Effects of estradiol and progesterone on immunoreactive forms of hypothalamic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
Effects of estradiol and progesterone on immunoreactive forms of hypothalamic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone.
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雌二醇和黄体酮对下丘脑黄体生成素释放激素免疫反应形式的影响。
DOI:
10.1159/000124505
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发表时间:
1986
影响因子:
4.1
通讯作者:
C. Kordon
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作者:
S. Drouva;J. Gautron;E. Pattou;E. Laplante;C. Kordon
In order to investigate mechanisms underlying the ovarian steroid action on hypothalamic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) neurons, LHRH and a higher immunoreactive molecular form (MW 1,800 daltons) of the decapeptide were immunoassayed with antibodies of different specificities in hypothalamic subcellular fractions, after molecular sieve filtration on Biogel P4 columns equilibrated with 0.2 N acetic acid containing 0.02% sodium azide. The study was performed in ovariectomized (OVX), ovariectomized estradiol-implanted (OVX + E2) or OVX + E2 progesterone one-treated rats (OVX + E2 + P). The animals were killed before or during the circadian luteinizing hormone (LH) surge. The amount of LHRH-like immunoreactivity recovered from the synaptosomal fraction was slightly increased in OVX + E2-implanted animals but very markedly augmented in OVX + E2 + P-treated rats. In contrast, the higher molecular form recovered from a high-speed supernatant was markedly decreased in OVX + E2 + P-treated rats when compared to the other groups. At the time of maximal LH release induced by E2 + P administration, hypothalamic LHRH was markedly depleted, whereas the larger molecular form was notably augmented. The data suggest that ovarian steroids not only influence release of hypothalamic LHRH but also the processing of LHRH precursor forms.