Abstract:
:Gonadotropin subunit gene expression is regulated by gonadal, hypothalamic, and locally derived hormones. In particular, activin rapidly (within hours) acts at the gonadotrope to selectively increase the expression of FSH beta messenger RNA (mRNA). A family of activin receptors (ActRI, ActRII, and ActRIIB) has been identified, which is expressed in the pituitary as well as numerous other tissues in which activin is thought to act. As alterations in activin sensitivity could modulate activin action and, thereby, FSH beta mRNA, the purpose of this study was to determine whether ovariectomy (OVX), which results in rapid (< 2 h) increases in FSH beta, is associated with changes in ActRII gene expression. Adult female rats were ovariectomized, and some animals also received a GnRH antagonist from the time of OVX. Animals were killed between 2 h and 7 days later, and ActRII mRNA levels were measured by a quantitative reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay. Although levels were unchanged at 2 h, ActRII mRNA levels increased 5- to 6-fold by 8 h and remained increased through 7 days after OVX. These changes were not altered by GnRH blockade. To determine whether ActRII was regulated by gonadal steroids, female rats were ovariectomized, and some animals were replaced with estradiol and progesterone (Silastic implants) for 2 days. Again, ActRII mRNA levels increased significantly after OVX, and gonadal steroid replacement had no effect. Finally, to investigate whether pituitary ActRII mRNAs are regulated by circulating inhibin, intact female rats were treated with an inhibin antiserum or nonimmune sheep serum as a control and killed 12 h later. Despite its action to increase FSH beta mRNA and FSH secretion, selective removal of inhibin did not alter ActRII mRNA levels. Based on these results we conclude the following. 1) Pituitary ActRII mRNAs increase rapidly after OVX, although increases in FSH beta precede changes in ActRII. These data suggest that changes in activin sensitivity may be a factor involved in the regulation of FSH beta. 2) An ovarian factor, other than inhibin, estradiol, and progesterone, acting independently of GnRH maintains an inhibitory tone on pituitary ActRII gene expression in adult rats.
journal_name
Endocrinologyjournal_title
Endocrinologyauthors
Dalkin AC,Gilrain JT,Marshall JCdoi
10.1210/endo.135.3.8070390subject
Has Abstractpub_date
1994-09-01 00:00:00pages
944-9issue
3eissn
0013-7227issn
1945-7170journal_volume
135pub_type
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