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  • 11-ketotestosterone  (1)
  • African catfish (Clarias lazera)  (1)
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    ISSN: 1432-0878
    Keywords: Gonadotrops ; Isolation ; Cell culture ; Gonadotropin secretion ; African catfish (Clarias lazera)
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology , Medicine
    Notes: Summary Dispersed pituitary cells from male African catfish, Clarias lazera, were fractionated in a density gradient of Percoll. Five fractions were isolated, consisting of about 6, 19, 39, 95 and 83% gonadotrops, respectively. The gonadotrops were identified by their ultrastructural characteristics, by immunocytochemistry, and by measuring their hormone content. After one day in culture, in each fraction the secretion of gonadotropin could be stimulated by a luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone analogue, indicating that the cells had retained their functional integrity. Since the regulatory mechanisms of different cell types from the pituitary have some similarity, purification of the gonadotrops provides a model to study the regulation of gonadotropin secretion.
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    ISSN: 1573-5168
    Keywords: 11-ketotestosterone ; gonadotropin releasing-hormone ; gonadotropin secretion ; steroid feedback ; male African catfish
    Source: Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
    Topics: Biology
    Description / Table of Contents: Résumé La 11-ketotestosterone (OT) est un androgène caractéristique des poissons téléostéens mâles mais les informations sur son implication dans le rétrocontrôle sur la sécrétion de l'hormone gonadotrope II (GtH II) sont très contreversées. Les effets de OT sur la sécrétion de GtH II induite par la gonadolibérine (GnRH) ont donc été étudiés chez le poisson chat africain (Clarias gariepinus) dans le présent papier. Des expériences ont été menées in vivo sur des poissons intacts et castrés. Les teneurs plasmatiques en OT ont été augmentées grâce à l'implantation de capsules en silastic contenant de la 11-ketoandrostenedione (OA) qui est transformée en OT chez les poissons intacts et castrés. Quand les mâles intacts reçoivent des implants témoins ou contenants de l'OA, un traitement avec un analogue de la gonadolibérine de saumon (Des-Gly10-DArg6-sGnRH-Net; 0.2 μg de sGnRHa/kg de poids vif) entraîne une élévation des teneurs plasmatiques de GtH II dans les deux groupes d'animaux. Cependant, les niveaux plasmatiques sont 2 fois plus élevés chez les poissons témoins que chez ceux implantés avec de l'OA. Quand les poissons castrés reçoivent des implants témoins ou contenant de l'OA, le traitement au sGnRHa induit une augmentation de la GtH plasmatique plus élevées que celle observée chez les poissons “fantômes”. Cependant, il n'y a pas de différence entre les poissons castrés témoins et implantés avec OA bien que l'implantation avec OA entraîne une restauration des niveaux plasmatiques en OT. Ceci suggère que la supplémentation en OT ne suffit pas à renverser les effets induits par la castration. Des expériences in vitro ont été menées en utilisant des fragments hypophysaires maintenus dans un système de culture statique. Les fragments hypophysaires restent sensibles au sGnRHA (5 × 10−9M) pendant 4 jours. Une préincubation pendant 24 heures avec 25 ng de OT par ml de milieu (80 nM) abolit complètement l'effet stimulateur du sGnRHa sur la sécrétion de GtH II. L'OT tritiée n'était pas métabolisée pendant 8 heures d'incubation. En conclusion, chez le poisson chat african mâle, la 11-ketotestostèrone, androgène circulant prédominant et non aromatisable participe, au moins en partie par une action directe au niveau hypophysaire, à la régulation d'un rétrocontrôle négatif sur la sécrétion de GtH-II induite par le GnRH.
    Notes: Abstract 11-ketotestosterone (OT) is a typical androgen of male teleost fish, but information on the question if it is involved in the feedback regulation of pituitary gonadotropin II (GTH-II) secretion is controversial. We have therefore studied the effects of OT on gonadotropin releasing-hormone (GnRH) stimulated GTH-II secretion in male African catfish Clarias gariepinus). In vivo experiments were carried out with intact and castrated fish. OT plasma levels were increased by implantation of silastic capsules containing 11-ketoandrostenedione (OA) which is converted to OT in both intact and castrated fish. When intact males received OA- or blank-capsules, treatment with salmon gonadotropin releasing-hormone analogue (Des-Gly10-D-Arg6-sGnRH-NEt; 0.2 μg sGnRHa/kg body weight) elevated the plasma GTH-11 levels in both groups. However, the levels were about 2 times higher in blank- than in OA-implanted fish. When castrated fish received either blank-or OA-capsules, sGnRHa treatment led to plasma GTH levels significantly higher than in sham-operated fish. However, there was no difference between the blank- or OA-implanted castrates, though OA implantation led to a restoration of OT plasma levels. This suggests that replacement ofOT is insufficient to reverse castration-induced effects. In vitro experiments were carried out with pituitary tissue fragments using a static culture system. The tissue remained sensitive to sGnRHa (5 × 10−9M) for 4 days after the beginning of incubation. Preincubation of pituitary tissue for 24 hours with 25 ng OT/ml medium (80 nM) completely abolished the stimulatory effect of sGnRHa on GTH-II secretion. Tritiated OT was not metabolized by pituitary tissue during 6 hours of incubation. We conclude that 11-ketotestosterone, a quantitatively prominent and non-aromatizeable circulating androgen participates, at least in part by direct action on the pituitary, in the negative feedback regulation of GnRH-stimulated GTH-II secretion in male African catfish.
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