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  • Title: LHRH release depends on Locus Coeruleus noradrenergic inputs to the medial preoptic area and median eminence.
    Author: Martins-Afférri MP, Ferreira-Silva IA, Franci CR, Anselmo-Franci JA.
    Journal: Brain Res Bull; 2003 Sep 30; 61(5):521-7. PubMed ID: 13679251.
    Abstract:
    We tested the hypothesis that Locus Coeruleus (LC) inputs to the medial preoptic area (MPOA) and median eminence (ME) are essential for gonadotropin release. Proestrus and ovariectomized (OVX) rats were decapitated at 16:00 h. LC electrolytic lesion was performed at 11:00 h during proestrus and 24h before decapitation in OVX rats. Plasma luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH) were measured and MPOA and ME were microdissected for LHRH content measurement. In addition, FOS protein in LC and MPOA were studied in proestrus and OVX rats at 12:00, 15:00, and 17:00 h. On proestrus, LC lesion blocked the LH surge and only decreased plasma FSH; in OVX rats the lesion induced only a slight decrease on plasma LH without affecting FSH secretion. An increased content of LHRH in the MPOA and ME of both groups accompanied the decreases of plasma LH. In proestrus, the number of FOS-immunoreactive (FOS-ir) neurons increased from 12:00 to 17:00 h in the LC and MPOA. In OVX rats, there was an increase at 15:00 h in the LC and a decrease at 17:00 h in both areas. The number of FOS-ir neurons was lower in OVX than in proestrus animals. Thus, LC (1) is responsible, at least in part, for gonadotropin release through the activation of LHRH neurons, (2) is more closely related to the positive than the negative feedback, and (3) seems to show an intrinsic cyclic activity which is amplified by ovarian steroids.
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