title: Effect of estrogen on the expression of GnRH and kisspeptin in the hypothalamus of rats during puberty.
abstract: The aim of this study was to assess whether changes in kisspeptin and GnRH levels could be attributed to sex steroids at puberty onset. We used the ovariectomy (OVX) model in rats treated with 17β-estradiol (E2; OVX + E2), or oil (OVX + oil), and in intact rats treated with E2 (intact + E2) or oil only (intact + oil) to determine gene expression changes of Kiss1 and Gnrh1 in the hypothalamus and protein expression of kisspeptin and GnRH in the different areas of the hypothalamus. In the intact + E2 and OVX + E2 rats on the day of the onset of puberty, GnRH-immunoreactive (ir) cell numbers decreased (P < 0.05) in the arcuate nucleus but were increased in the preoptic area; Kisspeptin-ir cells increased (P < 0.05) in the arcuate nucleus, periventricular nucleus, and preoptic area; no difference (P > 0.05) was found in the paraventricularis nucleus for GnRH-ir or kisspeptin-ir cells. Additionally, levels of Kiss1 and Gnrh1 messenger RNA in the hypothalamus were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the OVX + E2 or intact + E2 rats than in the OVX + oil or intact + oil animals, respectively. In the OVX + oil rats, OVX significantly increased (P < 0.05) levels of Gnrh1 and Kiss1 messenger RNA and the expression of GnRH and kisspeptin in the hypothalamus compared to intact + oil animals. These results suggest that kisspeptin and GnRH play major roles in modulating the activity of estrogen circuits at the onset of puberty.
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Pei
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cui
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Chen
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Yang
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Kaifa
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Xiaoxiao
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Gao
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Lei
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Luo
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Yuan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tian
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Min
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Song
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Ya
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Yunhai
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Yunsheng
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Xiaorong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China.
authors.forename: Shiping
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Su
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Electronic address: fgfang@163.com.
authors.forename: Fugui
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Fang
authors.affiliation: Anhui Provincial Laboratory of Animal Genetic Resources Protection and Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Anhui Provincial Laboratory for Local Livestock and Poultry Genetic Resource Conservation and Bio-Breeding, Department of Animal Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China; Department of Animal Veterinary Science, College of Animal Science and Technology, Anhui Agricultural University, Hefei, Anhui, China. Electronic address: dingjianping@ahau.edu.cn.
authors.forename: Jianping
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ding
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004958:Estradiol / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000097:blood / Q000494:pharmacology*; D004967:Estrogens / Q000494:pharmacology*; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism*; D059648:Kisspeptins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D010052:Ovariectomy; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D060888:Real-Time Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D004967:Estrogens; C491406:Kiss1 protein, rat; D059648:Kisspeptins; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D007987:Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; D004958:Estradiol
keywords: Estrogen; GnRH; Kisspeptin; Puberty; Rat