Peripheral administration of metastin induces marked gonadotropin release and ovulation in the rat

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
Hisanori MatsuiTetsuya Ohtaki

Abstract

Metastin is a novel peptide that has been isolated from the human placenta as the cognate ligand of the G-protein-coupled receptor OT7T175 (or GPR54). However, its physiological functions have not yet been fully investigated. In the present study, we show that subcutaneous administration of metastin increased the plasma levels of gonadotropins (follicle-stimulating hormone and luteinizing hormone) and induced ovulation in prepubertal female rats that had been pretreated with pregnant mare serum gonadotropin to induce follicle maturation. Furthermore, metastin administration drastically increased the plasma levels of gonadotropins in male rats. This action was abolished by pretreatment with a GnRH antagonist, and was accompanied by induction of c-Fos immunoreactivity in GnRH neurons. These results suggest that s.c. administered metastin induces the release of gonadotropin via activation of the hypothalamic GnRH neurons.

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