PMID: 9553753Apr 29, 1998Paper

Castration differentially regulates nitric oxide synthase in the hypothalamus and pituitary

Endocrine Research
Q ShiM A Emanuele

Abstract

Mammalian reproductive function is under control of the integrated hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. Castration in male rats has been utilized as an effective tool to investigate hormonal interactions in the mammalian HPG axis. Recently, nitric oxide (NO) has been suggested to play a role in HPG hormonal regulation. In order to gain further insight into the function of the NO-NOS system in reproductive neuroendocrine control, particularly in the gonadal feedback regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary unit, we examined steady state levels of nNOS mRNA, nNOS protein, and the important physiological index, NOS enzyme activity, of the intrinsic NOergic system in both hypothalamus and pituitary in castrated male rats and their sham-operated counterparts one week after surgery. In the pituitary, we found a significant four-fold increase in nNOS mRNA, p < 0.0003 compared to sham. Castration also resulted in a four-fold rise in pituitary nNOS protein, p < 0.02 compared to sham. Pituitary NOS enzyme activity was stimulated 2 fold, p < 0.003 after castration. In the hypothalamus, conversely, we observed no significant castration-modulated difference in either nNOS mRNA, nNOS protein or NOS enzyme activity. Thus, it appears tha...Continue Reading

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