The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period

Background: The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a vital role in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), whether the IGF2 can act on the GnRH neurons during the pubertal period is unclear. Methods:...

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Main Authors: Xiaoli Dai, Yuanyuan He, Xinghui Han, Wen Sun, Jian Yu, Yating Lin, Yonghong Wang
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Published: IMR Press 2024-11-01
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Online Access:https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JIN/23/11/10.31083/j.jin2311208
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author Xiaoli Dai
Yuanyuan He
Xinghui Han
Wen Sun
Jian Yu
Yating Lin
Yonghong Wang
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Yuanyuan He
Xinghui Han
Wen Sun
Jian Yu
Yating Lin
Yonghong Wang
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description Background: The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a vital role in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), whether the IGF2 can act on the GnRH neurons during the pubertal period is unclear. Methods: Central precocious puberty (CPP) rats were induced by danazol, and when the rats met the first diestrus, they were euthanized and tissues were collected. GT1-7 cells were cultured and treated with 0, 1, 10 ng/mL IGF2 for 4 hours and the changes in GnRH were measured. Mice were injected intracerebroventricularly with IGF2 (15 ng/g, 5 μL) or with the same dose of phosphate buffered saline (PBS), after eight hours, they were euthanized and tissues collected. Results: CPP rats had increased expression of IGF2 and GnRH mRNA and their respective proteins in the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus. Treatment of GT1-7 cells with 10 ng/mL of IGF2 increased GnRH mRNA and protein expression, and GnRH concentration in the culture medium. Injection of IGF2 protein into the lateral ventricle of mice increased the expression of GnRH mRNA and protein in the POA. Conclusions: IGF2 may upregulate the synthesis of GnRH during the pubertal period, and may also take part in the pathology of CPP.
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spelling doaj-art-e972935d5e434d66807e00e5d8d9fe5f2025-08-20T02:07:31ZengIMR PressJournal of Integrative Neuroscience0219-63522024-11-01231120810.31083/j.jin2311208S0219-6352(24)00816-7The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal PeriodXiaoli Dai0Yuanyuan He1Xinghui Han2Wen Sun3Jian Yu4Yating Lin5Yonghong Wang6Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaDepartment of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Children’s Hospital of Fudan University, 201102 Shanghai, ChinaBackground: The insulin-like growth factor (IGF) system plays a vital role in regulating gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), whether the IGF2 can act on the GnRH neurons during the pubertal period is unclear. Methods: Central precocious puberty (CPP) rats were induced by danazol, and when the rats met the first diestrus, they were euthanized and tissues were collected. GT1-7 cells were cultured and treated with 0, 1, 10 ng/mL IGF2 for 4 hours and the changes in GnRH were measured. Mice were injected intracerebroventricularly with IGF2 (15 ng/g, 5 μL) or with the same dose of phosphate buffered saline (PBS), after eight hours, they were euthanized and tissues collected. Results: CPP rats had increased expression of IGF2 and GnRH mRNA and their respective proteins in the preoptic area (POA) of the hypothalamus. Treatment of GT1-7 cells with 10 ng/mL of IGF2 increased GnRH mRNA and protein expression, and GnRH concentration in the culture medium. Injection of IGF2 protein into the lateral ventricle of mice increased the expression of GnRH mRNA and protein in the POA. Conclusions: IGF2 may upregulate the synthesis of GnRH during the pubertal period, and may also take part in the pathology of CPP.https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JIN/23/11/10.31083/j.jin2311208gonadotropin-releasing hormoneinsulin-like growth factor 2central precocious pubertygt1-7
spellingShingle Xiaoli Dai
Yuanyuan He
Xinghui Han
Wen Sun
Jian Yu
Yating Lin
Yonghong Wang
The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period
Journal of Integrative Neuroscience
gonadotropin-releasing hormone
insulin-like growth factor 2
central precocious puberty
gt1-7
title The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period
title_full The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period
title_fullStr The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period
title_full_unstemmed The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period
title_short The Regulatory Effect of Insulin-Like Growth Factor-2 on Hypothalamic Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons during the Pubertal Period
title_sort regulatory effect of insulin like growth factor 2 on hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone neurons during the pubertal period
topic gonadotropin-releasing hormone
insulin-like growth factor 2
central precocious puberty
gt1-7
url https://www.imrpress.com/journal/JIN/23/11/10.31083/j.jin2311208
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