Yonsei Med J.
2002 Aug;43(4):482-490. 10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.482.
Influence of GnRH Agonist and Neural Antagonists on Stress-blockade of LH and Prolactin Surges Induced by 17 beta-estradiol in Ovariectomized Rats
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- 1Endocrine Laboratory, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
- 2Department of Pharmacology, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea. kzryu122@yumc.yonsei.ac.kr
- 3Department of Molecular Biology, College of Natural Sciences, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea.
- 4Department of Anatomy, College of Medicine, Gyeongsang National University, Chinju, Korea.
- KMID: 1122007
- DOI: http://doi.org/10.3349/ymj.2002.43.4.482
Abstract
- In our previous study, we demonstrated that immobilization stress blocked estrogen-induced luteinizing hormone(LH) surge possibly by inhibiting the synthesis and release of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) at the hypothalamic level and by blocking estrogen-induced prolactin (PRL) surge by increasing the synthesis of dopamine receptor at the pituitary level in ovariectomized rats. The present study was performed to determine whether immobilization stress affects pituitary LH responsiveness to GnRH, and whether endogenous opioid peptide (EOP) and dopamine systems are involved in blocking LH and PRL surges during immobilization stress. Immobilization stress was found to inhibit basal LH release and to completely abolish LH surge. However, the intravenous application of GnRH agonist completely restored immobilization-blocked LH surge and basal LH release. Treatment with naloxone did not exert any effect on immobilization-blocked LH surge but increased basal LH release during immobilization stress. Pimozide did not affect immobilization-blocked LH surge or basal LH release. Naloxone also decreased immobilization-induced basal PRL release, but had no effect on immobilization-blocked PRL surge. Immobilization-increased basal PRL levels were augmented by pimozide treatment and immobilization-blocked PRL surge was dramatically restored by pimozide. We conclude that immobilization stress does not impair pituitary LH response to GnRH, and that the immobilization stress-induced blockage of LH surge is probably not mediated by either the opioidergic or the dopaminergic system. However, immobilization-blockade of PRL surge may be partly mediated by the dopaminergic system.
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