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J Fish Biol

Title:		Variation with reproductive status of PGE(2)receptor immunoreactivities in the Bostrichthys sinensis olfactory system
Author(s):		Lai XJ; Hong WS;
Address:		"State Key Laboratory of Marine Environmental Science and Department of Oceanography, Xiamen University, Xiamen, China"
Journal Title:		J Fish Biol
Year:		2010
Volume:		77
Issue:		7
Page Number:		1542 - 1551
DOI:		10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02791.x
ISSN/ISBN:		1095-8649 (Electronic) 0022-1112 (Linking)
Abstract:		"The role of PGE(2) as a putative sex pheromone in Chinese black sleeper Bostrichthys sinensis was investigated, using immunocytochemistry and how the immunoreactivities of the prostaglandin E(2) (PGE(2) ) receptor subtypes EP(1) , EP(2) , EP(3) and EP(4) varied with reproductive status in the olfactory system was determined. The results showed that PGE(2) receptors were present in the whole of the olfactory system of B. sinensis, and that the number of receptors was linked to the reproductive status of the fish. The densities of EP(1) immunoreactivity in the olfactory epithelium of mature fish were significantly (P < 0.01) higher than those in immature fish of both sexes, and the densities of EP(2) and EP(3) immunoreactivities in mature fish were higher (but not significantly) than those in immature fish of both sexes. In the olfactory nerve, the density of EP(2) immunoreactivity in mature fish was higher (but not significantly) than that in immature fish in both sexes. In the olfactory bulb, the densities of EP(1-4) immunoreactivities in mature females were significantly (P < 0.05 or <0.01) higher than those in immature females, and the density of EP(4) immunoreactivity in mature males was significantly (P < 0.01) higher than that in immature males. As far as is known, the present study is the first report of the immunoreactivities of PGE(2) receptor subtypes in the olfactory system of a teleost, and offers new findings regarding the role of PGE(2) as sex pheromone and hormone in the reproductive behaviour and pheromonal communication of B. sinensis"
Keywords:		"Animals Female Male Olfactory Pathways/cytology/metabolism/*physiology Perciformes/anatomy & histology/*physiology Receptors, Prostaglandin E/*metabolism Reproduction/*physiology;"
Notes:		"MedlineLai, X-J Hong, W-S eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't England 2010/11/17 J Fish Biol. 2010 Nov; 77(7):1542-51. doi: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2010.02791.x"