS, REASONS FOR CAUTION This study had a small sample size. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS Kisspeptin offers a novel means of stimulating the reproductive axis. Our data suggest that kisspeptin stimulates gonadotrophin secretion less potently when compared with GnRH; however, kisspeptin may stimulate gonadotrophins in a more physiological manner when compared with current therapies. Kisspeptin is emerging as a future therapeutic agent, so it is important to establish which kisspeptin hormones could be used to treat patients with infertility. Results of this study suggest that either isoform has similar effects on reproductive hormone secretion in healthy men when administered intravenously. STUDY FUNDING/COMPETING INTERESTS This work is funded by grants from the MRC and NIHR and is supported by the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre Funding Scheme. C.N.J. is supported by an NIHR Clinical Lectureship. A.A. is supported by Wellcome Trust Research Training Fellowships. A.N.C. is supported by Wellcome Trust Translational Medicine Training Fellowship. W.S.D. is supported by an NIHR Career Development Fellowship.
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- C N Jayasena
- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Statsconsultancy Ltd, 40 Longwood Lane, Amersham, Bucks HP7 9EN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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- Department of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, 6th Floor, Commonwealth Building, London W12 0NN, UK
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Daniel JA, Foradori CD, Whitlock BK, Sartin JL. Reproduction and beyond, kisspeptin in ruminants. J Anim Sci Biotechnol 2015; 6:23. [PMID: 26110054 PMCID: PMC4479231 DOI: 10.1186/s40104-015-0021-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 05/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/19/2022] Open
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Kisspeptin (Kp) is synthesized in the arcuate nucleus and preoptic area of the hypothalamus and is a regulator of gonadotropin releasing hormone in the hypothalamus. In addition, Kp may regulate additional functions such as increased neuropeptide Y gene expression and reduced proopiomelanocortin (POMC) gene expression in sheep. Other studies have found a role for Kp to release growth hormone (GH), prolactin and luteinizing hormone (LH) from cattle, rat and monkey pituitary cells. Intravenous injection of Kp stimulated release LH, GH, prolactin and follicle stimulating hormone in some experiments in cattle and sheep, but other studies have failed to find an effect of peripheral injection of Kp on GH release. Recent studies indicate that Kp can stimulate GH release after intracerebroventricular injection in sheep at doses that do not release GH after intravenous injection. These studies suggest that Kp may have a role in regulation of both reproduction and metabolism in sheep. Since GH plays a role in luteal development, it is tempting to speculate that the ability of Kp to release GH and LH is related to normal control of reproduction.
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- Department of Animal Science, Berry College, Mt. Berry, GA 30149 USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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- Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN 37996 USA
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- Department of Anatomy, Physiology & Pharmacology, Auburn University, Auburn, AL 36849 USA
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Jayasena CN, Comninos AN, Narayanaswamy S, Bhalla S, Abbara A, Ganiyu-Dada Z, Busbridge M, Ghatei MA, Bloom SR, Dhillo WS. Acute and chronic effects of kisspeptin-54 administration on GH, prolactin and TSH secretion in healthy women. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 2014; 81:891-8. [PMID: 24863252 DOI: 10.1111/cen.12512] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Revised: 01/21/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2014] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The peptide hormone kisspeptin is essential for human reproduction, acting on the hypothalamus to stimulate gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion. Kisspeptin is currently being evaluated as a novel therapeutic for women with infertility. However, some animal studies suggest that kisspeptin may also stimulate growth hormone (GH), prolactin and thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion, with implications for its safety; no previous study has investigated whether kisspeptin stimulates these pituitary hormones in humans. AIM To determine whether kisspeptin-54 modulates GH, prolactin and TSH secretion in healthy women. DESIGN AND PARTICIPANTS Prospective, single-blinded, placebo-controlled, one-way crossover study. Five healthy women received 7 days of twice-daily subcutaneous bolus vehicle (month 1) or 6·4 nmol/kg kisspeptin-54 (month 2). MEASUREMENTS Serum samples were analysed post hoc for GH, prolactin and TSH. RESULTS Mean serum GH, PRL and TSH did not change during the first 4 h following kisspeptin-54 injection when compared with vehicle. The mean frequency or amplitude of GH pulses (which influence GH function) did not change acutely following kisspeptin-54 injection when compared with vehicle. No chronic changes in serum GH, PRL or TSH were observed over the 7-day period of twice-daily kisspeptin-54 injections when compared with vehicle. CONCLUSION While we cannot exclude any effect of kisspeptin-54 on GH, prolactin or TSH secretion, we observed no significant changes in these hormones at a dose of kisspeptin-54 administration known to stimulate gonadotrophin secretion in a small study of healthy women. These data have important implications for the potential of kisspeptin to treat patients with infertility.
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- Channa N Jayasena
- Section of Investigative Medicine, Imperial College London, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK
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Wang J, Sun L, Zhang T, Zhou H, Lou Y. Effect of Peripheral Administration of Kisspeptin-10 on Dynamic LH Secretion in Prepubertal Ewes. ASIAN-AUSTRALASIAN JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCES 2014; 25:785-8. [PMID: 25049626 PMCID: PMC4093094 DOI: 10.5713/ajas.2011.11390] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2011] [Revised: 02/05/2012] [Accepted: 01/18/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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The aim of the present study was to clarify the effect of kisspeptin-10 on LH secretion in prepubertal ewes. In experiment 1, prepubertal ewes fitted with indwelling jugular catheters were randomly assigned to receive 0, 0.5, 1 or 2 mg of kisspeptin-10 dissolved in saline, and serial blood samples were collected at 15-min intervals for 180 min to analyze the response curves of LH after injection. In experiment 2, prepubertal ewes fitted with indwelling jugular catheters were injected with 0 or 1 mg of kisspeptin-10 dissolved in saline and the injection was repeated 3 times at 1 h interval and serial blood samples were collected at 15-min intervals for 210 min to analyze the response curves of LH after injection. The results showed that single intravenous administration of 0.5, 1 and 2 mg of kisspeptin-10 all could significantly increased LH secretion in prepubertal ewes, and the effect of 1 and 2 mg of kisspeptin-10 on LH secretion was higher than that of 0.5 mg group. The results also showed that repeated intravenous administration of kisspeptin-10 could effectively increase LH secretion and repeated administration did not influence the effect of kisspeptin-10 on LH secretion in prepubertal ewe. In conclusion, the present study indicated that single or repeated intravenous administration of kisspeptin-10 could effectively increase LH secretion in prepubertal ewes.
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- Jun Wang
- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China ; College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- College of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine, Liaoning Medical University, Jinzhou, 121001, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China ; Xuelong Industrial Group, Dalian, 116002, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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- College of Animal Science and Technology, Jilin Agricultural University, Changchun, 130118, China
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Di Giorgio NP, Semaan SJ, Kim J, López PV, Bettler B, Libertun C, Lux-Lantos VA, Kauffman AS. Impaired GABAB receptor signaling dramatically up-regulates Kiss1 expression selectively in nonhypothalamic brain regions of adult but not prepubertal mice. Endocrinology 2014; 155:1033-44. [PMID: 24424047 PMCID: PMC3929734 DOI: 10.1210/en.2013-1573] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kisspeptin, encoded by Kiss1, stimulates reproduction and is synthesized in the hypothalamic anteroventral periventricular and arcuate nuclei. Kiss1 is also expressed at lower levels in the medial amygdala (MeA) and bed nucleus of the stria terminalis (BNST), but the regulation and function of Kiss1 there is poorly understood. γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) also regulates reproduction, and female GABAB1 receptor knockout (KO) mice have compromised fertility. However, the interaction between GABAB receptors and Kiss1 neurons is unknown. Here, using double-label in situ hybridization, we first demonstrated that a majority of hypothalamic Kiss1 neurons coexpress GABAB1 subunit, a finding also confirmed for most MeA Kiss1 neurons. Yet, despite known reproductive impairments in GABAB1KO mice, Kiss1 expression in the anteroventral periventricular and arcuate nuclei, assessed by both in situ hybridization and real-time PCR, was identical between adult wild-type and GABAB1KO mice. Surprisingly, however, Kiss1 levels in the BNST and MeA, as well as the lateral septum (a region normally lacking Kiss1 expression), were dramatically increased in both GABAB1KO males and females. The increased Kiss1 levels in extrahypothalamic regions were not caused by elevated sex steroids (which can increase Kiss1 expression), because circulating estradiol and testosterone were equivalent between genotypes. Interestingly, increased Kiss1 expression was not detected in the MeA or BNST in prepubertal KO mice of either sex, indicating that the enhancements in extrahypothalamic Kiss1 levels initiate during/after puberty. These findings suggest that GABAB signaling may normally directly or indirectly inhibit Kiss1 expression, particularly in the BNST and MeA, and highlight the importance of studying kisspeptin populations outside the hypothalamus.
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- Noelia P Di Giorgio
- Institute of Biology and Experimental Medicine-CONICET (N.P.D.G., P.V.L., C.L., V.A.L-L.), Buenos Aires, Argentina; Department of Reproductive Medicine (S.J.S., J.K., A.S.K.), University of California San Diego, La Jolla, California; Department of Biomedicine (B.B.), University of Basel, Basel, Switzerland; and Department of Physiology (C.L.), University of Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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Okamura H, Yamamura T, Wakabayashi Y. Kisspeptin as a master player in the central control of reproduction in mammals: an overview of kisspeptin research in domestic animals. Anim Sci J 2013; 84:369-381. [PMID: 23607315 DOI: 10.1111/asj.12056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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The hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is the regulatory system for reproduction in mammals. Because secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) into the portal vessels is the final step at which the brain controls gonadal activities, the GnRH neuronal system had been thought to be central to the HPG axis. A newly discovered neural peptide, kisspeptin, has opened a new era in reproductive neuroendocrinology. As shown in a variety of mammals, kisspeptin is a potent endogenous secretagogue of GnRH, and the kisspeptin neuronal system governs both the pulsatile GnRH secretion that drives folliculogenesis, spermatogenesis and steroidogenesis, and the GnRH surge that triggers ovulation in females. The kisspeptin neuronal system is therefore considered a master player in the central control of mammalian reproduction, and kisspeptin and related substances could therefore be valuable for the development of novel strategies for the management of fertility in farm animals. To this end, the present review aimed to summarize the current research on kisspeptin signaling with a focus on domestic animals such as sheep, goats, cattle, pigs and horses.
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- Hiroaki Okamura
- Animal Physiology Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Animal Physiology Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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- Animal Physiology Research Unit, National Institute of Agrobiological Sciences, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
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The effects of kisspeptin on gonadotropin release in non-human mammals. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2013; 784:63-87. [PMID: 23550002 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4614-6199-9_4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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The Kiss1 gene encodes a 145-amino acid pre-peptide, kisspeptin, which is cleaved into smaller peptides of 54, 14, 13, and 10 amino acids. This chapter reviews in detail the effects of kisspeptin on gonadotropin secretion in non-human mammals. Studies of kisspeptin's effects have included both acute and chronic administration regimens via a number of administration routes. Acute kisspeptin stimulates gonadotropin secretion in a wide range of species of non-human mammals, including rats, mice, hamsters, sheep, pigs, goats, cows, horses, and monkeys. In general, the stimulatory effect of kisspeptin treatment is more pronounced for LH than FSH secretion. Kisspeptin is thought to exert its stimulatory effects on LH and FSH release via stimulation of GnRH release from the hypothalamus, since pre--administration of a GnRH antagonist prevents kisspeptin's stimulation of gonadotropin secretion. Although the kisspeptin receptor is also expressed on anterior pituitary cells of some species, and incubation of anterior pituitary cells with high concentrations of kisspeptin can stimulate in vitro LH release, the contribution of direct effects of kisspeptin on the pituitary is thought to be negligible in vivo. Continuous kisspeptin administration results in reduced sensitivity to the effects of kisspeptin, in some species. This desensitization is thought to occur at the level of the kisspeptin receptor, since the response of the pituitary gland to exogenous GnRH is maintained. Overall, the findings discussed in this chapter are invaluable to the understanding of the reproductive role of kisspeptin and the potential therapeutic uses of kisspeptin for the treatment of fertility disorders.
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Caraty A, Decourt C, Briant C, Beltramo M. Kisspeptins and the reproductive axis: potential applications to manage reproduction in farm animals. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2012; 43:95-102. [PMID: 22533939 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2012.03.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2012] [Revised: 03/13/2012] [Accepted: 03/14/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Kisspeptins (Kp) are a family of neuropeptides produced mainly by two hypothalamic neuronal cell populations. They have recently emerged as a major regulator of the gonadotropin axis and their action is located upstream of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) cell population. In less than 10 yr a growing body of literature has demonstrated the involvement of these peptides in most, if not all, aspects of reproductive axis maturation and function. In contrast to these abundant basic research studies, few experiments have evaluated the potential application of Kp as tools to manipulate reproduction in domestic animals. In mammals, exogenous Kp administration potently stimulates gonadotropin secretion. This action is exerted mainly, if not exclusively, through the stimulation of GnRH release. Intravenous, intraperitoneal, or subcutaneous administration of Kp induced a robust and rapid increase in plasma gonadotropins (luteinizing hormone [LH] and follicle-stimulating hormone [FSH]). However, this stimulatory effect is of short duration. Prolonged LH and FSH release over several hours can be achieved only when Kp are given as repeated multiple bolus or as an infusion. Kp administration was used in two experimental models, ewe and pony mare, with the aim of inducing well-timed and synchronized ovulations. During the breeding season, progesterone-synchronized ewes were given an intravenous infusion of Kp starting 30 h after the removal of progesterone implants. An LH surge was induced in all Kp-treated animals within 2 h of infusion onset. In contrast, in pony mares a constant infusion of Kp for 3 d in the the late follicular phase was unable to induce synchronized ovulation. Another set of studies showed that Kp could be used to activate reproductive function in acyclic animals. Pulsatile administration of Kp in prepubertal ewe lambs was shown to activate ovarian function, leading to enhanced ovarian steroidogenesis, stimulation of LH preovulatory surge, and ovulation. In anestrous ewes, an intravenous infusion of a low dose of Kp induced an immediate and sustained release of gonadotropins, followed a few hours later by an LH surge. This hormonal pattern mimicked hormonal changes normally observed during the estrous cycle follicular phase and was associated with a high percentage of ovulating animals (80%). In summary, exogenous administration of Kp appears to be a new tool to manipulate reproduction. However, optimal doses and periods of treatment should be defined for each species, and the development of powerful analogs or long-term release formulations is necessary before large-scale applications in domestic animals could be envisaged.
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- A Caraty
- Unité Mixte de Recherche 6175, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (INRA/CNRS/Université de Tours/Haras Nationaux), Nouzilly, France.
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Pinilla L, Aguilar E, Dieguez C, Millar RP, Tena-Sempere M. Kisspeptins and Reproduction: Physiological Roles and Regulatory Mechanisms. Physiol Rev 2012; 92:1235-316. [DOI: 10.1152/physrev.00037.2010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 529] [Impact Index Per Article: 44.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Procreation is essential for survival of species. Not surprisingly, complex neuronal networks have evolved to mediate the diverse internal and external environmental inputs that regulate reproduction in vertebrates. Ultimately, these regulatory factors impinge, directly or indirectly, on a final common pathway, the neurons producing the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates pituitary gonadotropin secretion and thereby gonadal function. Compelling evidence, accumulated in the last few years, has revealed that kisspeptins, a family of neuropeptides encoded by the Kiss1 gene and produced mainly by neuronal clusters at discrete hypothalamic nuclei, are pivotal upstream regulators of GnRH neurons. As such, kisspeptins have emerged as important gatekeepers of key aspects of reproductive maturation and function, from sexual differentiation of the brain and puberty onset to adult regulation of gonadotropin secretion and the metabolic control of fertility. This review aims to provide a comprehensive account of the state-of-the-art in the field of kisspeptin physiology by covering in-depth the consensus knowledge on the major molecular features, biological effects, and mechanisms of action of kisspeptins in mammals and, to a lesser extent, in nonmammalian vertebrates. This review will also address unsolved and contentious issues to set the scene for future research challenges in the area. By doing so, we aim to endow the reader with a critical and updated view of the physiological roles and potential translational relevance of kisspeptins in the integral control of reproductive function.
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- Leonor Pinilla
- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; and Instituto Maimónides de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; and Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; and Instituto Maimónides de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; and Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; and Instituto Maimónides de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; and Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; and Instituto Maimónides de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; and Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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- Department of Cell Biology, Physiology and Immunology, University of Córdoba; CIBER Fisiopatología de la Obesidad y Nutrición, Instituto de Salud Carlos III; and Instituto Maimónides de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Córdoba, Spain; Department of Physiology, University of Santiago de Compostela-Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria, Santiago de Compostela, Spain; and Centre for Integrative Physiology, School of Biomedical Sciences, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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Caraty A, Blomenröhr M, Vogel GMT, Lomet D, Briant C, Beltramo M. RF9 powerfully stimulates gonadotrophin secretion in the ewe: evidence for a seasonal threshold of sensitivity. J Neuroendocrinol 2012; 24:725-36. [PMID: 22283564 DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2012.02283.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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GPR147 and its endogenous ligands, RFRPs, are emerging as important actors in hypothalamic-pituitary axis control. The role of this system would be to inhibit gonadotrophin secretion. However, data on the subject are contradictory. The discovery of RF9 (adamantanecarbonyl-RF-2-NH(2)), a GPR147 antagonist, prompted us to use this new tool to further investigate this system in the ewe. Accordingly, we tested the effect of i.c.v. administration of RF9 on gonadotrophin secretion in the ewe during anoestrous and the breeding season. Intracerebroventricular injections of RF9 (from 50-450 nmol) caused a clear elevation in peripheral blood plasma luteinising hormone (LH) concentrations. The effect of RF9 on LH was more pronounced during the anoestrous season. Furthermore, peripheral administration of RF9 as a bolus (2.1, 6.2 and 12.4 μmol per ewe) or as a constant i.v. infusion (2.1, 6.2, 12.4 and 18.6 μmol/h per ewe) to anoestrous acyclic ewes induced a sustained increase in LH plasma concentrations. A pharmacokinetic study showed that RF9 (12.4 μmol bolus i.v.) has an effective half life of 5.5 h in the plasma. Conversely, RF9 is not detectable in the cerebrospinal fluid, suggesting that it does not cross the blood-brain barrier. The increase in LH plasma concentrations induced by RF9 was blocked by previous administration of 1.3 μmol per ewe of gondotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) antagonist Teverelix. This suggests that GnRH is involved in the stimulatory effect of RF9 on gonadotrophin secretion. Finally, no variation in LH plasma concentrations could be detected in ovariectomised ewes injected either i.c.v. or i.v. with RFRP3 (VPNLPQRF-NH(2)). The lack of effect of RFRP3 in our experimental setting suggests that the mechanisms involved in RF9 action are probably more complex than previously assumed. Our results indicate that delivery of RF9 in the ewe greatly increases gondadotrophin secretion in both the oestrus and anoestrus season, suggesting a potential new way of controlling reproduction in mammals.
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- A Caraty
- UMR 7247, Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (INRA/CNRS/Université Tours/Haras Nationaux), 37380 Nouzilly, France.
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Saito H, Sawada T, Yaegashi T, Goto Y, Jin J, Sawai K, Hashizume T. Kisspeptin-10 stimulates the release of luteinizing hormone and testosterone in pre- and post-pubertal male goats. Anim Sci J 2011; 83:487-92. [PMID: 22694333 DOI: 10.1111/j.1740-0929.2011.00978.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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The aims of the present study were to clarify the effect of kisspeptin-10 (Kp10) on the secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and testosterone (T) in pre-pubertal and post-pubertal male ruminants. Four male goats (Shiba goats) were given an intravenous (i.v.) injection of Kp10 (5 µg/kg body weight (b.w.)), gonadotoropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, 1 µg/kg b.w.), or 2 mL of saline as a control at the ages of 3 (pre-pubertal) and 6 (post-pubertal) months. A single i.v. injection of Kp10 significantly stimulated the release of LH and T in both groups. The area under the response curve (AUC) of LH for a 60-min period after the i.v. injection of Kp10 was significantly greater in the pre-pubertal goats (P < 0.05). The AUC of T for a 120 min period post-injection did not differ between the two age groups. A single i.v. injection of GnRH also significantly stimulated the release of LH and T in both groups (P < 0.05). The secretory pattern of LH and T in response to GnRH resembled that in response to Kp10. These results show that the LH-releasing response to Kp10 is greater in pre-pubertal than post-pubertal male goats. They also show that Kp10, as well as GnRH, is able to stimulate the release of T in male goats.
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- Hayato Saito
- Faculty of Agriculture, Iwate University, Morioka, Japan
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Hou J, An X, Wang J, Song Y, Cui Y, Wang Y, Chen Q, Cao B. New genetic polymorphisms of KiSS-1 gene and their association with litter size in goats. Small Rumin Res 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.smallrumres.2010.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Kirby HR, Maguire JJ, Colledge WH, Davenport AP. International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology. LXXVII. Kisspeptin receptor nomenclature, distribution, and function. Pharmacol Rev 2011; 62:565-78. [PMID: 21079036 DOI: 10.1124/pr.110.002774] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Kisspeptins are members of the Arg-Phe amide family of peptides, which have been identified as endogenous ligands for a G-protein-coupled receptor encoded by a gene originally called GPR54 (also known as AXOR12 or hOT7T175). After this pairing, the gene has been renamed KISS1R. The International Union of Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Committee on Receptor Nomenclature and Drug Classification recommends that the official name for the receptor is the kisspeptin receptor to follow the convention of naming the receptor protein after the endogenous ligand. The endogenous ligand was initially called metastin, after its role as a metastasis suppressor, and is now referred to as kisspeptin-54 (KP-54), a C-terminally amidated 54-amino acid peptide cleaved from the 145-amino acid gene product. Shorter C-terminal cleavage fragments [KP-14, KP-13 and KP-10 (the smallest active fragment)] are also biologically active. Both receptor and peptide are widely expressed in human, rat, and mouse; the receptor sequence shares more than 80% homology in these species. Activation of the kisspeptin receptor by kisspeptin is via coupling to G(q/11) and the phospholipase C pathway, causing Ca(2+) mobilization. Mutations in the KISS1R gene result in hypogonadotropic hypogonadotropism, and targeted disruption of Kiss1r in mice reproduces this phenotype, which led to the discovery of the remarkable ability of the kisspeptin receptor to act as a molecular switch for puberty. In addition to regulating the reproductive axis, the kisspeptin receptor is also implicated in cancer, placentation, diabetes, and the cardiovascular system.
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- Helen R Kirby
- Clinical Pharmacology Unit, University of Cambridge, Addenbrookes Hospital, Cambridge, United Kingdom
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