瘦素与哺乳动物繁殖活动关系的研究进展

近二十年来的研究发现,瘦素除了参与哺乳动物摄食及能量代谢平衡过程的调节外,还作为一种代谢信号,通过作用于下丘脑—垂体—性腺轴、胎盘和子宫等来调控哺乳动物的繁殖过程。瘦素基因不仅是研究家畜生长发育、肉质等性状的重要候选基因,而且由于瘦素在调控哺乳动物胚胎附植过程中扮演的重要角色,它也是研究家畜多胎性状的重要候选基因之一。研究瘦素及其受体基因的功能及作用机制具有重要的科学意义和潜在的应用价值。文章主要就瘦素对哺乳动物初情期的启动、生殖器官及性腺的发育、生殖激素的分泌、胚胎附植等繁殖活动的调控,以及性别与年龄、妊娠与哺乳、繁殖节律等对瘦素分泌的影响等方面进行综述。

Research Advance on the Relationship between Leptin and Reproduction Activities of Mammal

Studies in the last two decades found that Leptin not only involves in the regulation of mammalian ingestion and energy homeostasis,but also serves as a metabolic signal regulating the mammalian reproduction by acting on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis,the placenta and the uterus.Leptin gene is one of the most important candidate genes for research on livestock's growth,development and meat quality,and also for research on prolificacy of livestock due to its key role in regulating the mammalian embryo implantation.Therefore,it is of important scientific significance and potential application value in studying functions and mechanisms of Leptin and its receptor gene.This paper is to dwell on how Leptin regulates mammalian breeding activities including the onset of puberty,development of reproductive organs and gonads,secretion of reproductive hormones,and embryo implantation,and also on how some reproduction activities influence the Leptin secretion in the body.