Journal of Veterinary Clinics (한국임상수의학회지)

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Patterns of Pulsatile and Surge Modes of Follicle-Stimulating Hormone Treated with Different Progesterone Levels in Ovariectomized Goats

난소제거된 Shiba 염소에서 다른 농도의 Progesterone 처치에 의한 FSH Surge 및 Pulse 분비에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Seung-Joon (Department of Veterinary Clinical Reproduction, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University) ;
  • Tanaka, Tomomi (Laboratory of Veterinary Reproduction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology) ;
  • Kamomae, Hideo (Laboratory of Veterinary Reproduction, Tokyo University of Agriculture and Technology)
  • 김승준 (경북대학교 수의과대학 수의임상번식학교실) ;
  • ;
  • Accepted : 2011.04.07
  • Published : 2011.04.30
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Abstract

The objective of the present study was to determine the progesterone levels that effects on the pulsatile and surge modes of FSH secretion. In previous studies we have shown that LH surge occurred in the follicular levels of progesterone, whereas there was no surge mode secretion of LH in either the sub luteal or luteal levels of progesterone. LH pulsatile frequencies were high in two groups such as follicular level and sub luteal level. But in the luteal level of progesterone the pulsatile pattern of LH were strongly suppressed. Namely, sub luteal levels of progesterone, around 1 ng/ml, completely suppressed the LH surge but did not affect the pulsatile frequency of LH secretion. Because of this we hypothesized that the two secretory patterns of FSH are similar to that of LH. Long-term ovariectomized Shiba goats that had received implants of estradiol capsules and three different progesterone silastic packet inducing follicular, subluteal and luteal levels of progesterone were divided into three groups such as non-P, low-P and high-P group. Blood samples were collected daily throughout the experiment for the analysis of gonadal steroid hormone levels and at 10-min intervals for 8 h on Days 0, 3, and 7 (Day 0: just before progesterone treatment) for analysis of the pulsatile frequency of FSH secretion. Then estradiol was infused into the jugular vein of all animals at a rate of 3 ${\mu}/h$ for 16 h on Day 8 to determine whether an FSH surge was induced. Blood samples were collected every 2 h from 4 h before the start of the estradiol infusion until 48 h after the start of the infusion. In each group, the mean ${\pm}$ SEM concentration after progesterone implant treatment was 3.3 ${\pm}$ 0.1 ng/ml for the high P group, 1.1 ${\pm}$ 0.1 ng/ml for the low P group, and < 0.1 ng/ml for the non-P group, concentrations similar to the luteal levels, subluteal levels, and follicular phase levels of the normal estrous cycle, respectively. The FSH pulse frequency was maintained highly in all groups on Day 0, Day 3 and Day 7. An FSH surge was induced in all 4 cases of the Non-P group. In the High P and Low P groups, the plasma concentrations of FSH remained low until 48 h after the start of estradiol infusion, and no occurrence of FSH surge was found in any of the animals. The results of this study not only confirm that the pulsatile patterns of FSH were not inhibited strongly relative to LH, they also suggest that some other mechanism and factor may be controlling the FSH secretion.

본 연구의 목적은 FSH 분비 조절에 있어서 각각 다른 progesterone (P) 농도가 Pulse 또는 Surge 형태의 분비 패턴에 어떤 영향을 미치는가를 탐구한다. 선행된 연구에서 LH surge는 난포기 (follicular phase)에서 보이는 P 농도에서만 발현되었고 황체기(luteal phase) 또는 아황체기(subluteal phase) P 농도에서는 완전히 억제되었다. 또한 LH pulse 분비는 황체기 P농도에서만 시간 의존적으로 감소되었으나 난포기 또는 아황체기 농도에서는 높은 빈도로 유지되었다. 즉 아황체기 P농도 (스트레스, 황체형성부전에서 발생)는 LH surge는 억제시키나 LH pulse 조절에는 아무런 영향을 마치지 않았다. 이 결과를 바탕으로 FSH surge 및 pulse 분비패턴을 알아보기 위해 난소가 제거된 Shiba 염소를 이용하여 인위적으로 난포기, 아황체기, 기능성황체기의 P 농도 및 estradiol(E) 농도를 유도하였다. 스테로이드 호르몬 농도의 변화를 알아보기 위해 매일 혈액을 채취하였으며, LH pulse 용 혈액은 10분 간격으로 8시간 동안 Day 0, Day 3, Day 7 (Day 0: P packet 이식 직전)에 연속채혈을 실시하고, LH surge 분비패턴은 Day 8에 16시간 estradiol를 3 ${\mu}g/h$ 농도로 주사하고, 52시간 동안 2시간 간격으로 채혈을 실시했다. 그 결과 유도된 P 농도는 염소의 정상적 발정주기에서 볼 수 있는 난포기(<0.1 ng/ml), 아황체기($1.1{\pm}0.1$ ng/ml), 황체기 ($3.3{\pm0.1}$ ng/ml) 수준의 농도로 유도되었다. FSH pulse 분비는 3그룹에서 모두 높은 빈도로 유지되었고, FSH surge는 LH surge와 같은 시간대에서 난포기 그룹에서만 확인되었다. 본 연구의 결과는 FSH pulse는 LH pulse에서 보이는 progesterone에 의한 억제 효과와 다르게 나타났으며, 이러한 결과는 FSH 분비 조절에 있어서 LH 분비와 다른 기전 및 요소들이 관여하는 것으로 판단되었다.

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