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- Title
Both the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus and the Superior Ovarian Nerve Contribute to the Processes of Ovulation and Steroid Hormone Secretion on Proestrus.
- Authors
Ramírez, Deyra A.; Vieyra, Elizabeth; González, Aldo I.; Morán, Carolina; Domínguez, Roberto; Morales-Ledesma, Leticia
- Abstract
The aims of the present study were to analyze if the superior ovarian nerve (SON) plays a role in the neural signals from suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) that lead to ovulation and ovarian steroids secretion on proestrus day. Rats on proestrus day were treated at 11.00 to 11.30 or 17.00 to 17.30 hours with 1 of the 3 experimental procedures (1) unilateral or bilateral SON sectioning, (2) unilateral or bilateral injury to the SCN, or (3) unilateral injury to the SCN followed by unilateral sectioning of the SON ipsilateral to the treated SCN. Treatments were evaluated 24 hours after surgical procedures. Compared to laparotomized animals, right or bilateral SON sectioning treatment at 17.00 hours resulted in lower ovulation rates and number of ova shed by the right ovary. The ovaries of nonovulating animals showed early follicular luteinization signs and trapped ova. Bilateral SCN injury treatment at 11.00 hours resulted in anovulation; whereas right SCN injury treatment, with or without right SON sectioning, resulted in a lower number of ova shed. Injecting luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone to animals with bilateral SCN injury restored ovulation. In rats with unilateral or bilateral SON sectioning, or with injury to the SCN with or without unilateral sectioning of the SON, the effects on hormone levels depended of the hormone studied and the time of day treatment was performed. The present results suggest that on proestrus day, the role of the right or both SON in ovulation and steroid hormone secretion regulation takes place through different neuroendocrine mechanisms from SCN.
- Subjects
SUPRACHIASMATIC nucleus; OVULATION; STEROID hormones; ESTRUS; LABORATORY rats
- Publication
Reproductive Sciences, 2017, Vol 24, Issue 6, p844
- ISSN
1933-7191
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/1933719116670307