在羊的生殖组织和大脑区域中,TRPM8的表达对表达生殖行为的重要
C M Sutton1, R L Ziegler1, K J Austin1
1Department of Animal Sciences, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY 82071, United States.
Physiology & behavior
|July 23, 2023
概括
暂时受体潜在拉斯8 (TRPM8) 通道在男性生殖组织中更为丰富,但它在大脑中的存在似乎不会影响公羊的性行为.
科学领域:
- 生殖生物学 生殖生物学
- 神经内分泌学神经内分泌学
- 离子通道研究
背景情况:
- 短暂受体潜在拉斯8 (TRPM8) 通道是一种温度敏感的离子通道.
- TRPM8也被认为是受体,这表明它在生殖生理学中发挥了作用.
- 了解激素对TRPM8的调节对于生殖健康研究至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 调查激素环境对生殖相关的生殖腺组织和大脑区域TRPM8表达的影响.
- 为了确定TRPM8在大脑中的表达与公羊的性行为是否相关.
主要方法:
- 从母羊,公羊和割的雄羊 () 收集的组织.
- 量化TRPM8mRNA和蛋白质表达在淋巴细胞组织 (丸,卵巢,前列腺) 和大脑区域 (杏仁体,下丘脑,嗅觉球).
- 检查了TRPM8表达在雄羊的大脑与高与低的性活动.
主要成果:
- 在丸中,TRPM8的mRNA和蛋白质表达比在卵巢中更高.
- 前列腺TRPM8 mRNA在公羊中比其他动物更大.
- 杏仁体中的TRPM8表达在公羊中较高,但在下丘脑或嗅球中没有显著差异.
- 大脑中TRPM8的存在与公羊的性行为水平无关.
结论:
- 在完整的男性生殖组织中,TRPM8的表达更强大.
- TRPM8通道存在于杏仁体和下丘脑中,但不在公羊的腹膜区域.
- 对于雄羊的性行为表达,TRPM8通道表达似乎并不至关重要.
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