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GABAB1 knock-out mice reveals alteration in prolactin levels, gonadotropin axis and reproductive function
Catalano, Paolo Nicolás
; Bonaventura, Maria Marta
; Silveyra, Patricia
; Bettler, Bernhard; Libertun, Carlos
; Lux, Victoria Adela R.





Fecha de publicación:
12/2005
Editorial:
Karger
Revista:
Neuroendocrinology
ISSN:
0028-3835
e-ISSN:
1423-0194
Idioma:
Inglés
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Resumen
gamma-Aminobutyric acid (GABA) has been implicated in the control of hypophyseal functions. We evaluated whether the constitutive loss of functional GABA(B) receptors in GABA(B1) knockout (GABA(B1)(-/-)) mice alters hormonal levels, under basal and stimulated conditions, and reproductive function. The serum hormone levels were measured by radioimmunoassay, the estrous cyclicity was evaluated by vaginal lavages, and the mating behavior was determined by the presence of vaginal plugs. A moderate hyperprolactinemic condition was observed, in which prolactin increase and thyroid-stimulating hormone decrease were similar between genotypes. Basal luteinizing hormone (LH), follicle-stimulating hormone, thyroid-stimulating hormone, and growth hormone levels were similar between genotypes in each sex. Analysis of the gonadotropin axis revealed no differences in puberty onset between female genotypes. In con trast, the estrous cyclicity was significantly disrupted in GABA(B1)(-/-) female mice, showing significantly extended periods in estrus and shortened periods in proestrus. Reproduction was significantly compromised in GABA(B1)(-/-) females, with a significantly lower proportion of mice (37.5%) getting pregnant during the first 30 days of mating as compared with wild-type controls (87.5%). Moreover, only 14% of vaginal plug positive GABA(B1)(-/-) females had successful pregnancies as compared with 75% in the controls. In addition, the postovariectomy LH rise was significantly advanced in GABA(B1)(-/-) mice, while the response to estradiol feedback was similar in both genotypes. In conclusion, our endocrine analysis of GABA(B1)(-/-) mice reveals that GABA(B) receptors are involved in the regulation of basal prolactin titers. Moreover, the hypothalamic-hypophyseal-ovarian axis is seriously disturbed, with alterations in cyclicity, postcastration LH increase, and fertility indexes. The molecular mechanism underlying these hormonal disturbances remains to be addressed.
Palabras clave:
Estradiol
,
Growth Hormone
,
Pituitary Gland
,
Testis
,
Reproduction Physiology
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Articulos de INST.DE BIOLOGIA Y MEDICINA EXPERIMENTAL (I)
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Citación
Lux, Victoria Adela R.; Libertun, Carlos; Bettler, Bernhard; Silveyra, Patricia; Bonaventura, Maria Marta; Catalano, Paolo Nicolás; et al.; GABAB1 knock-out mice reveals alteration in prolactin levels, gonadotropin axis and reproductive function; Karger; Neuroendocrinology; 82; 5-6; 12-2005; 294-305
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