| Title: | Direct innervation of GnRH neurons by metabolic- and sexual odorant-sensing leptin receptor neurons in the hypothalamic ventral premammillary nucleus |
| Author(s): | Leshan RL; Louis GW; Jo YH; Rhodes CJ; Munzberg H; Myers MG; |
| Address: | "Division of Metabolism, Endocrinology, and Diabetes, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan 48109, USA" |
| DOI: | 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0155-09.2009 |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1529-2401 (Electronic) 0270-6474 (Print) 0270-6474 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Leptin acts via its receptor (LepRb) on specific CNS neurons to signal the adequacy of long-term energy stores, thereby permitting the expenditure of resources on energy-intensive processes such as reproduction. The ventral premammillary nucleus of the hypothalamus (PMv), which has been implicated in the stimulation of gonadotropin release by olfactory cues, contains numerous LepRb neurons, suggesting a potential role for LepRb PMv neurons in transmitting both metabolic and odorant signals to the neuroendocrine reproductive system. Indeed, Fos immunoreactivity and electrophysiologic recordings revealed the direct activation of LepRb PMv neurons by leptin, and exposure to odors from mice of the opposite sex promoted Fos immunoreactivity (Fos-IR) in many LepRb PMv neurons. To determine the regions innervated by the LepRb PMv neurons, we used two novel cre-activated tract-tracing systems in Lepr(cre) animals; data from these systems and from standard tracing techniques revealed that LepRb PMv neurons project to a subset of the regions, including the preoptic area, that are innervated by the PMv as a whole. Furthermore, the retrograde accumulation in LepRb PMv neurons of a trans-synaptic tracer from GnRH neurons revealed the direct innervation of GnRH neurons by many LepRb PMv neurons. Thus, LepRb PMv neurons sense metabolic and sexual odorant cues and project to the rostral hypothalamus to directly innervate GnRH neurons. These results are consistent with a role for LepRb PMv neurons in regulating the reproductive axis in response to metabolic and odorant stimuli" |
| Keywords: | "Animals Female Gene Knock-In Techniques Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/analysis/*metabolism Hypothalamus/*chemistry/drug effects/physiology In Vitro Techniques Male Mice Mice, Inbred C57BL Mice, Transgenic Nerve Net/chemistry/drug effects/metabolism Neuro;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineLeshan, Rebecca L Louis, Gwendolyn W Jo, Young-Hwan Rhodes, Christopher J Munzberg, Heike Myers, Martin G Jr eng T32 HD049340-03/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ DK078056/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ R01 DK078056-02/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ P30 DK036836/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ CA46592/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ P30 DK036836-169014/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ P30 DK020572/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ T32 HD007048/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ DK020572/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ R01 DK055267/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ T32 HD049340/HD/NICHD NIH HHS/ P30 CA046592/CA/NCI NIH HHS/ R01 DK057768/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ P60 DK020572/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ R01 DK078056/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ R01 DK057768-09/DK/NIDDK NIH HHS/ Comparative Study Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't 2009/03/13 J Neurosci. 2009 Mar 11; 29(10):3138-47. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.0155-09.2009" |
