Functions of the GABAergic system on serum LH concentrations in pre-pubertal Nellore heifers

Autor(es)

Cardoso, Daniel ^[1] ; Cardoso, Rodolfo C. ^[2] ; Nogueira, Guilherme de Paula ^[3]

Afiliação do(s) autor(es)

^[1] Sao Paulo Agcy Agribusiness Technol, Secretary Agr & Food Supply, Biol Inst, Sao Paulo - Brazil

^[2] Texas A&M Univ, Dept Anim Sci, College Stn, TX 77843 - USA

^[3] Sao Paulo State Univ, Dept Anim Prod & Hlth, Aracatuba - Brazil

• Tipo de documento: Artigo Científico
• Fonte: Animal Reproduction Science; v. 229, JUN 2021.
• Citações Web of Science: 0

Resumo

This study was conducted to evaluate the luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion pattern after gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA(A)) antagonist to determine the effects of the GABAergic system on LH secretion during reproductive maturation in pre-pubertal Nellore heifers. Nellore heifers (n = 10) were administered a picrotoxin injection of 0.18 mg/kg, i.v. Blood samples were collected every 15 min for 3 h at different developmental stages (8, 10, 14 and 17 mo of age). Plasma concentrations of LH were quantified using an RIA (sensitivity of 0.04 ng/mL and CV of 15 %). There was an interaction between treatment and age (P = 0.034). Picrotoxin-treated heifers had lesser (P <= 0.05) LH mean concentrations during a 3 h period at 10 and 17 mo of age compared to control heifers (P <= 0.05). Comparing the period before and after Picrotoxin injection in the same animals, there was a 33 % decrease in LH concentration at 8 mo of age (P = 0.0165). These results indicate the GABAergic system has a stimulatory function in inducing LH secretion in pre-pubertal Nellore heifers. These findings corroborate previous results that GABA increases GnRH/LH secretion in other species during the pre-pubertal period. (AU)

• Processo FAPESP: 99/10446-7 - Avaliação dos mecanismos fisiológicos envolvidos na puberdade de novilhas Bos taurus indicus (Nelore)
• Beneficiário: Guilherme de Paula Nogueira
• Modalidade de apoio: Auxílio à Pesquisa - Jovens Pesquisadores