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  • Title: Serotonergic mediation of a negative feedback effect of estrogen on luteinizing hormone release in ovariectomized rats.
    Author: Johnson JH, Kitts CS.
    Journal: Endocrinology; 1988 Nov; 123(5):2270-5. PubMed ID: 3168923.
    Abstract:
    Effects of the serotonin receptor antagonists ketanserin, metergoline, and methysergide on LH release were tested in ovariectomized (OVX) rats pretreated with estradiol benzoate (EB) (5 micrograms/100 g BW) on each of the 2 days preceding the experiment. LH concentration measured by RIA in plasma samples obtained at 10 min intervals was analyzed using the PULSAR computer program to identify and characterize pulses observed in the LH profile of each rat individually. Multiple pulses were identified in seven of seven OVX rats but in only two of eight OVX rats primed with EB. Multiple pulses were identified in OVX EB-primed rats pretreated with ketanserin (six of seven), metergoline (three of seven), and methysergide (six of eight). Administration of the serotonin (5HT) agonist quipazine (2 mg/kg iv) to OVX rats inhibited pulsatile LH release and depressed mean plasma concentrations for approximately 45 min. This inhibitory response was antagonized by pretreatment of the OVX animals with ketanserin. These results suggest that 1) quipazine inhibits pulsatile LH release in OVX rats by a serotonin2 receptor mechanism; and 2) the inhibitory effect of estrogen on pulsatile LH release may also be mediated, at least in part, via 5HT2 systems.
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