Year round plasma leptin and androgen concentrations in a tropical bat

• Autorzy: Singh U. P. , Krishna A. , Bhatnagar K.P.
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The detailed reproductive patterns and their associated endocrine characteristics have been documented only for a few species of bats. The objective of this study was to examine seasonal changes in plasma concentrations of leptin and compare it with the changes in body mass, circulating concentrations of testosterone, androstenedione and its correlation with prolonged survival of sperm during winter dormancy in the male sheath-tailed batTaphozous longimanus Hardwicke, 1825. Six bats were captured every month for three consecutive years during 2002 to 2005 from Varanasi, a subtropical part of India. The changes in the body mass were positively correlated with circulating concentration of leptin. Leptin concentration reached a peak (14 ng/ml) in November coinciding with peak body mass. Leptin levels declined during other months of the year except for a rise in March and August. Plasma leptin was positively correlated with androstenedione concentration, but did not show significant correlation with testosterone level. We noticed a significant increase in testosterone secretionin vitro in response to leutinizing hormone (LH) stimulation. However, we did not notice any increase in testosterone or androstenedione secretionin vitro in response to leptin stimulation. Plasma leptin concentration did not show any correlation with testis mass in this study. The higher concentration of testosterone and androstenedione may be responsible for the prolonged survival of sperm in the epididymidies and higher levels of leptin in November may be responsible for maintaining reproductive function during winter dormancy. We suggest that inT. longimanus, higher leptin concentrations in November may be responsible for the gonadal recrudescence and reproductive response during winter dormancy is modified by energy availability and by changing leptin concentrations during this period.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

reproduction; androstenedione; androgen concentration; plasma leptin; tropical bat; testosterone; bat

• Wydawca: -
• Czasopismo: Acta Theriologica
• Rocznik: 2007
• Tom: 52
• Numer: 2
• Opis fizyczny: p.129-140,fig.,ref.

Twórcy

autor

Singh U. P.

• Morehouse School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA

autor

Krishna A.

autor

Bhatnagar K.P.

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