Role of corticotropin-releasing factor receptor-2 in stress-induced suppression of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in the rat

Endocrinology
Xiao Feng LiK T O'Byrne

Abstract

Corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) has been implicated as an important mediator of stress-induced inhibition of reproduction. The role of specific CRF receptor subtypes in this effect is unknown, and in the current study, we investigated the role of the CRF-R2 receptor in stress-mediated suppression of pulsatile LH section. Ovariectomized rats with sc 17beta-estradiol capsules were implanted with intracerebroventricular (i.c.v.) and i.v. cannulae. Blood samples (25 microl) were collected every 5 min for 5 h for LH measurement. Central administration of urocortin II (0.24, 2.4, 24, or 240 nmol, i.c.v.), which selectively binds to CRF-R2, resulted in a dose-dependent suppression of LH pulses. Restraint stress (1 h) induced a profound suppression of pulsatile LH secretion and astressin2-B, a selective CRF-R2 antagonist (28 nmol i.c.v., 10-min prerestraint), was effective in blocking this inhibitory response. These findings suggest that CRF-R2 mediates, at least in part, restraint stress-induced inhibition of LH pulses and may play a pivotal role in the normal physiological response of stress-induced suppression of the hypothalamic GnRH pulse generator and hence the reproductive system.

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