阿片肽类物质对大鼠黄体细胞孕酮生成的影响

本文观察了外源性阿片肽对大鼠离体黄体细胞孕酮生成的影响,结果表明:β-内啡肽以剂量-反应依赖方式促进黄体细胞孕酮生成,有效浓度范围是10~(-8)-10~(-6) mol/L;强啡肽仅在浓度为10~(-6)mol/L时才显示刺激孕酮生成的作用;而甲硫-脑啡肽无明显作用。μ-阿片受体激动剂DAGO和乙基吗啡也能明显促进孕酮的生成。纳洛酮可完全阻断β-内啡肽,DAGO和乙基吗啡的作用。由于大鼠血液中β-内啡肽含量较低,而卵巢局部具有较高浓度的β-内啡肽。因此,我们认为,β-内啡肽可能在卵巢局部参与黄体细胞孕酮生成的调节,是卵巢内促黄体因子之一,这种作用可能是由μ-型阿片受体介导的。

EFFECT OF OPIOID PEPTIDES ON PROGESTERONE PRODUCTION BY RAT LUTEAL CELLS IN VITRO

The effect of exogenous opioid peptides on progesterone production by incubated rat luteal cells was studied. beta-endorphin (beta-EP) stimulated progesterone production in a dose-dependant manner (10(-8)-10(-6) mol/L); dynorphin exhibited a stimulatory effect only at 10(-6) mol/L, while Met-enkephalin had no substantial effect at dose from 10(-10)-10(-6) mol/L. mu-opioid receptor agonists DAGO and morphine also stimulated progesterone production. The stimulatory actions of beta-EP, DAGO and morphine were reversed completely by naloxone. On account of the fact that the beta-EP level in rat plasma is lower than that in the ovary, it seemed that beta-EP may be an intra-ovarian luteotrophic factor and be involved in the regulation of progesterone production. This action of beta-EP may be mediated by mu-opioid subtype receptors.