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Concentration of mRNA encoding 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5,Δ4 isomerase (3β-HSD) and 3β-HSD enzyme activity following treatment of ewes with prostaglandin F2α

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The objectives of these experiments were (1) to determine if prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) decreased mRNA encoding 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/d5,Δ4 isomerase (3β-HSD) specifically in large steroidogenic luteal cells, which contain the high affinity receptors for PGF2α; and (2) to determine if the decreased concentration of mRNA encoding 3β-HSD following administration of PGF2α was associated with a decrease in 3β-HSD enzyme activity. Ewes on days 11 or 12 of the estrous cycle were administered PGF2α (25 mg iv followed by 10 mg im 2 h later) and corpora lutea collected 4, 12, 24, or 48 h later (n = 4–5/time). Corpora lutea were also collected from non-injected (n=4) or saline-injected (n=4) control ewes. Administration of PGF2 decreased (P < 0.05) steady-state concentrations of mRNA encoding 3β-HSD to 35, 15, 9, and 5 percent of the concentrations in the control group at 4, 12, 24, and 48 h, respectively. Concentrations of mRNA encoding 3β-HSD in large luteal cells were decreased to 43% of controls 4 h following injection, which was similar to the decrease seen in steady-state concentrations of this mRNA in total luteal mRNA (35%). However, 3β-HSD enzyme activity was not significantly decreased by 48 h after PGF2α injection. Thus, the dramatic decreased in mRNA encoding 3β-HSD was not associated with an immediate decrease in 3β-HSD enzyme activity and, therefore, does not appear to be responsible for the acute decrease in secretion of progesterone from ovine luteal tissue during PGF2α-induced luteolysis.

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    Jennifer L. Juengel, Bernadette M. Meberg & Gordon D. Niswender

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Juengel, J.L., Meberg, B.M., McIntush, E.W. et al. Concentration of mRNA encoding 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5,Δ4 isomerase (3β-HSD) and 3β-HSD enzyme activity following treatment of ewes with prostaglandin F2α . Endocr 8, 45–50 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1385/ENDO:8:1:45

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