PMID: 11312152Apr 20, 2001Paper

Autoregulation of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system during puberty: effects of antagonistic versus agonistic GnRH analogs in a female rat model

The Journal of Endocrinology
Christian RothHubertus Jarry

Abstract

To address whether gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) regulates its own expression and the expression of its receptor in the hypothalamus and ovary, we treated five groups of prepubertal/peripubertal female rats from postnatal days 25-36 with either the GnRH agonist triptorelin (TRIP) or the GnRH antagonist cetrorelix (CET), each 10 or 100 microgram/day, or a placebo. We compared their effects regarding pubertal development, serum gonadotropins and the expression of GnRH and GnRH-receptor in the hypothalamus, pituitary, ovary and uterus. Onset of puberty was determined by vaginal opening, and expression levels of GnRH and GnRH-receptor were determined using either quantitative real-time PCR or competitive RT-PCR. Onset of puberty was retarded by both analogs but CET (100 microgram/day) inhibited while TRIP (10 and 100 microgram/day) stimulated serum gonadotropins (P<0.05). The expression of GnRH in the preoptic area did not show significant differences among the treatment groups but ovarian GnRH mRNA levels were significantly stimulated by CET (100 microgram/day). GnRH mRNA could not be detected in the uterus by either real-time PCR or competetive RT-PCR. The GnRH-receptor expression in the hypothalamus (preoptic area and me...Continue Reading

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