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COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY A-MOLECULAR & INTEGRATIVE PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 166, Issue 2, Pages 228-236Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC
DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2013.06.007
Keywords
Kisspeptins; Kiss1-15; Kiss2-12; GnRHa; Spermatogenesis
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- Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)
- JSPS [P11406]
- Austrian Science Fund (FWF) [P11406] Funding Source: Austrian Science Fund (FWF)
- Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research [13F03910] Funding Source: KAKEN
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Kisspeptins, encoded by kiss genes, have emerged as critical regulator of reproductive function in vertebrates. Our previous studies demonstrated that the chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) brain expresses kiss) and kiss2 and peripheral administration of synthetic Kiss1 pentadecapeptide (Kiss1-15) but not Kiss2 dodecapeptide (Kiss2-12) induces spermiation in sexually immature adult chub mackerel. In the present study, we evaluated the potency of Kiss1 -15, Kiss2-12, and GnRH analogue (GnRHa) to induce pubertal onset in prepubertal chub mackerel. Peptides were administered through subcutaneous injection for three times (bi-weekly) over 6 weeks. Interestingly, gonadosomatic index (GSI) of Kiss1-15 treated fish increased significantly in comparison to other treatments. Histologically, 66.7% of Kiss1-15 treated fish exhibited presence of spermatozoa (SPZ) in the testes with only 28.6% of GnRHa treated fish. However, Kiss2-12 treated fish showed only spermatocytes (SC) as the advanced germ cells in the testes. In contrast, only spermatogonia (SPG) were observed in the testes of control fish. Changes in the number of testicular germ cells among treatments revealed a significantly higher number of SC, spermatids and SPZ in the Kiss1-15 treated fish. Gene expression analyses revealed no significant changes in gnrh1 in the telencephalon-preoptic region of the brain, including fsh beta and lh beta in the pituitary of experimental fish. However, GnRHa treated fish showed significantly higher lh beta expression. Levels of sex steroids, 11-ketotestosterone and estradiol-17 beta were significantly higher in Kiss1-15 treated fish. These results indicate application of Kiss1-15 peptides for accelerating pubertal onset in chub mackerel. (C) 2013 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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