Up-regulation of gonadotropin mRNA-expression at the onset of gametogenesis in the roach (Rutilus rutilus): Evidence for an important role of brain-type aromatase (cyp19a1b) in the pituitary
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- 作者：Achim Trubiroha ; Hana Kroupova ; Sven Wuertz ; Werner Kloas
- 关键词：11-KT ; 11-ketotestosterone ; 17 ; 20¦Â-P ; 17 ; 20b-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one ; ¦Â2-m ; ¦Â2-microglobulin ; AR ; androgen receptor ; BPG-axis ; brain-pituitary-gonad axis ; CFS ; somatic condition factor ; Cyp19a1a ; gonad-type aromatase ; Cyp19a1b ; brain-type aromatase
- 刊名：General and Comparative Endocrinology
- 出版年：2012
- 出版时间：15 September, 2012
- 年：2012
- 卷：178
- 期：3
- 页码：529-538
- 全文大小：1065 K
文摘
The present study characterized changes in key parameters of reproduction in adult roach (Rutilus rutilus) from Lake Grosser Mueggelsee (Berlin, Germany) during natural gametogenesis. Fish of both sexes were sampled in monthly intervals between April and August in order to cover the onset of gametogenesis. Investigated parameters included gonad histology, plasma levels of 17¦Â-oestradiol (E2), testosterone (T), 11-ketotestosterone (11-KT), and 17,20¦Â-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20¦Â-P) as well as the expression of gonadotropin subunits in the pituitary. Furthermore, the mRNA-expression of brain-type aromatase (cyp19a1b), androgen receptor (ar), and estrogen receptor isoforms was studied at the pituitary level. The onset of gametogenesis - as indicated by follicles with cortical alveoli in females and first spermatogonia B in males - was observed in July, accompanied by a significant up-regulation of follicle-stimulating hormone ¦Â (fsh¦Â) mRNA in the pituitary in both sexes. On the other hand, luteinizing hormone ¦Â (lh¦Â) mRNA increased later on in August. In males, the increase of fsh¦Â mRNA in July coincided with a rise in plasma 11-KT concentrations. In females, E2 in plasma increased later, not until August, shortly before true vitellogenesis (late cortical alveoli stage). Expression of sex steroid receptors in the pituitary revealed only minor seasonal fluctuations. Most pronounced, ar mRNA displayed the highest level pre-spawning in both sexes. Interestingly, cyp19a1b mRNA-expression in the pituitary increased in parallel with fsh¦Â already before any changes in plasma E2 or T occurred. These data suggest an important role of pituitary FSH and aromatase at the onset of gametogenesis in the roach.