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Vieyra E, Calderón R, Linares R, Rosas G, Ramírez DA, Espinoza JA, Chaparro A, Silva CC, Domínguez R, Morales-Ledesma L. Pharmacologic blockade of nicotinic receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus increases ovarian atresia and inhibits follicular growth. J Neuroendocrinol 2024:e13421. [PMID: 38826071 DOI: 10.1111/jne.13421] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/24/2023] [Revised: 05/16/2024] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/04/2024]
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Reproduction in all mammalian species depends on the growth and maturation of ovarian follicles, that is, folliculogenesis. Follicular development can culminate with the rupture of mature follicles and the consequent expulsion of their oocytes (ovulation) or in atresia, characterized by the arrest of development and eventual degeneration. These processes are regulated by different neuroendocrine signals arising at different hypothalamic nuclei, including the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). In the later, the activation of muscarinic receptors (mAChRs) and nicotinic receptors (nAChRs) by acetylcholine is essential for the regulation of the pre-ovulatory signals that stimulate the rupture of mature follicles. To evaluate the participation of the nAChRs in the SCN throughout the oestrous cycle in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis. For this purpose, 90-day-old adult female rats in metoestrus, dioestrus, proestrus or oestrus were microinjected into the left- or right-SCN with 0.3 μL of saline solution as vehicle or with 0.225 μg of mecamylamine (Mec), a non-selective antagonist of the nicotinic receptors, diluted in 0.3 μL of vehicle. The animals were sacrificed when they presented vaginal cornification, indicative of oestrus stage, and the effects of the unilateral pharmacological blockade of the nAChRs in the SCN on follicular development, ovulation and secretion of oestradiol and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) were evaluated. The microinjection of Mec decreased the serum levels of FSH, which resulted in a lower number of growing and healthy follicles and an increase in atresia. The higher percentage of atresia in pre-ovulatory follicles was related to a decrease in the number of ova shed and abnormalities in oestradiol secretion. We also detected asymmetric responses between the left and right treatments that depended on the stage of the oestrous cycle. The present results allow us to suggest that during all the stages of the oestrous cycle, cholinergic signals that act on the nAChRs in the SCN are pivotal to modulate the secretion of gonadotropins and hence the physiology of the ovaries. Further research is needed to determine if such signals are generated by the cholinergic neurons in the SCN or by cholinergic afferents to the SCN.
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- Elizabeth Vieyra
- Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Chronobiology of Reproduction Research Lab, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
- Chronobiology of Reproduction Research Lab, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Laboratorio de Endocrinología, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza Campus III, UNAM, Tlaxcala, Mexico
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- Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Chronobiology of Reproduction Research Lab, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Chronobiology of Reproduction Research Lab, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Mexico City, Mexico
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Vieyra E, García JC, Zarco HA, Linares R, Rosas G, Ramírez DA, Chaparro A, Espinoza JA, Domínguez R, Morales-Ledesma L. Suprachiasmatic nucleus and vagus nerve trigger preovulatory LH and ovulation. Reproduction 2023; 165:147-157. [PMID: 36342662 DOI: 10.1530/rep-22-0119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/07/2022] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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In brief In the proestrus day, the neural and endocrine signals modulate ovarian function. This study shows vagus nerve plays a role in the multisynaptic pathways of communication between the suprachiasmatic nucleus and the ovaries where such neural information determines ovulation. Abstract The suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) regulates the activity of several peripheral organs through a parasympathetic-sympathetic pathway. Previously, we demonstrated that atropine (ATR) microinjection in the right SCN of rats during proestrus blocks ovulation. In the present study, we analysed whether the vagus nerve is one of the neural pathways by which the SCN regulates ovulation. For this, CIIZ-V strain cyclic rats on the day of proestrus were microinjected with a saline solution (vehicle) or ATR in the right or left SCN, which was followed by ventral laparotomy or ipsilateral vagotomy to the microinjection side. Some animal groups were sacrificed (i) on the same day of the surgery to measure oestradiol, progesterone and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels or (ii) at 24 h after surgery to evaluate ovulation. The left vagotomy in rats microinjected with ATR in the left SCN did not modify ovulation. In rats with ATR microinjection in the right SCN, the right vagotomy increased the levels of steroids and LH on the proestrus and ovulatory response. The present results suggest that the right vagus nerve plays a role in the multisynaptic pathways of communication between the SCN and the ovaries and indicate that such neural information participates in the regulation of the oestradiol and progesterone surge, which triggers the preovulatory peak of LH and determines ovulation.
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- Elizabeth Vieyra
- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México.,Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Chronobiology of Reproduction Research Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Laboratorio de Endocrinología, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza Campus III, UNAM, San Miguel Contla, Tlaxcala, México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Chronobiology of Reproduction Research Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, Ciudad de México
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Buijs RM, Soto Tinoco EC, Hurtado Alvarado G, Escobar C. The circadian system: From clocks to physiology. HANDBOOK OF CLINICAL NEUROLOGY 2021; 179:233-247. [PMID: 34225965 DOI: 10.1016/b978-0-12-819975-6.00013-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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The circadian system, composed of the central autonomous clock, the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN), and systems of the body that follow the signals of the SCN, continuously change the homeostatic set points of the body over the day-night cycle. Changes in the body's physiological state that do not agree with the time of the day feedback to the hypothalamus, and provide input to the SCN to adjust the condition, thus reaching another set point required by the changed conditions. This allows the adjustment of the set points to another level when environmental conditions change, which is thought to promote adaptation and survival. In fasting, the body temperature drops to a lower level only at the beginning of the sleep phase. Stressful conditions raise blood pressure relatively more during the active period than during the rest phase. Extensive, mostly reciprocal SCN interactions, with hypothalamic networks, induce these physiological adjustments by hormonal and autonomic control of the body's organs. More importantly, in addition to SCN's hormonal and autonomic influences, SCN induced behavior, such as rhythmic food intake, induces the oscillation of many genes in all tissues, including the so-called clock genes, which have an essential role as a transcriptional driving force for numerous cellular processes. Consequently, the light-dark cycle, the rhythm of the SCN, and the resulting rhythm in behavior need to be perfectly synchronized, especially where it involves synchronizing food intake with the activity phase. If these rhythms are not synchronous for extended periods of times, such as during shift work, light exposure at night, or frequent night eating, disease may develop. As such, our circadian system is a perfect illustration of how hypothalamic-driven processes depend on and interact with each other and need to be in seamless synchrony with the body's physiology.
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- Ruud M Buijs
- Hypothalamic Integration Mechanisms Laboratory, Department of Cellular Biology and Physiology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, Mexico.
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- Hypothalamic Integration Mechanisms Laboratory, Department of Cellular Biology and Physiology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Hypothalamic Integration Mechanisms Laboratory, Department of Cellular Biology and Physiology, Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, Mexico
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- Faculty of Medicine, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM), Ciudad de México, Mexico
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Ramírez Hernández DA, Vieyra Valdez E, Rosas Gavilán G, Linares Culebro R, Espinoza Moreno JA, Chaparro Ortega A, Domínguez Casalá R, Morales-Ledesma L. Role of the superior ovarian nerve in the regulation of follicular development and steroidogenesis in the morning of diestrus 1. J Assist Reprod Genet 2020; 37:1477-1488. [PMID: 32363564 PMCID: PMC7311564 DOI: 10.1007/s10815-020-01787-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2019] [Accepted: 04/17/2020] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Little is known about the role of the superior ovarian nerve (SON) in follicular development during the estrus cycle. The aim of the present study was to analyze the role of neural signals arriving through the SON at the ovaries in the regulation of follicular development and ovarian steroid secretion in diestrus 1 of cyclic rats. METHODS Cyclic rats were subjected to left, right, or bilateral SON sectioning or to unilateral or bilateral laparotomy at diestrus 1 at 11:00 h. Animals were sacrificed 24 h after surgery. RESULTS Compared to laparotomized animals, unilateral SON sectioning decreased the number of preovulatory follicles, while bilateral SON sectioning resulted in a decreased number of atretic preantral follicles. An important observation was the presence of invaginations in the follicular wall of large antral and preovulatory follicles in animals with denervation. Furthermore, left SON sectioning increased progesterone levels but decreased testosterone levels, which are effects that were not observed in animals that were subjected to right denervation. CONCLUSIONS At 11:00 h of diestrus 1, the SON was found to stimulate follicle development, possibly via neural signals, such as noradrenaline and/or vasoactive intestinal peptide, and this stimulation induced the formation of follicle-stimulating hormone receptors. The role of the SON in the regulation of ovarian steroid secretion is asymmetric: the left SON inhibits the regulation of progesterone and stimulates testosterone secretion, and the right nerve does not participate in these processes.
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- Deyra A Ramírez Hernández
- Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza Campus III, UNAM, CP90640, San Miguel Contla, Tlaxcala, Mexico.,Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, UNAM, AP 9-020, CP15000, Mexico, D. F, Mexico.
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Evidence that Melatonin Increases Inhibin Beta-A and Follistatin Gene Expression in Ovaries of Pinealectomized Rats. Reprod Sci 2020; 27:1455-1464. [PMID: 32046468 DOI: 10.1007/s43032-020-00162-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Melatonin plays an important role in the regulation of ovarian function including oocyte maturation in different mammalian species. Many studies indicate that melatonin has an impact on the ovarian function of a variety of ovarian cells. However, the information on the exact mechanism and involved hormones is low. To evaluate inhibin beta-A (INHBA) and follistatin (FST) expression in the ovaries of pinealectomized rats treated with melatonin, thirty adult female Wistar rats were randomized into three groups of ten animals each: group 1 (GSh), sham-operated controls receiving vehicle; group 2 (GPx), pinealectomized animals receiving vehicle; and group 3 (GPxMe), pinealectomized animals receiving replacement melatonin (1.0 mg/kg body weight. It was assumed that each animal drank 6.5 ± 1.2 ml per night and weighs approximately 300 g.) for 60 consecutive days. The ovaries were collected for mRNA abundance and protein of INHBA and FST by qRT-PCR and immunohistochemical analyses, respectively. Treatment with melatonin resulted in the upregulation of INHBA and FST genes in the ovarian tissue of the melatonin-treated animals (GPxMe), when compared with GPx. These findings were then confirmed by analyzing the expression of protein by immunohistochemical analyses, which revealed higher immunoreactivity of INHBA and FST in GPxMe animals in the follicular cells compared with GSh and GPx rats. Melatonin increases the expression of INHBA and FST in the ovaries of pinealectomized female rats.
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Vieyra E, Ramírez DA, Linares R, Rosas G, Domínguez R, Morales‐Ledesma L. Stimulation of nicotinic receptors in the suprachiasmatic nucleus results in a higher number of growing follicles and ova shed. Exp Physiol 2019; 104:1179-1189. [DOI: 10.1113/ep087538] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2018] [Accepted: 06/24/2019] [Indexed: 01/05/2023]
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- Elizabeth Vieyra
- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction LaboratoryFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Laboratorio de Investigación en Cronobiología y ReproducciónFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction LaboratoryFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction LaboratoryFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction LaboratoryFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Laboratorio de Investigación en Cronobiología y ReproducciónFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction LaboratoryFacultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza UNAM, AP 9‐020 CP 15000 México D.F
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Sleep is a phenomenon in animal behavior as enigmatic as it is ubiquitous, and one deeply tied to endocrine function. Though there are still many unanswered questions about the neurochemical basis of sleep and its functions, extensive interactions have been identified between sleep and the endocrine system, in both the endocrine system's effect on sleep and sleep's effect on the endocrine system. Unfortunately, until recent years, much research on sleep behavior largely disregarded its connections with the endocrine system. Use of both clinical studies and rodent models to investigate interactions between neuroendocrine function, including biological sex, and sleep therefore presents a promising area of further exploration. Further investigation of the neurobiological and neuroendocrine basis of sleep could have wide impact on a number of clinical and basic science fields. In this review, we summarize the state of basic sleep biology and its connections to the field of neuroendocrine biology, as well as suggest key future directions for the neuroendocrine regulation of sleep that may significantly impact new therapies for sleep disorders in women and men.
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- Philip C Smith
- Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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- Department of Pharmacology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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Rosas G, Linares R, Ramírez DA, Vieyra E, Trujillo A, Domínguez R, Morales-Ledesma L. The Neural Signals of the Superior Ovarian Nerve Modulate in an Asymmetric Way the Ovarian Steroidogenic Response to the Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide. Front Physiol 2018; 9:1142. [PMID: 30177887 PMCID: PMC6110177 DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2018.01142] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 07/30/2018] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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The superior ovarian nerve (SON) provides neuropeptide-Y, norepinephrine and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) to the ovaries. Ovarian steroidogenesis is modulated by the SON. In the cyclic rat, the acute steroidogenic response to ovarian microinjection of VIP is asymmetric and varies during the estrous cycle. In the present study, we analyze whether the differential effects of VIP in each ovary are modulated by the neural signals arriving through the SON. Cyclic female rats were submitted on diestrus-1, diestrus-2, proestrus, or estrus to a unilateral section of the SON, and immediately afterward, the denervated ovary was either microinjected or not with VIP. Animals were sacrificed 1 h after treatment. The injection of VIP into the left denervated ovary performed on diestrus-1 decreased progesterone levels in comparison with the left SON sectioning group; similar effects were observed on proestrus when VIP was injected into either of the denervated ovaries. Compared to the left SON sectioning group, VIP treatment into the left denervated ovary on diestrus-2 or proestrus decreased testosterone levels, whereas on diestrus-1, proestrus or estrus, the same treatment resulted in higher estradiol levels. Compared to the right SON sectioning group, VIP injected into the right denervated ovary yielded higher testosterone levels on diestrus-1 and estrus and lower testosterone levels on proestrus. VIP injection into the right denervated ovary increased estradiol levels on diestrus-2 or estrus while decreasing them on proestrus. Our results indicate that in the adult cyclic rat, the set neural signals arriving to the ovaries through the SON asymmetrically modulate the role of VIP on steroid hormone secretion, depending on the endocrine status of the animal. The results also support the hypothesis that the left and right ovary respond differently to the VIPergic stimulus.
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- Gabriela Rosas
- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla, Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Puebla, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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- Biology of Reproduction Research Unit, Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Mexico, Mexico City, Mexico
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