u-50488 and senktide

Kisspeptin neurons located in the arcuate nucleus (ARN) coexpress dynorphin and neurokinin B (NKB) and may interact to influence gonadotropin secretion. Using a kisspeptin-green fluorescent protein mouse model, the present study examined whether the neuropeptides kisspeptin, dynorphin, and NKB modulate the electrical activity of ARN kisspeptin neurons in the adult male mouse. Cell-attached recordings showed that kisspeptin itself had no effect on kisspeptin neuron firing. Dynorphin and the κ-opioid receptor agonist U50-488 evoked a potent suppression of all ARN kisspeptin neuron firing that was blocked completely by the κ-opioid receptor antagonist nor-Binaltorphimine. Both NKB and Senktide, a neurokinin 3 receptor agonist, exerted a potent stimulatory action on ∼95% of ARN kisspeptin neurons. Although the selective neurokinin 3 receptor antagonists SB222200 and SR142801 blocked the effects of Senktide on kisspeptin neurons, they surprisingly had no effect on NKB activation of firing. Studies with selective neurokinin 1 receptor (SDZ-NKT343) and neurokinin 2 receptor (GR94800) antagonists revealed that the activation of kisspeptin neurons by NKB was only blocked completely by a cocktail of antagonists against all 3 tachykinin receptors. Whole-cell recordings revealed that individual kisspeptin neurons were activated directly by all 3 tachykinins substance, P, neurokinin A, and NKB. These experiments show that dynorphin and NKB have opposing actions on the electrical activity of kisspeptin neurons supporting the existence of an interconnected network of kisspeptin neurons in the ARN. However, the effects of NKB result from an unexpected activation of multiple tachykinin receptors.

Topics: 3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; Analgesics, Non-Narcotic; Animals; Arcuate Nucleus of Hypothalamus; Dynorphins; Green Fluorescent Proteins; Kisspeptins; Male; Membrane Potentials; Mice; Mice, Transgenic; Neurokinin B; Neurons; Oligopeptides; Patch-Clamp Techniques; Peptide Fragments; Piperidines; Quinolines; Receptors, Neurokinin-2; Receptors, Neurokinin-3; Receptors, Opioid, kappa; Receptors, Tachykinin; Substance P

Kisspeptin, neurokinin B (NKB) and dynorphin A (Dyn) are coexpressed within KNDy neurons that project from the hypothalamic arcuate nucleus (ARC) to GnRH neurons and numerous other hypothalamic targets. Each of the KNDy neuropeptides has been implicated in regulating pulsatile GnRH/LH secretion. In isolation, kisspeptin is generally known to stimulate, and Dyn to inhibit LH secretion. However, the NKB analog, senktide, has variously been reported to inhibit, stimulate or have no effect on LH secretion. In prepubertal mice, rats and monkeys, senktide stimulates LH secretion. Furthermore, in the monkey this effect is dependent on kisspeptin signaling through its receptor, GPR54. The present study tested the hypotheses that the stimulatory effects of NKB on LH secretion in intact rats are mediated by kisspeptin/GPR54 signaling and are independent of a Dyn tone. To test this, ovarian-intact prepubertal rats were subjected to frequent automated blood sampling before and after intracerebroventricular injections of KNDy neuropeptide analogs. Senktide robustly induced single LH pulses, while neither the GPR54 antagonist, Kp-234, nor the Dyn agonist and antagonist (U50488 and nor-BNI, respectively) had an effect on basal LH levels. However, Kp-234 potently blocked the senktide-induced LH pulses. Modulation of the Dyn tone by U50488 or nor-BNI did not affect the senktide-induced LH pulses. These data demonstrate that the stimulatory effect of NKB on LH secretion in intact female rats is dependent upon kisspeptin/GPR54 signaling, but not on Dyn signaling.

Topics: 3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; Animals; Antihypertensive Agents; Bodily Secretions; Female; Kisspeptins; Luteinizing Hormone; Male; Naltrexone; Narcotic Antagonists; Neurokinin B; Peptide Fragments; Radioimmunoassay; Rats; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled; Receptors, Kisspeptin-1; Receptors, Tachykinin; Substance P

The effects of three different opioid agonists on contractions and [3H]-acetylcholine (ACh) release evoked by 5-hydroxytryptamine3 (5-HT3) and neurokinin-3 (NK-3) receptor activation were examined in the guinea-pig ileum longitudinal muscle-myenteric plexus strip (LMMP) preparation. The selective mu (mu)-opioid receptor agonist (D-Ala2,NMe-Phe4,Gly-ol]-enkephalin (DAMGO; 1 nM-100 nM) and the selective kappa (kappa)-opioid receptor agonist U50488 (10 nM-1 microM) inhibited contractile responses to 5-HT and to the selective NK-3 receptor agonist senktide, producing a concentration-related progressive flattening of their concentration-response curves. IC50 estimates for DAMGO and U50488 were somewhat higher for inhibition of 5-HT-evoked as compared to senktide-evoked contractions, and overall lay in the range 6 nM-51 nM. The selective delta (delta)-opioid receptor agonist [D-Pen2,5]-enkephalin (DPDPE) inhibited contractile responses only at the highest concentration used (1 microM). 3H-overflow from LMMP preparations preincubated with [3H]-choline was measured as an indicator of [3H]-ACh release. DAMGO (1 nM-100 nM) and U50488 (10 nM-1 microM) inhibited the increases in release of [3H]-ACh evoked by 5-HT (10 microM) and by senktide (10 nM) in a concentration-dependent manner. IC50 estimates for DAMGO and U50488 were not significantly different for inhibition of 5-HT as compared to senktide-evoked increases in [3H]-ACh release and lay in the range 6 nM-23 nM. DPDPE again only inhibited these responses at the maximum concentration used (1 microM).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Topics: 3,4-Dichloro-N-methyl-N-(2-(1-pyrrolidinyl)-cyclohexyl)-benzeneacetamide, (trans)-Isomer; Acetylcholine; Analgesics; Animals; Choline; Enkephalin, Ala(2)-MePhe(4)-Gly(5)-; Enkephalin, D-Penicillamine (2,5)-; Enkephalins; Guinea Pigs; Ileum; Male; Muscle Contraction; Muscle, Smooth; Myenteric Plexus; Peptide Fragments; Pyrrolidines; Receptors, Neurotransmitter; Receptors, Opioid; Receptors, Opioid, kappa; Receptors, Opioid, mu; Receptors, Serotonin; Receptors, Tachykinin; Serotonin; Substance P; Tritium