Urbanski Henryk F
Division of Neuroscience and Division of Reproductive & Developmental Sciences, Oregon National Primate Research Center, Beaverton, OR 97006, USA.
Contraception. 2015 May;91(5):423-5. doi: 10.1016/j.contraception.2014.09.010. Epub 2014 Sep 28.
In rhesus macaques, luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion appears to be regulated by two distinct gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neuronal populations, which can be distinguished by their unique anatomical locations and because they express different molecular forms of GnRH (GnRH-I and GnRH-II).
The effect of estradiol on GnRH gene expression was examined.
Estradiol inhibited GnRH-I neurons but stimulated GnRH-II neurons, suggesting that GnRH-II neurons play the dominant role in mediating estradiol-positive feedback and triggering the midcycle preovulatory LH surge.
Selective silencing of GnRH-II neurons in women could serve as a novel contraceptive, by blocking ovulation while leaving the rest of the reproductive axis relatively unperturbed.
在恒河猴中,促黄体生成素(LH)的分泌似乎受两种不同的促性腺激素释放激素(GnRH)神经元群体调节,这两种群体可通过其独特的解剖位置以及它们表达不同分子形式的GnRH(GnRH-I和GnRH-II)来区分。
检测了雌二醇对GnRH基因表达的影响。
雌二醇抑制GnRH-I神经元,但刺激GnRH-II神经元,这表明GnRH-II神经元在介导雌二醇正反馈和触发周期中期排卵前LH峰中起主导作用。
女性GnRH-II神经元的选择性沉默可作为一种新型避孕药,通过阻断排卵,同时使生殖轴的其余部分相对不受干扰。