title: The effects of kisspeptin agonist canine KP-10 and kisspeptin antagonist p271 on plasma LH concentrations during different stages of the estrous cycle and anestrus in the bitch.
abstract: Kisspeptin (KP) plays a key role in the regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis via the release of GnRH. As normal KP signaling is essential for reproductive function, it could be an interesting new target for therapeutic interventions, e.g., nonsurgical contraception in dogs. The aims of the present study were to investigate the effect of KP-10 administration on plasma LH concentration in different stages of the reproductive cycle and to investigate the suitability of p271 as KP antagonist in the bitch. Two groups of six adult Beagle bitches were used. In one group, plasma LH concentration was determined before (40 and 0 minutes) and 10, 20, 40, and 60 minutes after the intravenous administration of 0.5-μg/kg body weight (BW) canine KP-10. In the other group, the bitches received a continuous intravenous infusion with p271 (50 μg/kg BW/h) for 3 hours, and 0.5-μg/kg BW canine KP-10 was administered intravenously 2 hours after the start of the p271 infusion. Their plasma LH concentration was determined before (-40 and 0 minutes) and 30, 60, 90, 120, 130, 140, 160, and 180 minutes after the start of the p271 infusion. In both groups, the experiments were performed during the follicular phase, the first and second half of the luteal phase, and during anestrus. Canine KP-10 induced an increase of plasma LH concentration during all estrous cycle stages and anestrus. There was no difference in LH response between the two groups. The lowest LH response was seen during the follicular phase and the highest response during anestrus. The area under the curve (AUC) for LH and LH increment in the follicular phase were lower than those in anestrus. The AUC LH and LH increment in the first half of the luteal phase were lower than those in the second half of the luteal phase and anestrus. The AUC LH and LH increment in the second half of the luteal phase were not different from those in anestrus. Continuous administration of the antagonist p271 did not alter basal plasma LH concentration and could not prevent or lower the LH response to KP-10 in any of the cycle stages and anestrus. It can be concluded that the LH response to KP-10 is dependent on estrous cycle stage and that peripheral administrated p271 cannot be used as KP antagonist in the dog. This provides new insight in reproductive endocrinology of the bitch, which is important when KP signaling is considered for therapeutic interventions, such as for estrus induction or nonsurgical contraception in the bitch.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands. Electronic address: c.h.j.albers-wolthers@uu.nl.
authors.forename: C H J
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Albers-Wolthers
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: de Gier
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CL, The Netherlands; Faculty of Veterinary Science, Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort, 0110, Republic of South Africa.
authors.forename: V P M G
authors.initials: VP
authors.lastname: Rutten
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Division of Immunology, Department of Infectious Diseases and Immunology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CL, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P J S
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: van Kooten
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P A J
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Leegwater
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Schaefers-Okkens
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Clinical Sciences of Companion Animals, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 3584 CM, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: H S
authors.initials: HS
authors.lastname: Kooistra
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004285:Dogs / Q000502:physiology*; D030762:Estrous Cycle / Q000187:drug effects* / Q000502:physiology; D005260:Female; D005786:Gene Expression Regulation / Q000187:drug effects / Q000502:physiology; D059648:Kisspeptins / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors* / Q000494:pharmacology; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood*; D010455:Peptides / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: C106628:KISS1 protein, human; D059648:Kisspeptins; D010455:Peptides; C557647:p-271 peptide; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone
keywords: Dog; GnRH; Kisspeptin gene; Kisspeptin receptor gene