Abstract:
:Estrogen plays pivotal roles in body weight regulation through its effects on central estrogen receptor-α (ERα) expression. ERα is found on neurons that express the hypothalamic anorexigenic factors steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC) mediate these effects of estrogen. As the gonadal hormonal milieu is drastically altered during the developmental period, the expression levels of SF-1 and POMC might also change during this period. In this study, we showed that hypothalamic SF-1 and ERα mRNA expression did not change during the neonatal to pre-pubertal period (from postnatal day 10 to 30), and there were no significant differences in the hypothalamic mRNA expression levels of these molecules between males and females at any examined age. On the other hand, hypothalamic POMC mRNA expression and the serum estradiol (E2) level increased during development in both males and females. Significant positive correlations were detected between the serum E2 level and hypothalamic POMC mRNA expression in both males and females. Hypothalamic ERα and POMC mRNA expression were decreased by fasting in male rats at all examined ages, whereas fasting had no effect on hypothalamic ERα or POMC mRNA expression in the female rats. These results indicate that the regulatory system involving E2 and hypothalamic POMC expression might already be established in the neonatal period and that the roles of POMC and ERα in body weight regulation during development might differ slightly between males and females.
journal_name
Endocr Jjournal_title
Endocrine journalauthors
Iwasa T,Matsuzaki T,Mayila Y,Yano K,Irahara Mdoi
10.1507/endocrj.EJ17-0140subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2017-12-28 00:00:00pages
1157-1163issue
12eissn
0918-8959issn
1348-4540journal_volume
64pub_type
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