Prostaglandins and ovarian progestin biosynthesis |
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Authors: | John W Wilks Kristi K Forbes Jerome F Norland |
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Institution: | Fertility Research, The Upjohn Company Kalamazoo, Michigan 49001 USA |
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Abstract: | Prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) did not alter the biosynthesis of progesterone by slices of luteinized rat ovaries when used in concentrations from 1 to 10,000 ng/ml of incubation medium; likewise, PGF2α did not affect the incorporation of acetate-1-14C into progestins. PGF1α, 15-keto PGF2α, and PGE1 did not alter the biosynthesis of progesterone by luteinized rat ovaries; PGE2 inhibited the production of progesterone when used at a concentration of 10 μg/ml, but not at lower doses. PGF2α in combination with luteinizing hormone (LH) enhanced the metabolism of progesterone to 20α-hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one in luteinized rat ovaries. Interestingly, PGF2α, at a high concentration of 10 μg/ml, did stimulate progesterone biosynthesis by slices of ovarian tissue from immature rats hormonally primed to simulate “pseudopregnancy,” suggesting a steroidogenic action of prostaglandins on the ovarian follicular or interstitial cell. PGF2α (10 μg/ml) did not stimulate the biosynthesis of progesterone or 20α-hydroxypregn-4-en-3-one by slices of rabbit corpora lutea or rabbit ovarian interstitial tissue. It is concluded that prostaglandins do not stimulate progestin biosynthesis in rat luteal tissue. |
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