• Neuroscience · Mar 2010

    Mu and kappa opioid receptor expression in the mediobasal hypothalamus and effectiveness of selective antagonists on prolactin release during lactation.

    • M Tavakoli-Nezhad and L A Arbogast.
    • Department of Physiology, Mail Code 6523, School of Medicine, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL 62901, USA.
    • Neuroscience. 2010 Mar 17; 166 (2): 359367359-67.

    AbstractEndogenous opioid peptides are involved in prolactin release during lactation, in part by decreasing tuberoinfundibular dopaminergic (TIDA) neuronal activity. Both mu (mu) and kappa (kappa) opioid receptors have a role in the suckling-induced prolactin rise after 4-5 h up deprivation. The aim of this study was to investigate effects of mu opioid receptor antagonist, beta-funaltrexamine (beta-FNA), and kappa opioid receptor antagonist, nor-binaltorphimine (nor-BNI), on prolactin secretion and TIDA neuronal activity in lactating rats after 18 h pup deprivation. After 4 h separation from pups, the suckling-induced prolactin rise was abolished by 16 microg nor-BNI and 5 microg beta-FNA, coincident with increased dihydroxyphenylacetic acid (DOPAC):dopamine ratio in the stalk-median eminence (SME). However, after 18 h pups separation, these same doses of nor-BNI and beta-FNA did not alter the prolactin surge or DOPAC:dopamine ratios in the SME. Higher doses of nor-BNI (32 microg) and beta-FNA (10 microg) were required to inhibit suckling-induced prolactin secretion. beta-FNA (10 microg) increased the DOPAC:dopamine ratio in the SME, whereas nor-BNI (32 microg) treatment had no effect. The mu and kappa opioid receptor mRNA levels in the mediobasal hypothalamus were similar to suckled control rats after 4 h pup deprivation, but increased 1.4-fold after 18 h pup deprivation. These data support involvement of endogenous opioidergic systems in the suckling-induced prolactin rise after a prolonged (18 h) period of pup deprivation, as well as the shorter (4 h) pup deprivation period previously reported. Suppression of TIDA neuronal activity likely played a part in mu opioid receptor input to the suckling-induced prolactin rise after both 4 h and 18 h separation, whereas non-dopaminergic input was implicated with kappa opioid receptors after 18 h pup deprivation. Increased mu and kappa opioid receptors gene expression in the mediobasal hypothalamus may contribute to reduced effectiveness of opioid receptor antagonists to block suckling-induced prolactin release after 18 h pup deprivation.Copyright (c) 2010 IBRO. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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