Relaxin in porcine corpora lutea during pregnancy and after hysterectomy.
Relaxin in porcine corpora lutea during pregnancy and after hysterectomy.
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怀孕期间和子宫切除术后猪黄体中的松弛素。
DOI:
10.1152/ajplegacy.1973.225.5.1215
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发表时间:
1973
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D. F. Cox
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作者:
L. Anderson;J. Ford;R. Melampy;D. F. Cox
ANDERSON, LL, JJ FORD, RM MELAMPY, AND DF Cox. Relaxin in porcine corpora lutea during pegnancy and after hysterectomy. Am. J. Physiol. 225 (5): 1215-1219. 1973.-Relaxin activity in porcine corpora lutea was determined by measurement of interpubic ligament formation in mice. Relaxin levels remain low (eg, l-3 p&g) throughout the estrous cycle. In mated pigs the levels of relaxin increase fourfold by &ys 20-29 and continue to increase steadily to peak values (> 300 pg/g) by days X10-115. Within 16 hr of parturition hormone levels drop to low values (eg 3 12/e/g) and remain low during the first 2 weeks of lactation. In hysterectomized pigs the corpora lutea are maintained beyond 128 days, and relaxin levels increase steadily to maximal values (eg, 250 pg/g) by day II0 and then decrease(eg, 50 pg/g) by day 128 even though the corpora remain large. Corpora Iutea are maintained beyond 100 days by injecting estrogen during the luteal phase of the estrous cycle; relaxin levels in these corpora begin to decline by day 128 in a manner similar to that found in hysterectomized pigs. These results suggest that relaxin levels may be an indicator of the aging process in the porcine corpus luteum. estrous cycleTHE CORPUS LUTEUM of the pig is a rich source of relaxin, particularly during the late stages of pregnancy(I, 7). Recent evidence indicates that luteal tissue levels of relaxin are maximal at days 105-110 of pregnancy, but within 16 hr before parturition they decline to extremely low values (2). Relaxin levels in the ovarian venous blood in these same animals are low during days 105-110, increase markedly before parturition, and then drop to extremely low values within a few hours (ll 6 hr) of delivery. These results suggest that the porcine corpus luteum accumulates and secretes relaxin during these late stages of pregnancy. Furthermore, cytoplasmic granules accumulate in the luteal cells as the levels of relaxin increase during pregnancy, and then these dense granules disappear just before parturition; a time when relaxin levels drop. These results are interpreted as suggesting that the granules are a site of relaxin storage.