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CELL REPORTS
卷 24, 期 2, 页码 271-277出版社
CELL PRESS
DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.06.037
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- NIH (Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award from the National Institute on Aging) [1F31AG056033, R01DA024908]
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING [F31AG056033] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
- NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON DRUG ABUSE [R01DA024908] Funding Source: NIH RePORTER
Hot flushes are a sudden feeling of warmth commonly associated with the decline of gonadal hormones at menopause. Neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus that express kisspeptin and neurokinin B (Kiss1(ARH) neurons) are candidates for mediating hot flushes because they are negatively regulated by sex hormones. We used a combination of genetic and viral technologies in mice to demonstrate that artificial activation of Kiss1(ARH) neurons evokes a heat-dissipation response resulting in vasodilation (flushing) and a corresponding reduction of core-body temperature in both females and males. This response is sensitized by ovariectomy. Brief activation of Kiss1(ARH) axon terminals in the preoptic area of the hypothalamus recapitulates this response, while pharmacological blockade of neurokinin B (NkB) receptors in the same brain region abolishes it. We conclude that transient activation of Kiss1(ARH) neurons following sex-hormone withdrawal contributes to the occurrence of hot flushes via NkB release in the rostral preoptic area.
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