title: Analysis of brain neuropeptides by capillary electrophoresis: determination of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone from ovine hypothalamus.
abstract: The use of capillary electrophoresis to analyze in vivo release of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone from the ewe median eminence and tissue content of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone from discrete brain areas (within and immediately adjacent to the median eminence) is described. Results were compared with those obtained with a specific luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone radioimmunoassay. In vivo release samples were obtained by a push-pull cannula procedure. The exact position of the median eminence in each animal was determined from lateral roentgenographs after infusion of a radiopaque dye into the third ventricle. Each ewe median eminence was perfused with an artificial cerebrospinal fluid solution and sampled at 20-min intervals. Brain tissues for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone content were obtained after each animal was killed. Samples were either analyzed by capillary electrophoresis and UV detection at 210 nm or assayed with a specific luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone radioimmunoassay. Tissue homogenate content and release samples had several peaks resolved by capillary electrophoresis and UV detection. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone was identified as one of these peaks. Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone was also shown to be present in these samples when evaluated by radioimmunoassay. A good correlation between capillary electrophoresis and radioimmunoassay was observed for luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone content values obtained from discrete hypothalamic areas.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Rutgers University.
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Advis
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Hernandez
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Guzman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D004586:Electrophoresis / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D008473:Median Eminence / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009479:Neuropeptides / Q000032:analysis*; D010477:Perfusion; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012756:Sheep; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet
chemical_list: D009479:Neuropeptides; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone