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Glutamate plays an important role in mediating the positive feedback effects of ovarian steroids on gonadotropin secretion, and the preoptic region of the hypothalamus is a likely site of action of glutamate. The anteroventral periventricular nucleus (AVPV) of the preoptic region is an essential part of neural pathways mediating hormonal feedback on gonadotropin secretion, and it appears to provide direct inputs to gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH)-containing neurons. Immunohistochemistry and in situ hybridization were used in this study to define the distribution and hormonal regulation of glutamate receptor subtypes in the AVPV of juvenile female rats. Neurons that express the NMDAR1 receptor subtype are abundant in the AVPV, as are cells that express AMPA receptor subtypes (GluR1, GluR2, and GluR3 but not GluR4), and the AVPV appears to contain a dense plexus of NMDAR1-immunoreactive presynaptic terminals. However, AVPV neurons do not seem to express detectable levels of kainate receptor (GluR5, GluR6, and GluR7) or metabotropic receptor (mGluR1–6) subtypes. Treatment of ovariectomized juvenile rats with estradiol induced expression of GluR1 mRNA but did not alter levels of GluR2 or GluR3 mRNA. Treatment of estrogen-primed ovariectomized juvenile rats with progesterone caused an initial increase in GluR1 mRNA expression, followed by a small decrease 24 hr after treatment. In contrast, estrogen appears to suppress levels of NMDAR1 mRNA in the AVPV, which remained unchanged after progesterone treatment. Thus, one mechanism whereby ovarian steroids may provide positive feedback to GnRH neurons is by altering the sensitivity of AVPV neurons to glutamatergic activation.

Hormonal Regulation of Glutamate Receptor Gene Expression in the Anteroventral Periventricular Nucleus of the Hypothalamus