Prepubertal exposure to glucocorticoid delays puberty independent of the hypothalamic Kiss1-GnRH system in female rats

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• 作者：Riyo Kinouchi ; Toshiya Matsuzaki ; Takeshi Iwasa ; Ganbat Gereltsetseg ; Hiroshi Nakazawa ; Kotaro Kunimi ; Akira Kuwahara ; Toshiyuki Yasui ; Minoru Irahara
• 关键词：Kisspeptin ; Glucocorticoid ; Prepuberty ; Puberty
• 刊名：International Journal of Developmental Neuroscience
• 出版年：2012
• 出版时间：November, 2012
• 年：2012
• 卷：30
• 期：7
• 页码：596-601
• 全文大小：346 K

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Secretion of glucocorticoids is widely known as a key endocrine response to stresses. Prenatal dexamethasone administration induces intrauterine growth retardation and delayed onset of puberty in female rats independent of the hypothalamic Kiss1-gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of chronic intracerebroventricular (central, CD) or subcutaneous (peripheral, PD) dexamethasone administration to prepubertal female rats on the onset of puberty and body weight change. Rats administered dexamethasone from day 25 to day 34 (CD and PD) showed significantly reduced body weight gain throughout the experimental period and delayed onset of vaginal opening compared with rats administered saline centrally (CS) or peripherally (PS). At 34 days old, hypothalamic Kiss1r mRNA levels were significantly lower with CD than with CS. No significant differences were seen between rats administered saline and rats administered dexamethasone with regard to hypothalamic Kiss1, GnRH and NPY mRNA levels or serum LH levels. Serum leptin concentrations were higher in CD and PD than in the controls (CS and PS). These results suggest that the delayed onset of puberty induced by prepubertal dexamethasone administration occurs independent of the hypothalamic Kiss1-GnRH system.