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Role of leptin in hypothalamic–pituitary function

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Yu, W. H., Kimura, M., Walczewska, A., Karanth, S., McCann, S. M.·1997·Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
DOI 10.1073/pnas.94.3.1023
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A defect in the structure of the obese gene is responsible for development of obesity in the ob / ob mouse. The product of expression of the gene is the protein hormone leptin. Leptin causes weight loss in ob / ob and normal mice, it is secreted by adipocytes, and it is an important controller of the size of fat stores by inhibiting appetite. The ob / ob mouse is infertile and has a pattern of gonadotropin secretion similar to that of prepubertal animals. Consequently, we hypothesized that leptin might play a role in the control of gonadotropin secretion and initiated studies on its possible acute effects on hypothalamic–pituitary function. After a preincubation period, hemi-anterior pituitaries of adult male rats were incubated with leptin for 3 hr. Leptin produced a dose-related increase in follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) release, which reached peaks with 10 −9 and 10 −11 M leptin, respectively. Gonadotropin release decreased at higher concentrations of leptin to values indistinguishable from that of control pituitaries. On the other hand, prolactin secretion was greatly increased in a dose-related manner but only with leptin concentrations (10 −7 –10 −5 M). Incubation with leptin of median eminence–arcuate nuclear explants from the same animals produced significant increases in LH-releasing hormone (LHRH) release only at the lowest concentrations tested (10 −12 –10 −10 M). As the leptin concentration was increased, LHRH release decreased and was significantly less than control release at the highest concentration tested (10 −6 M). To determine if leptin can also release gonadotropins in vivo , ovariectomized females bearing implanted third ventricle cannulae were injected with 10 μg of estradiol benzoate s.c., followed 72 hr later by microinjection into the third ventricle of leptin (0.6 nmol in 5 μl) or an equal volume of diluent. There was a highly significant increase in plasma LH, which peaked 10–50 min after injection of leptin. Leptin had no effect on plasma FSH concentrations, and the diluent had no effect on either plasma FSH or LH. Thus, leptin at very low concentrations stimulated LHRH release from hypothalamic explants and FSH and LH release from anterior pituitaries of adult male rats in vitro and released LH, but not FSH, in vivo . The results indicate that leptin plays an important role in controlling gonadotropin secretion by stimulatory hypothalamic and pituitary actions.

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Authors
Yu, W. H., Kimura, M., Walczewska, A., Karanth, S., & McCann, S. M.
Venue
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Publisher
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
Published
1997-02-04
Volume
94
Issue
3
Pages
1023-1028
ISSN
  • 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
  • 1091-6490
DOI
10.1073/pnas.94.3.1023
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730
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journal article
Language
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