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Ahn, T, Fergani, C, Coolen, LM, Padmanabhan, V and Lehman, MN (2014) Prenatal Testosterone Excess Decreases Neurokinin 3 Receptor Immunoreactivity within the Arcuate Nucleus KNDy Cell Population. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 27 (2). pp. 100-110. ISSN 0953-8194
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Abstract
Prenatal exposure of the female ovine foetus to excess testosterone leads to neuroendocrine disruptions in adulthood, as demonstrated by defects in responsiveness with respect to the ability of gonadal steroids to regulate gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion. In the ewe, neurones of the arcuate nucleus (ARC), which co‐expresses kisspeptin, neurokinin B (NKB) and dynorphin (termed KNDy cells), play a key role in steroid feedback control of GnRH and show altered peptide expression after prenatal testosterone treatment. KNDy cells also co‐localise NKB receptors (NK3R), and it has been proposed that NKB may act as an autoregulatory transmitter in KNDy cells where it participates in the mechanisms underlying steroid negative‐feedback. In addition, recent evidence suggests that NKB/NK3R signalling may be involved in the positive‐feedback actions of oestradiol leading to the GnRH/luteinising hormone (LH) surge in the ewe. Thus, we hypothesise that decreased expression of NK3R in KNDy cells may be present in the brains of prenatal testosterone‐treated animals, potentially contributing to reproductive defects. Using single‐ and dual‐label immunohistochemistry we found NK3R‐positive cells in diverse areas of the hypothalamus; however, after prenatal testosterone treatment, decreased numbers of NK3R immunoreactive (‐IR) cells were seen only in the ARC. Moreover, dual‐label confocal analyses revealed a significant decrease in the percentage of KNDy cells (using kisspeptin as a marker) that co‐localised NK3R. To investigate how NKB ultimately affects GnRH secretion in the ewe, we examined GnRH neurones in the preoptic area (POA) and mediobasal hypothalamus (MBH) for the presence of NK3R. Although, consistent with earlier findings, we found no instances of NK3R co‐localisation in GnRH neurones in either the POA or MBH; in addition, > 70% GnRH neurones in both areas were contacted by NK3R‐IR presynaptic terminals suggesting that, in addition to its role at KNDy cell bodies, NKB may regulate GnRH neurones by presynaptic actions. In summary, the finding of decreased NK3R within KNDy cells in prenatal testosterone‐treated sheep complements previous observations of decreased NKB and dynorphin in the same population, and may contribute to deficits in the feedback control of GnRH/LH secretion in this animal model.
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| Additional Information: | This is the accepted version of the following article: Ahn, T. , Fergani, C. , Coolen, L. M., Padmanabhan, V. and Lehman, M. N. (2015), Prenatal Testosterone Excess Decreases Neurokinin 3 Receptor Immunoreactivity within the Arcuate Nucleus KNDy Cell Population. J Neuroendocrinol, 27: 100-110, which has been published in final form at http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/jne.12244 |
| Uncontrolled Keywords: | 1103 Clinical Sciences, 1109 Neurosciences |
| Subjects: | Q Science > QH Natural history > QH301 Biology R Medicine > RC Internal medicine |
| Divisions: | Natural Sciences & Psychology (closed 31 Aug 19) |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
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| Date Deposited: | 26 Jun 2018 11:57 |
| Last Modified: | 04 Sep 2021 02:38 |
| DOI or ID number: | 10.1111/jne.12244 |
| URI: | https://researchonline.ljmu.ac.uk/id/eprint/8796 |
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