Prostaglandin F2alpha regulates distinct physiological changes in early and mid-cycle bovine corpora lutea.
Prostaglandin F2alpha regulates distinct physiological changes in early and mid-cycle bovine corpora lutea.
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前列腺素 F2α 调节早期和中期牛黄体的明显生理变化。
DOI:
10.1095/biolreprod58.2.346
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发表时间:
1998
影响因子:
3.6
通讯作者:
Wiltbank,MC
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作者:
Tsai,SJ;Wiltbank,MC
Prostaglandin (PG) F2αis the primary luteolysin in most species. A single treatment with PGF2αwill cause regression of the mid-cycle but not the early-cycle (Days 1-5 after estrus) bovine corpus luteum (CL) despite the presence of similar concentrations of high-affinity PGF2αreceptors (FP receptors). This study was designed to determine whether PGF2αactivated similar intracellular processes in early- and mid-cycle CL. Cows received saline or 25 mg PGF2αinjection (i.m.; n = 6/group) on Day 4 or 11 after onset of the LH surge (induced by GnRH injection), and CL were collected at 4 h after treatment. As expected, CL volumes and luteal weights were not different at 4 h after PGF2αtreatment. Luteal vitamin C concentration and steady-state concentrations of mRNA for 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and for FP receptor were decreased by 4 h in both Day 4 and 11 CL treated with PGF2α(p< 0.05). These results demonstrate clear actions of PGF2αin the early CL. In contrast, steady-state concentrations of mRNA encoding PG G/H synthase-2 (PGHS-2) were increased by treatment with PGF2αin mid-cycle CL but decreased by PGF2αin early-cycle CL (p< 0.05). In addition, treatment of mid-cycle but not early-cycle cows with PGF2αdecreased luteal and serum progesterone concentrations by 4 h (p< 0.05). In summary, PGF2αclearly exerts actions in both early- and mid-cycle bovine CL. The lack of PGF2α-induced luteolysis in the early CL may be due to specific changes in gene expression, especially PGHS-2, that may prevent intraluteal PGF2αproduction and possibly other key luteolytic processes.