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| Watanabe, Sho; Shirasuna, Koumei; Matsui, Motozumi; Yamamoto, Dai; Berisha, Bajram; Schams, Dieter; Miyamoto, Akio; 白砂, 孔明; 松井, 基純; 宮本, 明夫. |
| Endothelin-1 (ET-1) is a luteolytic mediator in the bovine corpus luteum (CL), and its action appears to be via endothelin type A receptor (ETR-A). Thus, the aim of the present study was to determine the effect of ETR-A antagonist on PGF(2)alpha-induced luteolysis in the cow. Cows on days 1012 of the estrous cycle were subjected to five intraluteal injections of the ETR-A antagonist LU 135252 in saline or only saline at -0.5, 2, 4, 6, and 8 h after PGF(2)alpha administration (=0 h). Serial luteal biopsies were conducted to determine the expression of mRNA in the luteal tissue. There were no significant differences in the decrease in plasma progesterone (P) concentrations and the mRNA expressions of steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and 3... |
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Palavras-chave: Apoptosis; Blood flow; Corpus luteum; Cow; Endothelin-1. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/922 |
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| Shirasuna, Koumei; Watanabe, S.; Oki, N.; Wijayagunawardane, M. P. B.; Matsui, Motozumi; Ohtani, M.; Miyamoto, Akio; 白砂, 孔明; 松井, 基純; 宮本, 明夫. |
| Prostaglandin F-2 alpha (PGF(2 alpha)) is the primary luteolysin in the cow, and luteal endothelin-1 (ET-1) interacts with PGF(2 alpha) during the process of luteolysis. In contrast, a developing corpus luteum (CL) is refractory to exogenous administration of PGF(2 alpha). Thus, the present study was aimed to investigate the functional relationship between ET-1 and PGF(2 alpha) in the mid-CL (PGF(2 alpha)-sensitive) and early-CL (PGF(2 alpha)-refractory). In the mid-CL model, cows (n = 6/treatment) were assigned to receive one of five types of treatments on day 10 of the estrous cycle: (1) an injection of saline; control, (2) a 500 jig of PGF2. analogue (sufficient dose to induce luteolytis); full-PG, (3) an intraluteal injection of 0.25 mg ET-1; ET-1, (4)... |
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Palavras-chave: Endothelin-1; Prostaglandin F-2 alpha; Luteolysis; Corpus luteum; Cow. |
| Ano: 2006 |
URL: http://ir.obihiro.ac.jp/dspace/handle/10322/825 |
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