Acute inhibition of gonadotropin secretion by corticotropin-releasing hormone in the primate: are the adrenal glands involved?

Endocrinology
E N XiaoM Ferin

Abstract

To investigate the role of the adrenal glands in the acute inhibition of gonadotropins induced by CRH in the primate, we have compared the effects of CRH infusion on LH and FSH before and after adrenalectomy and under variable glucocorticoid backgrounds. The studies were performed in four ovariectomized rhesus monkeys. Confirming previous observations, a 5-h iv CRH (rat/human CRH, 100-150 micrograms/h), but not saline, infusion inhibited both LH and FSH secretion. Saline and CRH infusions were repeated at random intervals after adrenalectomy under each of three different glucocorticoid backgrounds, achieved by varying the glucocorticoid replacement therapy (groups 1-3). At the time of the saline or CRH tests, mean cortisol concentrations were 38.5 +/- 6.3 (+/- SE) micrograms/dl before adrenalectomy, and 21.9 +/- 1.4, 14.3 +/- 1.1, and less than 1.0 micrograms/dl in groups 1, 2, and 3 of adrenalectomized (ADX) monkeys. In response to CRH infusion, gonadotropin concentrations significantly decreased in groups 2 and 3, but not in group 1 ADX monkeys which had the highest cortisol background. By hour 5 of CRH infusion, the percentages of the preinfusion baseline area under the curves for LH were 96.8 +/- 6.2%, 44.6 +/- 3.7%, and 53...Continue Reading

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