Investigation of Anatomical and Functional Mechanisms Underlying the Suppression of Gonadotropin Secretion by Metabolic Stress

代谢应激抑制促性腺激素分泌的解剖学和功能机制研究

基本信息

批准号：
9611541
负责人：
Richard Bryan McCosh
金额：
$ 5.83万
依托单位：
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SAN DIEGO
依托单位国家：
美国
项目类别：
财政年份：
2018
资助国家：
美国
起止时间：
2018-08-01 至 2020-07-31
项目状态：
已结题

来源：
https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/9611541
关键词：
Achievement Acute Amenorrhea Anatomy Area Brain Stem Cardiovascular Diseases Cell Culture Techniques Cell Line Cell Nucleus Cells Chronic Disease Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Coupled Data Development Disease Dopamine-beta-monooxygenase Ensure Estrogens FOS gene Frequencies GNRH1 gene GTP-Binding Protein alpha Subunits, Gs Genetic Goals Gonadotropins Hormone secretion Human Hypoglycemia Hypothalamic structure Immunohistochemistry In Situ Hybridization Infertility Infusion procedures Insulin Investigation KISS1 gene Knowledge Label LoxP-flanked allele Luteinizing Hormone Measurement Mediating Mental Health Messenger RNA Metabolic stress Methods Mission Modeling Molecular Monkeys Mus Neurokinin B Neurons Norepinephrine Osteoporosis Pathway interactions Peptides Periodicity Pharmacology Physiologic pulse Population Protein Isoforms Publishing Rabies virus Rattus Regulation Research Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction Sheep Signal Pathway Signal Transduction Signaling Molecule Stress Structure Structure of area postrema Structure of nucleus infundibularis hypothalami Synapses Testing Training United States National Institutes of Health Virus Woman Work base biological adaptation to stress career experimental study functional hypothalamic amenorrhea innovation knock-down neural circuit neuromechanism paraventricular nucleus post-doctoral training receptor receptor expression skills small hairpin RNA urocortin

项目摘要

PROJECT SUMMARY Stress is a leading cause of functional hypothalamic amenorrhea and infertility. Amenorrhea is associated with cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and mental health, therefore elucidation of the mechanisms by which stress suppresses gonadotropin secretion may provide new avenues to protect against chronic illnesses. Metabolic stress occurs in healthy people as well as in several disease states. Insulin-induced hypoglycemia (IIH) is a reliable, repeatable and quantifiable model of acute metabolic stress that suppresses pulsatile luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion; however, the mechanisms that mediate the suppression of LH are not known. This proposal will use genetic, pharmacologic and molecular approaches to test the hypothesis that urocortin 2 cells in the paraventricular nucleus (PVN) are innervated by brainstem norepinephrine neurons, and project onto and inhibit kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus to suppress pulsatile LH secretion in IIH. In Aim 1, we will determine if urocortin 2 cells in the PVN receive anatomical and functional input from brainstem norepinephrine neurons during IIH. In Aim 2, we will determine if kisspeptin cells receive anatomical and functional input from urocortin 2 neurons in the PVN during IIH. In Aim 3, we will characterize the effects of urocortin 2 on ARC kisspeptin neuron function in an immortalized hypothalamic kisspeptin-expressing cell line. This project will examine the form and function of a brainstem-PVN-arcuate nucleus neural circuit to inhibit pulsatile LH secretion during metabolic stress. These experiments will test an innovative hypothesis involving urocortin 2 signaling that will advance our knowledge of integrated stress responses, regulation of gonadotropin secretion, and provide the applicant training in critical skills that will be necessary for a successful career in academic research.

项目摘要压力是功能下丘脑闭经和不育的主要原因。闭经与心血管疾病，骨质疏松和心理健康，因此阐明了该机制压力抑制促性腺激素分泌可能会提供新的途径来防止慢性病。代谢压力发生在健康的人以及几种疾病状态。胰岛素诱导的低血糖（IIH）是一种可靠的，可重复的且可量化的急性代谢应力模型，可抑制脉动黄体生成激素（LH）分泌；但是，介导LH抑制的机制不是已知。该建议将使用遗传，药理和分子方法来检验以下假设。脑室核（PVN）中的尿素素2细胞由脑干去甲肾上腺素神经元支配，并且在弧形核中投射并抑制亲吻肽神经元，以抑制IIH中的脉冲LH分泌。在 AIM 1，我们将确定PVN中的泌尿科素2细胞是否从脑干接收解剖和功能输入 IIH期间的去甲肾上腺素神经元。在AIM 2中，我们将确定Kisspeptin细胞是否接受解剖和 IIH期间PVN中的尿素素2神经元的功能输入。在AIM 3中，我们将表征在永生的下丘脑亲吻蛋白表达细胞系中，arc亲肽神经元的尿果素2在弧素神经元的功能上。该项目将检查脑干-PVN核心神经回路的形式和功能以抑制代谢应激期间的脉冲LH分泌。这些实验将检验涉及的创新假设泌尿科素2信号传导将提高我们对综合压力反应的了解，调节促性腺激素分泌，并为关键技能提供申请人培训在学术研究领域成功的职业。