Neuropeptide Y gene expression in male sheep: influence of photoperiod and testosterone.

Abstract:

:The frequency of pulsatile release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) is high in the breeding season and low in the nonbreeding season. These alterations in the patterns of GnRH and LH release are due to an interaction of daylength and gonadal steroid negative feedback. A vast amount of data indicates that steroid-responsive neural systems may play a role in regulating seasonal changes in GnRH release. One candidate system is neuropeptide Y (NPY). To determine the independent and interactive influences of photoperiod and steroid exposure on NPY mRNA levels, we used hypothalamic tissue from four groups (n = 4 per group) of castrated male sheep that were simultaneously housed in photochambers and exposed to: (1) a 16L:8D photoperiod (LD); (2) LD and implanted with testosterone (LD + T); (3) a 10L:14D photoperiod (SD), and (4) SD + T. Circulating levels of T averaged 2.8 +/- 0.2 ng/ml in implanted animals, but were undetectable in nonimplanted males. Mean LH levels were significantly reduced (p < 0.01) in the LD + T group as compared with the other groups which did not differ from each other. The silver grain area per NPY neuron in the arcuate nucleus, as assessed by in situ hybridization, was inversely related to mean LH values, with the grain area per cell being significantly greater (p < 0.05) for LD + T males than for all other groups which did not differ from each other. NPY cell numbers were not significantly different (p > 0.10) among the treatment groups. These results show that NPY mRNA expression is increased in male sheep during a LD photoperiod in a T-dependent manner. Our data are consistent with the idea that NPY is involved in the seasonal regulation of GnRH and LH release in the male sheep.

journal_name

Neuroendocrinology

journal_title

Neuroendocrinology

authors

Dobbins A,Lubbers LS,Jackson GL,Kuehl DE,Hileman SM

doi

10.1159/000076631

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2004-02-01 00:00:00

pages

82-9

issue

2

eissn

0028-3835

issn

1423-0194

pii

76631

journal_volume

79

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