INFLUENCE OF FOOD RESTRICTION ON NEUROPEPTIDE-Y, PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN, AND LUTEINIZING-HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE GENE-EXPRESSION IN SHEEP HYPOTHALAMI

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MCSHANE, TM
PETERSEN, SL
MCCRONE, S
KEISLER, DH
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[1] UNIV MISSOURI, DEPT ANIM SCI, ANIM SCI RES CTR 160, COLUMBIA, MO 65211 USA
[2] UNIV MISSOURI, DEPT ANAT & NEUROBIOL, COLUMBIA, MO 65211 USA
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10.1095/biolreprod49.4.831
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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Chronic food restriction decreases secretion of 1,H as a result of inhibitory influences on secretion of LHRH. We have previously reported that neuropeptide-Y (NPY) may directly or indirectly mediate this inhibitory effect on LHRH secretion. In the study reported here, we tested the hypothesis that long-term food restriction suppresses tonic release of LH as a result of 1) an increase in biosynthetic activity of NPY neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus, 2) an increase in activity of neurons that secrete beta-endorphin, and 3) a decrease in biosynthesis of LHRH. To test predictions of the hypothesis, we compared levels of mRNA encoding NPY, proopiomelanocortin (POMC; the precursor peptide of beta-endorphin), and LHRH, as well as tonic secretion of LH in food-restricted and well-nourished ewe lambs. Ten ewe lambs were ovariectomized at 18 wk of age and randomly assigned to receive either 100% nutritional requirements (FED; n = 5), or 30% requirements (R; n = 5) between 18 and 25 wk of age. At 25 wk of age, blood samples were taken every 10 min for 6 h and assayed for LH. The tonic release of LH in R lambs was less than that of FED lambs. Hypothalami were collected 4 days after blood sampling and sectioned at 12 mum for use in in situ hybridization. Radiolabeled molecular probes specific for mRNAs encoding NPY, POMC, or LHRH were hybridized to hypothalamic tissue sections. Levels of NPY mRNA were 88% greater in R vs. FED lambs (p < 0.01), whereas levels of POMC mRNA were 52% lower in R vs. FED lambs (p < 0.01). Mean cellular levels of mRNA encoding LHRH did not differ between R and FED lambs. Although the inhibitory effects of food restriction on secretion of LH may be mediated by NPY, it is unlikely that beta-endorphin is a major inhibitory influence on LHRH neurons during undernutrition. Our results also provide further evidence that inhibition of LH secretion in food-restricted lambs does not involve decreased biosynthesis of LHRH.
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