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Gen Comp Endocrinol


Title:An anti-steroidogenic inhibitory primer pheromone in male sea lamprey (Petromyzon marinus)
Author(s):Chung-Davidson YW; Wang H; Bryan MB; Wu H; Johnson NS; Li W;
Address:"Department of Fisheries and Wildlife, Michigan State University, 480 Wilson Road, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA"
Journal Title:Gen Comp Endocrinol
Year:2013
Volume:20130430
Issue:
Page Number:24 - 31
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.04.023
ISSN/ISBN:1095-6840 (Electronic) 0016-6480 (Linking)
Abstract:"Reproductive functions can be modulated by both stimulatory and inhibitory primer pheromones released by conspecifics. Many stimulatory primer pheromones have been documented, but relatively few inhibitory primer pheromones have been reported in vertebrates. The sea lamprey male sex pheromone system presents an advantageous model to explore the stimulatory and inhibitory primer pheromone functions in vertebrates since several pheromone components have been identified. We hypothesized that a candidate sex pheromone component, 7alpha, 12alpha-dihydroxy-5alpha-cholan-3-one-24-oic acid (3 keto-allocholic acid or 3kACA), exerts priming effects through the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. To test this hypothesis, we measured the peptide concentrations and gene expressions of lamprey gonadotropin releasing hormones (lGnRH) and the HPG output in immature male sea lamprey exposed to waterborne 3kACA. Exposure to waterborne 3kACA altered neuronal activation markers such as jun and jun N-terminal kinase (JNK), and lGnRH mRNA levels in the brain. Waterborne 3kACA also increased lGnRH-III, but not lGnRH-I or -II, in the forebrain. In the plasma, 3kACA exposure decreased all three lGnRH peptide concentrations after 1h exposure. After 2h exposure, 3kACA increased lGnRH-I and -III, but decreased lGnRH-II peptide concentrations in the plasma. Plasma lGnRH peptide concentrations showed differential phasic patterns. Group housing condition appeared to increase the averaged plasma lGnRH levels in male sea lamprey compared to isolated males. Interestingly, 15alpha-hydroxyprogesterone (15alpha-P) concentrations decreased after prolonged 3kACA exposure (at least 24h). To our knowledge, this is the only known synthetic vertebrate pheromone component that inhibits steroidogenesis in males"
Keywords:Animals Brain/drug effects/metabolism Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone/*blood/*metabolism Male Petromyzon/*blood/*metabolism Pheromones/*pharmacology Prosencephalon/drug effects/metabolism Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction Tandem Mass Spectrometry;
Notes:"MedlineChung-Davidson, Yu-Wen Wang, Huiyong 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 2013/05/07 Gen Comp Endocrinol. 2013 Aug 1; 189:24-31. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.04.023. Epub 2013 Apr 30"

 
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