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McGrath BM, Norman ST, Gaspardis CA, Rose JL, Scott CJ. Characterizing the relationship between gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), kisspeptin, and RFamide related peptide 3 (RFRP-3) neurons in the equine hypothalamus across the estrous cycle and in the anovulatory seasons. Theriogenology 2024; 219:157-166. [PMID: 38432143 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2024.02.027] [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: 10/17/2023] [Revised: 02/26/2024] [Accepted: 02/26/2024] [Indexed: 03/05/2024]
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To understand better the role that kisspeptin plays in regulating seasonal and estrous cycle changes in the mare, this study investigated the number, location and interactions between GnRH, kisspeptin and RFRP-3 neurons in the equine hypothalamus. Hypothalami were collected from mares during the non-breeding season, vernal transition and various stages of the breeding season. Fluorescent immunohistochemistry was used to label the neuropeptides of interest. GnRH cells were observed primarily in the arcuate nucleus (ARC), while very few labeled cells were identified in the pre-optic area (POA). Kisspeptin cells were identified primarily in the ARC, with a small number of cells observed dorsal to the ARC, surrounding the third ventricle (3V). The mean number of kisspeptin cells varied between animals and typically showed no pattern associated with season or stage of estrous cycle, but a seasonal difference was identified in the ARC population. Small numbers of RFRP-3 cells were observed in the ARC, ventromedial hypothalamus (VMH) and dorsomedial hypothalamus (DMH). The mean number of RFRP-3 cells appeared higher in pre-ovulatory animals compared to all other stages. The percentage of GnRH cell bodies with kisspeptin appositions did not change with season or stage of estrous cycle. The percentage of kisspeptin cells receiving inputs from RFRP-3 fibers did not vary with season or stage of estrous cycle. These interactions suggest the possibility of the presence of an ultra-short loop feedback system between these three peptides. The changes in RFRP-3 neurons suggest the possibility of a role in the regulation of reproduction in the horse, but it is unlikely to be as a gonadotropin inhibitory factor.
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- B M McGrath
- School of Dentistry & Medical Sciences, Locked bag 588, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia.
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Locked bag 588, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia.
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- School of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Locked bag 588, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia.
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- School of Dentistry & Medical Sciences, Locked bag 588, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia.
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- School of Dentistry & Medical Sciences, Locked bag 588, Charles Sturt University, Wagga Wagga, NSW, 2678, Australia.
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Singh P, Anjum S, Srivastava RK, Tsutsui K, Krishna A. Central and peripheral neuropeptide RFRP-3: A bridge linking reproduction, nutrition, and stress response. Front Neuroendocrinol 2022; 65:100979. [PMID: 35122778 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2022.100979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/05/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 01/06/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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This article is an amalgamation of the current status of RFRP-3 (GnIH) in reproduction and its association with the nutrition and stress-mediated changes in the reproductive activities. GnIH has been demonstrated in the hypothalamus of all the vertebrates studied so far and is a well-known inhibitor of GnRH mediated reproduction. The RFRP-3 neurons interact with the other hypothalamic neurons and the hormonal signals from peripheral organs for coordinating the nutritional, stress, and environmental associated changes to regulate reproduction. RFRP-3 has also been shown to regulate puberty, reproductive cyclicity and senescence depending upon the nutritional status. A favourable nutritional status and the environmental cues which are permissive for the successful breeding and pregnancy outcome keep RFRP-3 level low, whereas unfavourable nutritional status and stressful conditions increase the expression of RFRP-3 which impairs the reproduction. Still our knowledge about RFRP-3 is incomplete regarding its therapeutic application for nutritional or stress-related reproductive disorders.
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- Padmasana Singh
- Department of Zoology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Anuppur 484886, MP, India
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- Department of Chemical Engineering, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah 26666, United Arab Emirates
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- Department of Zoology, Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak, Anuppur 484886, MP, India
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- Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Kagamiyama 1-7-1, Higashi-Hiroshima University 739-8521, Japan
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- Department of Zoology, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi 221005, UP, India.
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Advancing reproductive neuroendocrinology through research on the regulation of GnIH and on its diverse actions on reproductive physiology and behavior. Front Neuroendocrinol 2022; 64:100955. [PMID: 34767778 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2021.100955] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2021] [Revised: 10/25/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The discovery of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in 2000 has led to a new research era of reproductive neuroendocrinology because, for a long time, researchers believed that only gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) regulated reproduction as a neurohormone. Later studies on GnIH demonstrated that it acts as a new key neurohormone inhibiting reproduction in vertebrates. GnIH reduces gonadotropin release andsynthesis via the GnIH receptor GPR147 on gonadotropes and GnRH neurons. Furthermore, GnIH inhibits reproductive behavior, in addition to reproductive neuroendocrine function. The modification of the synthesis of GnIH and its release by the neuroendocrine integration of environmental and internal factors has also been demonstrated. Thus, the discovery of GnIH has facilitated advances in reproductive neuroendocrinology. Here, we describe the advances in reproductive neuroendocrinology driven by the discovery of GnIH, research on the effects of GnIH on reproductive physiology and behavior, and the regulatory mechanisms underlying GnIH synthesis and release.
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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
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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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Mohapatra SS, Mukherjee J, Banerjee D, Das PK, Ghosh PR, Das K. RFamide peptides, the novel regulators of mammalian HPG axis: A review. Vet World 2021; 14:1867-1873. [PMID: 34475710 PMCID: PMC8404114 DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2021.1867-1873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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The RFamide-related peptides (RFRPs) are the group of neuropeptides synthesized predominantly from the hypothalamus that negatively affects the hypothalamo-hypophyseal-gonadal (hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal [HPG]) axis. These peptides are first identified in quail brains and emerged as the mammalian orthologs of avian gonadotropin inhibitory hormones. The RFRP-3 neurons in the hypothalamus are present in several mammalian species. The action of RFRP-3 is mediated through a G-protein-coupled receptor called OT7T022. The predominant role of RFRP-3 is the inhibition of HPG axis with several other effects such as the regulation of metabolic activity, stress regulation, controlling of non-sexual motivated behavior, and sexual photoperiodicity in concert with other neuropeptides such as kisspeptin, neuropeptide-Y (NPY), pro-opiomelanocortin, orexin, and melanin. RFamide peptides synthesized in the granulosa cells, interstitial cells, and seminiferous tubule regulate steroidogenesis and gametogenesis in the gonads. The present review is intended to provide the recent findings that explore the role of RFRP-3 in regulating HPG axis and its potential applications in the synchronization of reproduction and its therapeutic interventions to prevent stress-induced amenorrhea.
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- Smruti Smita Mohapatra
- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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- Department of Veterinary Physiology, Faculty of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, West Bengal University of Animal and Fishery Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
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Bédécarrats GY, Hanlon C, Tsutsui K. Gonadotropin Inhibitory Hormone and Its Receptor: Potential Key to the Integration and Coordination of Metabolic Status and Reproduction. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:781543. [PMID: 35095760 PMCID: PMC8792613 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.781543] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2021] [Accepted: 12/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/18/2022] Open
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Since its discovery as a novel gonadotropin inhibitory peptide in 2000, the central and peripheral roles played by gonadotropin-inhibiting hormone (GnIH) have been significantly expanded. This is highlighted by the wide distribution of its receptor (GnIH-R) within the brain and throughout multiple peripheral organs and tissues. Furthermore, as GnIH is part of the wider RF-amide peptides family, many orthologues have been characterized across vertebrate species, and due to the promiscuity between ligands and receptors within this family, confusion over the nomenclature and function has arisen. In this review, we intend to first clarify the nomenclature, prevalence, and distribution of the GnIH-Rs, and by reviewing specific localization and ligand availability, we propose an integrative role for GnIH in the coordination of reproductive and metabolic processes. Specifically, we propose that GnIH participates in the central regulation of feed intake while modulating the impact of thyroid hormones and the stress axis to allow active reproduction to proceed depending on the availability of resources. Furthermore, beyond the central nervous system, we also propose a peripheral role for GnIH in the control of glucose and lipid metabolism at the level of the liver, pancreas, and adipose tissue. Taken together, evidence from the literature strongly suggests that, in fact, the inhibitory effect of GnIH on the reproductive axis is based on the integration of environmental cues and internal metabolic status.
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- Grégoy Y. Bédécarrats
- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
- *Correspondence: Grégoy Y. Bédécarrats,
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- Department of Animal Biosciences, University of Guelph, Guelph, ON, Canada
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- Graduate School of Integrated Sciences for Life, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan
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Teo CH, Phon B, Parhar I. The Role of GnIH in Biological Rhythms and Social Behaviors. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2021; 12:728862. [PMID: 34566893 PMCID: PMC8461181 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2021.728862] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Accepted: 08/23/2021] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) was first discovered in the Japanese quail, and peptides with a C-terminal LPXRFamide sequence, the signature protein structure defining GnIH orthologs, are well conserved across vertebrate species, including fish, reptiles, amphibians, avians, and mammals. In the mammalian brain, three RFamide-related proteins (RFRP-1, RFRP-2, RFRP-3 = GnIH) have been identified as orthologs to the avian GnIH. GnIH is found primarily in the hypothalamus of all vertebrate species, while its receptors are distributed throughout the brain including the hypothalamus and the pituitary. The primary role of GnIH as an inhibitor of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and pituitary gonadotropin release is well conserved in mammalian and non-mammalian species. Circadian rhythmicity of GnIH, regulated by light and seasons, can influence reproductive activity, mating behavior, aggressive behavior, and feeding behavior. There is a potential link between circadian rhythms of GnIH, anxiety-like behavior, sleep, stress, and infertility. Therefore, in this review, we highlight the functions of GnIH in biological rhythms, social behaviors, and reproductive and non-reproductive activities across a variety of mammalian and non-mammalian vertebrate species.
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Lents CA, Lindo AN, Hileman SM, Nonneman DJ. Physiological and genomic insight into neuroendocrine regulation of puberty in gilts. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2020; 73:106446. [PMID: 32199704 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2020.106446] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2019] [Revised: 01/27/2020] [Accepted: 01/29/2020] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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The timing of pubertal attainment in gilts is a critical factor for pork production and is an early indicator of future reproductive potential. Puberty, defined as age at first standing estrus in the presence of a boar, is brought about by an escape from estrogen inhibition of the GnRH pulse generator, which allows for increasing LH pulses leading to the onset of cyclicity. The biological mechanisms that control the timing of these events is related to decreasing inhibitory signals with a concomitant increase in stimulatory signals within the hypothalamus. The roles of gamma-aminobutyric acid, endogenous opioid peptides, and gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in negatively regulating gonadotropin secretion in gilts is explored. Developmental changes in stimulatory mechanisms of glutamatergic and kisspeptin neurons are important for increased LH pulsatility required for the occurrence of puberty in pigs. Age at first estrus of gilts is metabolically gated, and numerous metabolites, metabolic hormones, and appetite-regulating neurotransmitters have been implicated in the nutritional regulation of gonadotropin secretion. Leptin is an important metabolic signal linking body energy reserves with age at puberty in gilts. Leptin acting through neuropeptide Y and proopiomelanocortin neurons in the hypothalamus has important impacts on the function of the reproductive neurosecretory axis of gilts. Age at puberty in swine is heritable, and genomic analyses reveal it to be a polygenic trait. Genome-wide association studies for pubertal age in gilts have revealed several genomic regions in common with those identified for age at menarche in humans. Candidate genes have been identified that have important functions in growth and adiposity. Numerous genes regulating hypothalamic neuronal function, gonadotropes in the adenohypophysis, and ovarian follicular development have been identified and illustrate the complex maturational changes occurring in the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis during puberty in gilts.
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- C A Lents
- USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Reproduction Research Unit, Clay Center, NE 68966-0166, USA.
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9600, USA
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- Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-9600, USA
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- USDA, ARS, U.S. Meat Animal Research Center, Reproduction Research Unit, Clay Center, NE 68966-0166, USA
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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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Dardente H, Wood S, Ebling F, Sáenz de Miera C. An integrative view of mammalian seasonal neuroendocrinology. J Neuroendocrinol 2019; 31:e12729. [PMID: 31059174 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2019] [Revised: 04/29/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2019] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Seasonal neuroendocrine cycles that govern annual changes in reproductive activity, energy metabolism and hair growth are almost ubiquitous in mammals that have evolved at temperate and polar latitudes. Changes in nocturnal melatonin secretion regulating gene expression in the pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary stalk are a critical common feature in seasonal mammals. The PT sends signal(s) to the pars distalis of the pituitary to regulate prolactin secretion and thus the annual moult cycle. The PT also signals in a retrograde manner via thyroid-stimulating hormone to tanycytes, which line the ventral wall of the third ventricle in the hypothalamus. Tanycytes show seasonal plasticity in gene expression and play a pivotal role in regulating local thyroid hormone (TH) availability. Within the mediobasal hypothalamus, the cellular and molecular targets of TH remain elusive. However, two populations of hypothalamic neurones, which produce the RF-amide neuropeptides kisspeptin and RFRP3 (RF-amide related peptide 3), are plausible relays between TH and the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone-pituitary-gonadal axis. By contrast, the ways by which TH also impinges on hypothalamic systems regulating energy intake and expenditure remain unknown. Here, we review the neuroendocrine underpinnings of seasonality and identify several areas that warrant further research.
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- Hugues Dardente
- Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements, INRA, CNRS, IFCE, Université de Tours, Nouzilly, France
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- Department of Arctic and Marine Biology, The Arctic University of Norway, Tromsø, Norway
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- School of Life Sciences, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK
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Hu KL, Chang HM, Li R, Yu Y, Qiao J. Regulation of LH secretion by RFRP-3 - From the hypothalamus to the pituitary. Front Neuroendocrinol 2019; 52:12-21. [PMID: 29608929 DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2018.03.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2017] [Revised: 02/12/2018] [Accepted: 03/29/2018] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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RFamide-related peptides (RFRPs) have long been identified as inhibitors of the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonad axis in mammals. However, less progress has been made in the detailed roles of RFRPs in the control of LH secretion. Recent studies have suggested that RFRP-3 neurons in the hypothalamus can regulate the secretion of LH at different levels, including kisspeptin neurons, GnRH neurons, and the pituitary. Additionally, conflicting results regarding the effects of RFRP-3 on these levels exist. In this review, we collect the latest evidence related to the effects of RFRP-3 neurons in regulating LH secretion by acting on kisspeptin neurons, GnRH neurons, and the pituitary and discuss the potential role of the timely reduction of RFRP-3 signaling in the modulation of the preovulatory LH surge.
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- Kai-Lun Hu
- Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of British Columbia, British Columbia Children's Hospital Research Institute, Vancouver, British Columbia V5Z 4H4, Canada
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China.
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- Beijing Key Laboratory of Reproductive Endocrinology and Assisted Reproductive Technology and Key Laboratory of Assisted Reproduction, Ministry of Education, Center of Reproductive Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Peking University Third Hospital, Beijing 100191, China
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Mishra GK, Patra MK, Singh LK, Upmanyu V, Chakravarti S, M. K, Singh SK, Das GK, Kumar H, Krisnaswami N. Kiss1 and its receptor: molecular characterization and immunolocalization in the hypothalamus and corpus luteum of the buffalo. Anim Biotechnol 2018; 30:342-351. [DOI: 10.1080/10495398.2018.1520715] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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- Girish Kumar Mishra
- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Biological Standardization Division, Indian Veterinary research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Division of Biological Products, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Centre for Wildlife Conservation Management and Disease Surveillance, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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- Animal Reproduction Division, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
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Tsutsui K, Osugi T, Son YL, Ubuka T. Review: Structure, function and evolution of GnIH. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2018; 264:48-57. [PMID: 28754274 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.07.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2017] [Revised: 07/21/2017] [Accepted: 07/25/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022]
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Neuropeptides that possess the Arg-Phe-NH2 motif at their C-termini (i.e., RFamide peptides) have been characterized in the nervous system of both invertebrates and vertebrates. In vertebrates, RFamide peptides make a family and consist of the groups of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH), neuropeptide FF (NPFF), prolactin-releasing peptide (PrRP), kisspeptin (kiss1 and kiss2), and pyroglutamylated RFamide peptide/26RFamide peptide (QRFP/26RFa). It now appears that these vertebrate RFamide peptides exert important neuroendocrine, behavioral, sensory, and autonomic functions. In 2000, GnIH was discovered as a novel hypothalamic RFamide peptide inhibiting gonadotropin release in quail. Subsequent studies have demonstrated that GnIH acts on the brain and pituitary to modulate reproductive physiology and behavior across vertebrates. To clarify the origin and evolution of GnIH, the existence of GnIH was investigated in agnathans, the most ancient lineage of vertebrates, and basal chordates, such as tunicates and cephalochordates (represented by amphioxus). This review first summarizes the structure and function of GnIH and other RFamide peptides, in particular NPFF having a similar C-terminal structure of GnIH, in vertebrates. Then, this review describes the evolutionary origin of GnIH based on the studies in agnathans and basal chordates.
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- Kazuyoshi Tsutsui
- Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan.
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- Bioorganic Research Institute, Suntory Foundation for Life Sciences, Kyoto 619-0284, Japan
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- Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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- Brain Research Institute Monash Sunway, Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Monash University Malaysia, Bandar Sunway, Selangor 47500, Malaysia
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Kriegsfeld LJ, Jennings KJ, Bentley GE, Tsutsui K. Gonadotrophin-inhibitory hormone and its mammalian orthologue RFamide-related peptide-3: Discovery and functional implications for reproduction and stress. J Neuroendocrinol 2018; 30:e12597. [PMID: 29624758 PMCID: PMC6263162 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12597] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2017] [Revised: 03/26/2018] [Accepted: 03/28/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
At the turn of the millennium, a neuropeptide with pronounced inhibitory actions on avian pituitary gonadotrophin secretion was identified and named gonadotrophin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH). Across bird species, GnIH acts at the level of the pituitary and the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal system to inhibit reproduction. Subsequent to this initial discovery, orthologues of GnIH have been identified and characterised across a broad range of species. In many vertebrates, the actions of GnIH and its orthologues serve functional roles analogous to those seen in birds. In other cases, GnIH and its orthologues exhibit more diverse actions dependent on sex, species, season and reproductive condition. The present review highlights the discovery and functional implications of GnIH across species, focusing on research domains in which the significance of this neuropeptide has been explored most.
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- Lance J. Kriegsfeld
- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Corresponding Author: Lance J. Kriegsfeld, Ph.D. Neurobiology Laboratory, Department of Psychology and The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720-1650, USA, Phone: (510) 642-5148; Fax: (510) 642-5293;
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- Department of Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- The Helen Wills Neuroscience Institute, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
- Department of Integrative Biology, University of California, Berkeley, California 94720, USA
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- Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Waseda University, and Center for Medical Life Science of Waseda University, 2-2 Wakamatsu-cho, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8480, Japan
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Korthanke CM, Thorson JF, Prezotto LD, Welsh TH, Cardoso RC, Williams GL. Secretion of Gonadotropins in Response to a Novel Kiss-1 Receptor Agonist, RF9 in the Mare: Modulation by Estradiol-17β and Half-Life of RF9 in the Peripheral Circulation. J Equine Vet Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Lents CA, Thorson JF, Desaulniers AT, White BR. RFamide‐related peptide 3 and gonadotropin‐releasing hormone‐II are autocrine–paracrine regulators of testicular function in the boar. Mol Reprod Dev 2017; 84:994-1003. [DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22830] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Accepted: 04/24/2017] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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- Clay A. Lents
- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research ServiceU. S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay CenterNebraska
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- United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research ServiceU. S. Meat Animal Research CenterClay CenterNebraska
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- University of Nebraska‐LincolnDepartment of Animal ScienceLincolnNebraska
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- University of Nebraska‐LincolnDepartment of Animal ScienceLincolnNebraska
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Yumnamcha T, Khan ZA, Rajiv C, Devi SD, Mondal G, Sanjita Devi H, Bharali R, Chattoraj A. Interaction of melatonin and gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone on the zebrafish brain-pituitary-reproductive axis. Mol Reprod Dev 2017; 84:389-400. [PMID: 28295807 DOI: 10.1002/mrd.22795] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2017] [Revised: 02/07/2017] [Accepted: 03/04/2017] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Circadian cycles and photoperiod are known to influence reproductive physiology in several animals. Neuropeptides, such as gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GNIH) and gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GNRH), are influenced by melatonin in birds and mammals. The present study demonstrates the role of melatonin in oocyte maturation in the zebrafish (Danio rerio), via the brain-pituitary-reproductive axis, under different photic conditions. Melatonin was significantly higher both in the whole brain and ovary under continuous dark (DD) compared to continuous light (LL) conditions. Transcription of gnih in the brain was high in LL, but low in DD; similarly, melatonin exogenous treatment reduced gnih in cultured brain in a dose-dependent manner. Expression of gnrh3, however, was high in both continuous photic conditions (DD and LL), whereas fshb and lhb were high only during DD. kiss2, another neuropeptide, was high in LL, but kiss1 remain unchanged among the conditions. At the gonad level, expression of fshr, lhcgr, mtnr1aa, and mtnr1ab tracked with the expression of their respective ligand in DD and LL. The expression of mprb is high in DD ovary, although intra-ovarian growth factors (tgfb1a and bmp15) were low. The measured increased percentages of germinal vesicle breakdown, expression of Cyclin B1, and reduced Cdc2p34 phosphorylation are consistent with increased maturation in the dark. Our study thus links melatonin to the inhibition of gnih in the brain-pituitary-reproductive axis of zebrafish in response to photic conditions.
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- Thangal Yumnamcha
- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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- Department of Biotechnology, Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam, India
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- Biological Rhythm Laboratory, Animal Resources Programme, Institute of Bioresources and Sustainable Development, Government of India, Imphal, Manipur, India
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Ubuka T, Parhar I. Dual Actions of Mammalian and Piscine Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormones, RFamide-Related Peptides and LPXRFamide Peptides, in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne) 2017; 8:377. [PMID: 29375482 PMCID: PMC5768612 DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2017] [Accepted: 12/22/2017] [Indexed: 01/04/2023] Open
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Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that decreases gonadotropin synthesis and release by directly acting on the gonadotrope or by decreasing the activity of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons. GnIH is also called RFamide-related peptide in mammals or LPXRFamide peptide in fishes due to its characteristic C-terminal structure. The primary receptor for GnIH is GPR147 that inhibits cAMP production in target cells. Although most of the studies in mammals, birds, and fish have shown the inhibitory action of GnIH in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, several in vivo studies in mammals and many in vivo and in vitro studies in fish have shown its stimulatory action. In mouse, although the firing rate of the majority of GnRH neurons is decreased, a small population of GnRH neurons is stimulated by GnIH. In hamsters, GnIH inhibits luteinizing hormone (LH) release in the breeding season when their endogenous LH level is high but stimulates LH release in non-breeding season when their LH level is basal. Besides different effects of GnIH on the HPG axis depending on the reproductive stages in fish, higher concentration or longer duration of GnIH administration can stimulate their HPG axis. These results suggest that GnIH action in the HPG axis is modulated by sex-steroid concentration, the action of neuroestrogen synthesized by the activity of aromatase stimulated by GnIH, estrogen membrane receptor, heteromerization and internalization of GnIH, GnRH, and estrogen membrane receptors. The inhibitory and stimulatory action of GnIH in the HPG axis may have a physiological role to maintain reproductive homeostasis according to developmental and reproductive stages.
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- Takayoshi Ubuka
- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Brain Research Institute Monash Sunway, Monash University Malaysia, Sunway, Malaysia
- *Correspondence: Takayoshi Ubuka,
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- Jeffrey Cheah School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Brain Research Institute Monash Sunway, Monash University Malaysia, Sunway, Malaysia
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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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Decourt C, Anger K, Robert V, Lomet D, Bartzen-Sprauer J, Caraty A, Dufourny L, Anderson G, Beltramo M. No Evidence That RFamide-Related Peptide 3 Directly Modulates LH Secretion in the Ewe. Endocrinology 2016; 157:1566-75. [PMID: 26862995 DOI: 10.1210/en.2015-1854] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
Abstract
The neuropeptide RFamide-related peptide 3 (RFRP-3) has been implicated in the control of gonadotropin secretion in both birds and mammals. However, in mammals, depending on species, sex and photoperiod, inhibitory, excitatory, or no effect of RFRP-3 on the plasma concentration of LH has been reported. In the ewe, treatment with RFRP-3 either reduced LH concentration or had no effect, and treatment with an RFRP-3 receptor antagonist (ie, RF9) resulted in increased concentration of plasma LH. To clarify these conflicting results in the present study, a set of experiments was performed in ewes. Multiple iv injections of RFRP-3 (6 × 50 μg) in ovariectomized ewes had no effect on plasma LH pulsatility. In intact ewes a bolus injection (500 μg) or an injection (250, 500, or 1000 μg) followed by a 4-hour perfusion (250, 500, or 1000 μg · h(-1)) of RFRP-3 had no effect on the LH pulse induced by kisspeptin (6.5 μg). In ovariectomized, estrogen-replaced ewes, the LH surge induced by estradiol benzoate was not modified by a 24-hour perfusion of RFRP-3 (500 μg h(-1)). Finally, although treatment with RF9 induced a robust release of LH, treatment with a more selective RFRP-3 receptor antagonist, GJ14, resulted in no evident increase of LH. In contrast to the inhibitory effect previously suggested, our data are more consistent with the concept that RFRP-3 has no direct effect on LH secretion in ewes and that RF9 effect on LH release is likely not RFRP-3 receptor mediated. Hence, RFRP-3 probably has a minor role on the control of LH secretion in the ewe.
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- C Decourt
- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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- Unité Mixte de Recherche Physiologie de la Reproduction et des Comportements (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 85; Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, Unité Mixte de Recherche 7247, Université François Rabelais Tours, IFCE) (C.D., K.A., V.R., D.L., J.B.-S., A.C., L.D., M.B.), F-37380 Nouzilly, France; and Centre for Neuroendocrinology and Department of Anatomy (G.A.), University of Otago School of Medical Sciences, Dunedin 9054, New Zealand
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Barrell GK, Ridgway MJ, Wellby M, Pereira A, Henry BA, Clarke IJ. Expression of regulatory neuropeptides in the hypothalamus of red deer (Cervus elaphus) reveals anomalous relationships in the seasonal control of appetite and reproduction. Gen Comp Endocrinol 2016; 229:1-7. [PMID: 26899722 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.02.020] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2015] [Revised: 02/01/2016] [Accepted: 02/16/2016] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
Abstract
Red deer are seasonal with respect to reproduction and food intake, so we tested the hypothesis that their brains would show seasonal changes in numbers of cells containing hypothalamic neuropeptides that regulate these functions. We examined the brains of male and female deer in non-breeding and breeding seasons to quantify the production of kisspeptin, gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and γ-melanocyte stimulating hormone (γ-MSH - an index of pro-opiomelanocortin production), using immunohistochemistry. These neuropeptides are likely to be involved in the regulation of reproductive function and appetite. During the annual breeding season there were more cells producing kisspeptin in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus than during the non-breeding season in males and females whereas there was no seasonal difference in the expression of GnIH. There were more cells producing the appetite stimulating peptide, NPY, in the arcuate/median eminence regions of the hypothalamus of females during the non-breeding season whereas the levels of an appetite suppressing peptide, γ-MSH, were highest in the breeding season. Male deer brains exhibited the converse, with NPY cell numbers highest in the breeding season and γ-MSH levels highest in the non-breeding season. These results support a role for kisspeptin as an important stimulatory regulator of seasonal breeding in deer, as in other species, but suggest a lack of involvement of GnIH in the seasonality of reproduction in deer. In the case of appetite regulation, the pattern exhibited by females for NPY and γ-MSH was as expected for the breeding and non-breeding seasons, based on previous studies of these peptides in sheep and the seasonal cycle of appetite reported for various species of deer. An inverse result in male deer most probably reflects the response of appetite regulating cells to negative energy balance during the mating season. Differences between the sexes in the seasonal changes in appetite regulating peptide cells of the hypothalamus present an interesting model for future studies.
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- G K Barrell
- Faculty of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Canterbury, New Zealand.
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- Faculty of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Faculty of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Lincoln University, Lincoln 7647, Canterbury, New Zealand
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- Department of Physiology, Building 13F, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Building 13F, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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- Department of Physiology, Building 13F, Monash University, Clayton, VIC 3800, Australia
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Thorson JF, Desaulniers AT, Lee C, White BR, Ford JJ, Lents CA. The role of RFamide-related peptide 3 (RFRP3) in regulation of the neuroendocrine reproductive and growth axes of the boar. Anim Reprod Sci 2015; 159:60-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2015.05.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2014] [Revised: 05/08/2015] [Accepted: 05/15/2015] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Osugi T, Ubuka T, Tsutsui K. An evolutionary scenario for gonadotrophin-inhibitory hormone in chordates. J Neuroendocrinol 2015; 27:556-66. [PMID: 25494813 DOI: 10.1111/jne.12246] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2014] [Revised: 12/03/2014] [Accepted: 12/08/2014] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
Abstract
In 2000, we discovered a novel hypothalamic neuropeptide that actively inhibits gonadotrophin release in quail and termed it gonadotrophin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH). GnIH peptides have subsequently been identified in most representative species of gnathostomes. They all share a C-terminal LPXRFamide (X = L or Q) motif. GnIH can inhibit gonadotrophin synthesis and release by decreasing the activity of GnRH neuroes, as well as by directly inhibiting pituitary gonadotrophin secretion in birds and mammals. To investigate the evolutionary origin of GnIH and its ancestral function, we identified a GnIH precursor gene encoding GnIHs from the brain of sea lamprey, the most ancient lineage of vertebrates. Lamprey GnIHs possess a C-terminal PQRFamide motif. In vivo administration of one of lamprey GnIHs stimulated the expression of lamprey GnRH in the hypothalamus and gonadotophin β mRNA in the pituitary. Thus, GnIH may have emerged in agnathans as a stimulatory neuropeptide that subsequently diverged to an inhibitory neuropeptide during the course of evolution from basal vertebrates to later-evolved vertebrates, such as birds and mammals. From a structural point of view, pain modulatory neuropeptides, such as neuropeptide FF (NPFF) and neuropeptide AF, share a C-terminal PQRFamide motif. Because agnathans possess both GnIH and NPFF genes, the origin of GnIH and NPFF genes may date back before the emergence of agnathans. More recently, we identified a novel gene encoding RFamide peptides in the amphioxus. Molecular phylogenetic analysis and synteny analysis indicated that this gene is closely related to the genes of GnIH and NPFF of vertebrates. The results suggest that the identified protochordate gene is similar to the common ancestor of GnIH and NPFF genes, indicating that the origin of GnIH and NPFF may date back to the time of the emergence of early chordates. The GnIH and NPFF genes may have diverged by whole-genome duplication during the course of vertebrate evolution.
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- T Osugi
- Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Biology and Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University, Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
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Osugi T, Ubuka T, Tsutsui K. Review: evolution of GnIH and related peptides structure and function in the chordates. Front Neurosci 2014; 8:255. [PMID: 25177268 PMCID: PMC4133751 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2014.00255] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Discovery of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in the Japanese quail in 2000 was the first to demonstrate the existence of a hypothalamic neuropeptide inhibiting gonadotropin release. We now know that GnIH regulates reproduction by inhibiting gonadotropin synthesis and release via action on the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system and the gonadotrope in various vertebrates. GnIH peptides identified in birds and mammals have a common LPXRF-amide (X = L or Q) motif at the C-terminus and inhibit pituitary gonadotropin secretion. However, the function and structure of GnIH peptides are diverse in fish. Goldfish GnIHs possessing a C-terminal LPXRF-amide motif have both stimulatory and inhibitory effects on gonadotropin synthesis or release. The C-terminal sequence of grass puffer and medaka GnIHs are MPQRF-amide. To investigate the evolutionary origin of GnIH and its ancestral structure and function, we searched for GnIH in agnathans, the most ancient lineage of vertebrates. We identified GnIH precursor gene and mature GnIH peptides with C-terminal QPQRF-amide or RPQRF-amide from the brain of sea lamprey. Lamprey GnIH fibers were in close proximity to GnRH-III neurons. Further, one of lamprey GnIHs stimulated the expression of lamprey GnRH-III peptide in the hypothalamus and gonadotropic hormone β mRNA expression in the pituitary. We further identified the ancestral form of GnIH, which had a C-terminal RPQRF-amide, and its receptors in amphioxus, the most basal chordate species. The amphioxus GnIH inhibited cAMP signaling in vitro. In sum, the original forms of GnIH may date back to the time of the emergence of early chordates. GnIH peptides may have had various C-terminal structures slightly different from LPXRF-amide in basal chordates, which had stimulatory and/or inhibitory functions on reproduction. The C-terminal LPXRF-amide structure and its inhibitory function on reproduction may be selected in later-evolved vertebrates, such as birds and mammals.
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- Tomohiro Osugi
- Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
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- Laboratory of Integrative Brain Sciences, Department of Biology, Center for Medical Life Science, Waseda University Tokyo, Japan
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