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Emergences of LH Surge Affected by Different Progesterone Levels in Ovariectomized Goats

난소제거된 염소에서 Progesterone 농도의 영향에 의한 LH surge 분비에 미치는 영향

  • Kim, Seung-Joon (Department of Veterinary Clinical Reproduction, College of Veterinary Medicine, Kyungpook National University)
  • 김승준 (경북대학교 수의과대학 수의임상번식학교실)
  • Accepted : 2014.01.27
  • Published : 2014.02.28
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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to determine the priming effects of progesterone that affect the emergence of LH surge mode secretion by three different progesterone levels. In previous studies, we have shown that LH surge occurred in follicular levels of progesterone, whereas there was no surge mode secretion of LH and FSH in either the subluteal or luteal levels of progesterone. In this study, the hypothesis was that the priming effects of progesterone on the timing of the LH surge induced by exogenous estradiol are same between subluteal and luteal levels of progesterone. Long-term ovariectomized Shiba goats that had received implants of estradiol capsules (Day 0) 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. On Day 7, all devices of progesterone packets were removed but estradiol capsules were maintained during the experiment, and blood samples were collected at 1 hr interval for 12 h from the time of progesterone removals to determine peripheral changes of estradiol and progesterone concentration. Then all animals were infused estradiol on the Day 7 after 13 h from the removals of progesterone devices with a peristaltic pump into jugular vein at a rate of 3 ${\mu}g/h$ for 36 h. For analysis of peripheral LH and estradiol concentration, blood samples were collected via another jugular vein at 2 h intervals for 52 h (from 4 h before the start of estradiol infusion to 48 h after the start of estradiol infusion). In all animals of the three groups treated with estradiol infusion, an LH surge was expressed but the peak time of LH surge was different. This time interval from estradiol infusion until the peak of LH surge was gradually and significantly extended by the different levels of progesterone treated before estradiol infusions in the three groups.

본 연구의 목적은 LH surge 형태의 분비가 선행적으로 투여되는 각각 다른 Progesterone (P) 농도에 의해 어떻게 조절되는지에 대한 탐구이다. 선행된 연구에서 LH surge는 난포기(follicular phase)에서 보이는 P 농도에서만 발현되었고 황체기(luteal phase)와 아황체기(subluteal phase) P 농도에서는 완전히 억제되었다. 이런 결과를 토대로 본 연구의 가설은 아황체기 P농도(스트레스, 황체형성부전)와 황체기 P 농도를 선행 처치 후 외인성 estradiol에 의한 LH surge 발현은 동시에 발생할 것으로 예상한다. 이 가설을 증명하기 위해 난소가 제거된 Shiba 염소를 이용하여 인위적으로 난포기(non-P), 아황체기(low-P), 기능성황체기(high-P)의 P 농도 및 Estradiol (E) 농도를 유도하였다 (Day 0: P와 E 이식일). 스테로이드 호르몬의 농도를 알아보기 위해 매일 혈액을 채혈하였으며, Day 7에 각 그룹의 P 농도를 유지하기 위한 packet를 제거하고 E 처치용 capsule은 그대로 유지시켰다. 또한 Day 7에 P와 E의 농도변화를 세밀하게 조사하기 위해 12시간 동안 1시간 간격으로 채혈 후 검사하였다. LH surge 분비패턴은 P packet 제거 후 13시간부터 E를 3 ${\mu}g/h$ 농도로 36시간 동안 주입하고, 52시간 동안(E 주입 4시간 전부터 주입 후 48시간) 2시간 간격으로 채혈을 실시했다. 그 결과, 모든 3그룹의 염소는 LH surge가 발현되었지만 그 발현시간은 각 그룹마다 유의성있는 발현시간 차를 나타내었다. 즉, 각각의 선행된 P 농도 (non-P, low-P, high-p) 그룹은 외인성 Estradiol에 의한 LH surge 발현시간에 농도의존성으로 영향을 미치는 것으로 판단되었다.

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