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BMC Neurosci


Title:Pheromonal bile acid 3-ketopetromyzonol sulfate primes the neuroendocrine system in sea lamprey
Author(s):Chung-Davidson YW; Wang H; Siefkes MJ; Bryan MB; Wu H; Johnson NS; Li W;
Address:"Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 13 Natural Resources Building, 480 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA"
Journal Title:BMC Neurosci
Year:2013
Volume:20130120
Issue:
Page Number:11 -
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-11
ISSN/ISBN:1471-2202 (Electronic) 1471-2202 (Linking)
Abstract:"BACKGROUND: Vertebrate pheromones are known to prime the endocrine system, especially the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. However, no known pheromone molecule has been shown to modulate directly the synthesis or release of gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH), the main regulator of the HPG axis. We selected sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) as a model system to determine whether a single pheromone component alters the output of GnRH.Sea lamprey male sex pheromones contain a main component, 7alpha, 12alpha, 24-trihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-3-one 24-sulfate (3 keto-petromyzonol sulfate or 3kPZS), which has been shown to modulate behaviors of mature females. Through a series of experiments, we tested the hypothesis that 3kPZS modulates both synthesis and release of GnRH, and subsequently, HPG output in immature sea lamprey. RESULTS: The results showed that natural male pheromone mixtures induced differential steroid responses but facilitated sexual maturation in both sexes of immature animals (chi(2) = 5.042, dF = 1, p < 0.05). Exposure to 3kPZS increased plasma 15alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (15alpha-P) concentrations (one-way ANOVA, p < 0.05) and brain gene expressions (genes examined: three lamprey (l) GnRH-I transcripts, lGnRH-III, Jun and Jun N-terminal kinase (JNK); one-way ANOVA, p < 0.05), but did not alter the number of GnRH neurons in the hypothalamus in immature animals. In addition, 3kPZS treatments increased lGnRH peptide concentrations in the forebrain and modulated their levels in plasma. Overall, 3kPZS modulation of HPG axis is more pronounced in immature males than in females. CONCLUSIONS: We conclude that a single male pheromone component primes the HPG axis in immature sea lamprey in a sexually dimorphic manner"
Keywords:Analysis of Variance Animals Bile Acids and Salts/*pharmacology Cholic Acids/*pharmacology Female Gene Expression Regulation/drug effects Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/analogs & derivatives/genetics/metabolism Hydroxyprogesterones/blood MAP Kinase Kinase;
Notes:"MedlineChung-Davidson, Yu-Wen Wang, Huiyong Siefkes, Michael J Bryan, Mara B Wu, Hong Johnson, Nicholas S Li, Weiming eng 5R24GM83982/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/ Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S. England 2013/01/22 BMC Neurosci. 2013 Jan 20; 14:11. doi: 10.1186/1471-2202-14-11"

 
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