Oestrogen modulation of excitatory A1 noradrenergic input to rat medial preoptic gamma aminobutyric acid neurones demonstrated by microdialysis

Neuroendocrinology
A E HerbisonR G Dyer

Abstract

The effect of A1 cell group electrical stimulation on the simultaneous release of endogenous noradrenaline (NA) and gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) from the medial preoptic area (MPOA) was monitored with microdialysis. In ovariectomised (OVX) rats a 15-min period of A1 stimulation induced an immediate increase in both NA and GABA release in the MPOA. Electrical stimulation lateral to the A1 region did not alter NA or GABA release. The addition of the alpha-adrenergic antagonist phenoxybenzamine to the perfusion medium resulted in a significant increase in basal NA levels, and electrical stimulation during this period further increased NA release while GABA levels were not significantly altered throughout. The effect of oestrogen on this pathway was examined in animals at a time of oestrogen-negative feedback on luteinising hormone (LH) secretion (OVX-EBn) and prior to the expected oestrogen-induced LH surge (OVX-EBp). Activation of A1 neurones in OVX-EBn rats resulted in NA and GABA increases in the MPOA similar to that observed with OVX rats. In OVX-EBp animals, basal GABA levels were found to be significantly higher compared with OVX rats but NA release induced by A1 stimulation had no effect on GABA levels. Depolarisation of ...Continue Reading

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