Relationship between seasonal plasma estradiol-17 beta and testosterone levels and in vitro production by ovarian follicles of amago salmon (Oncorhynchus rhodurus).
01 Sep 1983-Biology of Reproduction (Society for the Study of Reproduction)-Vol. 29, Iss: 2, pp 301-309
TL;DR: The seasonal pattern of plasma testosterone levels lagged behind and followed that of estradiol-17 beta during vitellogenesis, but levels remained high in mature and ovulated fish, and GSI values showed a linear increase, and reached a peak in October.
Abstract: Plasma estradiol-17 beta and testosterone levels were assessed by radioimmunoassay during the sexual maturation of female amago salmon (Oncorhynchus rhodurus). Estradiol-17 beta levels gradually increased during vitellogenesis (June to September), reached a peak in September (about 16 ng/ml) and rapidly decreased in mature and ovulated fish (about 3-4 ng/ml) in October. The seasonal pattern of plasma testosterone levels lagged behind and followed that of estradiol-17 beta during vitellogenesis, but levels remained high in mature and ovulated fish (90-110 ng/ml). Estradiol-17 beta levels and the gonadosomatic index (GSI) values correlated well during vitellogenesis: GSI values showed a linear increase, and reached a peak (29.9 +/- 1.4) in October. Values were extremely low in ovulated fish (1.2 +/- 0.2). In vitro production of estradiol-17 beta and testosterone by ovarian follicles in response to partially purified chinook salmon gonadotropin (SG-G100) was examined monthly using 18-h incubations. Throughout the vitellogenic period SG-G100 stimulated both estradiol-17 beta and testosterone production: the steroidogenic response of follicles increased from June (about 2 ng/ml estradiol-17 beta; 0.1 ng/ml testosterone) to September (about 10 and 14 ng/ml, respectively). In October full-grown immature follicles which could be induced to mature in vitro by hormone treatment produced large amounts of testosterone (about 130 ng/ml) but not estradiol-17 beta. Postovulatory follicles also produced testosterone but the values were low (10 ng/ml) compared with full-grown immature follicles. Very low levels of estradiol-17 beta were produced by postovulatory follicles.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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TL;DR: Results suggest that these steroids have physiological roles in the generation and regulation of both seasonal and semilunar reproductive cycles: 17β-oestradiol by controlling development of vitellogenic oocytes; testosterone perhaps by acting as a precursor in the production of oestrogens and other steroids.
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TL;DR: Results indicate that E2 is synthesized via E1, rather than T, in the ovarian follicles, and suggest that T detected in the blood is likely derived from extra-follicular tissues.
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...In some salmonids and in the goldfish Carassius auratus, it has been confirmed that E2 is produced by the ovarian follicles via testosterone (T) (Kagawa et al., 1984, 1985) and that the appearance of both E2 and T in blood is association with vitellogenesis (Kagawa et al., 1983a, b)....
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Abstract: Changes in 17β-estradiol (E2), estrone (E1), testosterone (T), 11-ketotestosterone (11KT), and 17,20β-dihydroxy-4-pregnen-3-one (17,20β-P) levels were correlated to changes in gonadosomatic index (GSI), vitellogenin concentration (Vg), ovarian and testicular histology during the annual reproductive cycle of the red porgy, Pagrus pagrus. The production of E2, E1, T and 17,20β-P was confirmed by analysis of the steroidogenic activity of ovaries. In females, the average concentration of E2 was lower than 2 ng ml−1. E2 values first increased significantly at the stage of endogenous vitellogenesis and remained high during exogenous vitellogenesis. E1 levels were lower values than E2 (less than 300 pg ml−1), but they increased at the beginning of exogenous vitellogenesis. Estrogens concentrations followed similar pattern to Vg and were significantly correlated. Mean levels of T were mostly lower than 1 ng ml−1. They followed a pattern similar to that of E2 except for a further increase observed at the stage of final maturation. T and E2 levels were significantly correlated. The concentration of 11KT did not change significantly. The levels of 17,20β-P ranged between 0.22 and 1.22 ng ml−1 but changes were not related to gametogenesis. In males, the concentrations of T and 11KT fluctuated significantly during the sexual maturity stages, showing a similar pattern and were significantly correlated to GSI changes. T levels increased during spermiogenesis and spermiation stages to reach about 3 ng ml−1. 11KT levels stayed about half those of T. The levels of estrogens showed no significant changes. Level of 17,20β-P showed no significant variation related to male maturity. Results are discussed in relation to changes in plasma steroid levels during gametogenesis of other multiple spawner species.
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