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Sitko EM, Laplacette A, Duhatschek D, Rial C, Perez MM, Tompkins S, Kerwin AL, Giordano JO. Reproductive physiological outcomes of dairy cows with different genomic merit for fertility: biomarkers, uterine health, endocrine status, estrus features, and response to ovarian synchronization. J Dairy Sci 2024:S0022-0302(24)00891-9. [PMID: 38851573 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2023-24376] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/08/2024] [Indexed: 06/10/2024]
Abstract
Our overarching objective was to characterize associations between genomic merit for fertility and the reproductive function of lactating dairy cows in a prospective cohort study. In this manuscript, we present results of the association between genomic merit for fertility and indicators of metabolic status and inflammation, uterine health, endocrine status, response to synchronization, and estrous behavior in dairy cows. Lactating Holstein cows entering their first (n = 82) or second (n = 37) lactation were enrolled at parturition and fitted with an ear-attached sensor for automated detection of estrus. Ear-notch tissue samples were collected from all cows and submitted for genotyping using a commercial genomic test. Based on genomic predicted transmitting ability values for daughter pregnancy rate (gDPR) cows were classified into a high (Hi-Fert; gDPR > 0.6; n = 36), medium (Med-Fert; gDPR -1.3 to 0.6; n = 45), and low (Lo-Fert; gDPR < -1.3; n = 38) group. At 33 to 39 d in milk (DIM), cohorts of cows were enrolled in the Presynch-Ovsynch protocol for synchronization of estrus and ovulation. Body weights, body condition scores (BCS), and uterine health measurements (i.e., vaginal discharge, uterine cytology) were collected from parturition to 60 DIM and milk yield was collected through 90 DIM. Blood samples were collected weekly through 3 wk of lactation for analysis of β-hydroxybutyrate, nonesterified fatty acids, and haptoglobin plasma concentrations. Body weight, BCS, NEFA, BHB, and Haptoglobin were not associated with fertility groups from 1 to 9 wk after parturition. The proportion of cows classified as having endometritis at 33 to 36 DIM tended to be greater for the Lo-Fert than the Hi-Fert group. The proportion of cows that resumed cyclicity did not differ at any time point evaluated and there were no significant associations between probability or duration and intensity of estrus with fertility group. Cows of superior genetic merit for fertility were more likely to ovulate, have a functional CL, have greater circulating P4, and have larger ovulatory size than cows of inferior fertility potential at key time points during synchronization of estrus and ovulation. Despite observing numerical differences with potential performance consequences for the proportion of cows that responded to synchronization of ovulation and were both cyclic and responded to the Ovsynch portion of the synchronization protocol, we did not observe significant differences between fertility groups. Although not consistent and modest in magnitude, the collective physiological and endocrine differences observed suggested that cows of superior genetic fertility potential might have improved reproductive performance, at least in part, because of modestly improved endocrine status, uterine health, and ability to ovulate.
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- E M Sitko
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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Ginther OJ. Uteroovarian pathway for embryo-empowered maintenance of the corpus luteum in farm animals. Theriogenology 2024; 216:103-110. [PMID: 38169182 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2023.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 01/05/2024]
Abstract
The first luteal response to pregnancy in farm animals at 12-18 days after ovulation involves maintenance of the corpus luteum (CL) if pregnancy has occurred. In most common farm species, regression of the CL results from production of a luteolysin (PGF2α) by the nongravid uterus, and maintenance of the CL involves the production of an antiluteolysin (PGE2) by the gravid uterus and conceptus. The proximal component of a unilateral pathway from a uterine horn to the adjacent CL for transport of PGF2α and PGE2 is the uterine venous and lymphatic vessels and the distal component is the ovarian artery. The mechanisms for venolymphatic arterial transport of PGF2α and PGE2 from a uterine horn to the adjacent CL ovary and transfer of each prostaglandin through the walls of the uteroovarian vein and ovarian artery occur by similar mechanisms probably as a consequence of similarities in molecular structure between the two prostaglandins. Reported conclusions or interpretations during the first luteal response to pregnancy in sows and ewes are that PGE2 increases in concentration in the uteroovarian vein and ovarian artery and counteracts the negative effect of PGF2α on the CL. In cows, treatment with PGE2 increases circulating progesterone concentrations and prevents spontaneous luteolysis and luteolysis induced by estradiol, an intrauterine device, or PGF2α. The prevailing acceptance that interferon tau is the primary factor for maintaining the CL during early pregnancy in ruminants will likely become tempered by the increasing reports on PGE2.
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- O J Ginther
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA.
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Cunha TO, Statz LR, Domingues RR, Andrade JPN, Wiltbank MC, Martins JPN. Accessory corpus luteum induced by human chorionic gonadotropin on day 7 or days 7 and 13 of the estrous cycle affected follicular and luteal dynamics and luteolysis in lactating Holstein cows. J Dairy Sci 2021; 105:2631-2650. [PMID: 34955260 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2021-20619] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
Abstract
Our objective was to determine the effect of inducing an accessory corpus luteum (CL) with human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG; 3,300 IU) on d 7 (hCG7) or 2 accessory CL with hCG on d 7 and 13 (hCG7+13) of the estrous cycle in noninseminated lactating Holstein cows. Cows (n = 86) between 39 and 64 DIM were pretreated with an Ovsynch + CIDR protocol, and only synchronized cows were used (n = 64). The day of the last GnRH of Ovsynch was considered d 0 of the estrous cycle. Follicular and luteal dynamics of cows were evaluated daily during an entire estrous cycle by ovarian ultrasonography. Blood samples were collected daily to measure serum concentration of progesterone (P4). Cows were randomly assigned to CON (n = 22, no treatment), hCG7 (n = 20), or hCG7+13 (n = 22) treatments. Two cows from hCG7+13 failed to ovulate after hCG and were removed from the analyses post-hCG treatment. The first day of luteolysis was considered the day that P4 declined to more than 2 SD of the mean for the 4 consecutive P4 concentrations with the greatest mean in late diestrus for each individual cow. The P4 cut-off for complete luteolysis was <1.0 ng/mL. Mean P4 on d 7 (3.23 ± 0.16 ng/mL) did not differ among treatments. Cows treated with hCG had greater total luteal and original CL volume and serum P4 during diestrus than CON. Cows treated with hCG7+13 had greater serum P4 after d 13 of the cycle than hCG7. Cycles were classified as having atypical cycles if the dominant follicle or future dominant follicle at the time of luteolysis did not ovulate (delayed ovulation; CON, n = 2; hCG7, n = 4; hCG7+13, n = 3), had a short cycle (CON, n = 1), delayed (CON, n = 2) or incomplete luteolysis (CON, n = 1; hCG7, n = 4; hCG7+13, n = 5). The remainder of cycles with normal complete luteolysis followed by ovulation were considered to be typical. Based on blood perfusion, the CON cow with incomplete luteolysis had 2 original CL remaining functional after first onset of luteolysis. The rest of the cows with incomplete luteolysis (9/10) had one or more CL regressing and at least one remaining functional after first onset of luteolysis. No specific pattern for CL side (ipsilateral vs. contralateral to a CL with complete regression) was observed for nonregressed CL. Cows with incomplete luteolysis had a second onset of luteolysis to undergo complete functional luteolysis. The proportion of cows with typical cycle was 73% (16/22) for CON, 60% (12/20) for hCG7, and 55% (11/20) for hCG7+13. Cows with typical cycles treated with hCG (hCG7 and hCG7+13) had a later onset of luteolysis, prolonged time to undergo complete luteolysis, and greater proportion of cows with 3 follicular waves than CON, resulting in a longer interovulatory interval for hCG7 and hCG7+13 than CON. In summary, accessory CL induced by hCG during diestrus not only altered follicular and luteal dynamics but also deferred and prolonged the luteolytic process.
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- Thiago O Cunha
- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706; Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706
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- Department of Medical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison 53706.
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Shrestha HK. Loss of luteal sensitivity to luteinizing hormone underlies luteolysis in cattle: A hypothesis. Reprod Biol 2021; 21:100570. [PMID: 34736159 DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2021.100570] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2021] [Revised: 09/13/2021] [Accepted: 10/09/2021] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
Abstract
By virtue of the secretion of progesterone (P4), corpus luteum (CL) is important not only for normal cyclicity but also for conception and continuation of pregnancy in female mammals. Luteolysis (also called luteal regression) is defined as loss of the capacity to synthesize and secrete P4 followed by the demise of the CL. There is strong evidence that sequential pulses of prostaglandin F2α (PGF) secreted from the uterus near the end of luteal phase induces luteolysis in farm animals. Loss of luteal sensitivity to luteinizing hormone (LH) at the end of menstrual cycle has been reported to be critical for initiation of luteolysis in primates, however this has not been investigated in farm animals. A closer observation of the published real-time profiles of circulating hormones (P4, LH, and PGF) and their inter-relationships around the time of the beginning of spontaneous luteolysis in cattle revealed- 1) A natural pulse of PGF causes a transient P4 suppression lasting a couple of hours followed by a rebound in P4 concentration, 2) The P4 secretions that occur in response to LH pulses before the beginning of luteolysis (i.e., preluteolysis) either fail or do so to a lesser extent during luteolysis indicating a loss of sensitivity to LH, and 3) The loss of sensitivity coincides with the beginning of luteolysis (i.e., transition), and apparently luteolysis does not initiate until there is loss of sensitivity to LH. The CL is sensitive to LH during preluteolysis, and the LH-stimulated P4-dependent and/or independent local survival mechanisms maintain the steroidogenic capability and viability of the CL until the very end of preluteolysis. Luteolysis does not appear to initiate with the PGF pulse(s) that occur during this period. With the loss of sensitivity to LH at the transition, however, a progressive decline in P4 begins initiating luteolysis. Also, the survival mechanisms become compromised making the CL less viable. The uterine PGF pulses that occur after the beginning of luteolysis induces increase in the local luteolytic factors, which contribute to further luteolysis, more importantly, structural luteolysis with ultimate demise of the CL. Therefore, I hypothesize that the loss of luteal sensitivity to LH underlies luteolysis in cattle. The hypothesis not only unifies the basic mechanism of luteolysis in a farm animal and primates but also provides a perspective to view luteolysis as a process rather than a factor-mediated event. A novel unified working model for luteolysis in a farm animal and primates is described. A better understanding of the luteal physiology including how responsiveness to LH diminishes in aging CL would help in the development of novel strategies in modulating CL structure-function to improve and/or control fertility in humans as well as in animals.
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- Hemanta Kumar Shrestha
- Wisconsin National Primate Research Center, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1220 Capitol Court, Madison, WI 53715, USA.
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Motta IG, Rocha CC, Bisinotto DZ, Melo GD, Júnior GAA, Nishimura TK, Diaza AMG, Castro T, Ginther OJ, Pugliesi G. Effects of estradiol treatments on PGF 2α release in beef heifers submitted to estrous resynchronization 14 days after timed-AI. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2021; 76:106625. [PMID: 33878540 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2021.106625] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/21/2020] [Revised: 03/10/2021] [Accepted: 03/16/2021] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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The effects of 17β-estradiol (E2) or estradiol benzoate (EB) on PGF2α release were studied in bred-non-pregnant and pregnant Nelore beef heifers. The day of timed artificial insemination (TAI) was designated day 0 (D0), and a single treatment was given on D14. All heifers also received an intravaginal P4 device on D14, and were randomly assigned to three groups: Control (C, P4 device only, n = 12); E2 (1 mg E2 + 9 mg P4, n = 10); or EB (1 mg, n = 10). Blood samples were collected hourly for 8 hours after treatment (Hours 0-8) to measure plasma concentrations (pg/mL) of a PGF2α metabolite (PGFM). The P4 device was removed on D22 and pregnancy was diagnosed on D28. Pregnancy rate was not different among groups (C, n = 7/12; E2, n = 5/10; EB, n = 5/10). More (P < 0.05) heifers had a CV-identified prominent PGFM pulse (peak of > 100 pg/mL) in E2 group (6/10) than in EB (1/10) and C (0/12) groups. Hourly concentration of PGFM for Hours 0 to 8 showed significant effects of group and hour and an interaction of group by hour but did not show an interaction of group or hour with pregnancy status. In preliminary post-hoc analyses, PGFM concentrations during Hours 0 to 8 and pulse characteristics were analyzed within each pregnancy status. For the non-pregnant heifers, a group-by-hour interaction was detected tentatively indicating an increase (P < 0.005) in PGFM concentrations in E2 group from Hours 4 to 6 and in EB group at Hours 5 and 6. Maximum PGFM concentration during Hours 0 to 8 did not differ (P > 0.1) between E2 (124 ± 23) and EB (110 ± 30) groups, but was greater (P < 0.05) in each group than in C (32 ± 3). Furthermore, PGFM concentrations of pulses at the peak, amplitude, and area under pulse curve (pg/mL/h) were greater (P < 0.05) in E2 group than in C group whereas the EB group did not differ (P > 0.1) from the other groups. For pregnant heifers, no effects of group, hour, or their interaction were detected in PGFM concentrations during the hourly sessions, except that maximum PGFM concentration was greater (P < 0.05) in E2 than in EB and C groups. In addition, the number of prominent pulses was greater in E2 group than in Control or EB groups. In conclusion, PGFM increased earlier and in greater concentration combined for bred-non-pregnant and pregnant heifers treated 14 days after TAI with 1 mg E2 plus 9 mg P4 than with 1 mg EB. Tentatively, a positive effect for each of E2 and EB on PGFM concentrations was attenuated in pregnant heifers.
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- I G Motta
- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil; North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, FL, USA
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science - Texas A&M University of Texas, TX, USA
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil
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- North Florida Research and Education Center, University of Florida, FL, USA
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MDN, Wisconsin
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- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, MDN, Wisconsin
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- Department of Animal Reproduction, School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science, University of São Paulo, Pirassununga, São Paulo, Brazil.
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Mezera MA, Li W, Liu L, Meidan R, Peñagaricano F, Wiltbank MC. Effect of natural pre-luteolytic prostaglandin F2α pulses on the bovine luteal transcriptome during spontaneous luteal regression. Biol Reprod 2021; 105:1016-1029. [PMID: 34170313 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioab123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2021] [Revised: 06/03/2021] [Accepted: 06/20/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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The pulsatile pattern of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF) secretion during spontaneous luteolysis is well-documented, with multiple pulses of exogenous PGF necessary to induce regression using physiologic concentrations of PGF. However, during spontaneous regression, the earliest pulses of PGF are small and not associated with detectable changes in circulating progesterone (P4), bringing into question what, if any, role these early, subluteolytic PGF pulses have during physiologic regression. To investigate the effect of small PGF pulses, luteal biopsies were collected throughout natural luteolysis in conjunction with bihourly blood samples to determine circulating P4 and PGF metabolite to retrospectively assign biopsies to early and later regression. Whole transcriptome analysis was conducted on CL biopsies. Early PGF pulses altered the luteal transcriptome, inducing differential expression of 210 genes (Q < 0.05) during early regression, compared to 4615 differentially expressed genes during later regression. In early regression, few of these differentially expressed genes were directly associated with luteolysis, rather there were changes in local steroid and glutathione metabolism. Most (94%) differentially expressed genes from early regression were also differentially expressed during later regression, with 98% of these continuing to be altered in the same direction compared to CL at a similar stage of the cycle that had not yet been exposed to PGF. Thus, early, subluteolytic PGF pulses impact the luteal transcriptome, though not by altering steroidogenesis or causing direct inhibition of cellular function. Rather, small pulses alter pathways resulting in removal of cellular support systems, which may sensitize the CL to later pulses of PGF.
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- Megan A Mezera
- Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and 2Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA.,USDA Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- USDA Dairy Forage Research Center, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and 2Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Animal Sciences, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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- Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and 2Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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- Department of Animal & Dairy Sciences and 2Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Schilkowsky EM, Granados GE, Sitko EM, Masello M, Perez MM, Giordano JO. Evaluation and characterization of estrus alerts and behavioral parameters generated by an ear-attached accelerometer-based system for automated detection of estrus. J Dairy Sci 2021; 104:6222-6237. [PMID: 33685699 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2020-19667] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 01/13/2021] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Our objectives were to evaluate the performance of an ear-attached automated estrus detection (AED) system (Smartbow; Zoetis) that monitored physical activity and rumination time, and to characterize AED system estrus alert features (i.e., timing and duration). Lactating Holstein cows (n = 216) commenced a protocol for the synchronization of estrus at 50 ± 3 DIM or 18 ± 3 d after artificial insemination. For 7 d after induction of luteolysis with PGF2α (d 0), we used visual observation of estrous behavior (30 min, 2 times per day) and data from an automated mounting behavior monitoring system based on a pressure-activated tail-head sensor (HeatWatch; Cowchips LLC) as a reference test (RTE) to detect behavioral estrus. Concomitantly, estrus alerts and their features were collected from the AED system. Progesterone levels confirmed luteal regression, and transrectal ultrasonography confirmed the occurrence and timing of ovulation. Performance metrics for the AED system were estimated with PROC FREQ in SAS, using the RTE or ovulation only as a reference. Performance was also estimated after the removal of cows with a discrepancy between the RTE and ovulation. Continuous outcomes with or without repeated measurements were evaluated by ANOVA using PROC MIXED in SAS. Based on the RTE, 86.6% (n = 187) of the cows presented estrus and ovulated; 1.4% (n = 3) presented estrus and did not ovulate; 6.4% (n = 14) did not present estrus but ovulated; and 5.6% (n = 12) did not present estrus or ovulation. We found no difference in the proportion of cows detected in estrus and with ovulation for the AED system (83.4%) and the RTE (86.6%). Compared with estrus events as detected by the RTE, sensitivity for the AED was 91.6% (95% CI: 87.6-95.5) and specificity was 69.2% (95% CI: 51.5-87.0). Using ovulation as reference, sensitivity was 89.6% (95% CI: 85.3-93.8) and specificity was 86.7% (95% CI 69.5-100). For all cows with agreement between the RTE and ovulation, sensitivity was 92.5% (95% CI: 88.7-96.3) and specificity was 91.7% (95% CI: 76.0-100). The mean (±SD) interval from induction of luteolysis to estrus alerts, estrus alert duration, and the onset of estrus alerts to ovulation interval were 72.2 ± 18.1, 13.5 ± 3.8, and 23.8 ± 7.1 h, respectively. We concluded that an ear-attached AED system that monitored physical activity and rumination time was effective at detecting cows in estrus and generated few false positive alerts when accounting for ovulation, cow physiological limitations, and the limitations of the RTE.
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- E M Schilkowsky
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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Castro T, Jacob JC, Stefani G, Domingues RR, Ginther OJ. Concentrations of progesterone and a PGF2α metabolite during the interovulatory interval compared to the corresponding days of pregnancy in mares. Theriogenology 2021; 165:10-17. [PMID: 33601089 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.02.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2021] [Accepted: 02/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The concentrations of progesterone (P4) and a metabolite of PGF2α (PGFM) in mares were compared between the interovulatory interval (IOI; n = 8) and the corresponding days of pregnancy (n = 9). In daily blood samples, P4 increased between the day of ovulation (Day 0) and ∼Day 6 and then gradually decreased until the beginning of luteolysis in the IOI group. Before the beginning of luteolysis, there were no significant differences in P4 concentrations between the IOI and early pregnancy. In the IOI, PGFM concentration on the day before the beginning of luteolysis began to increase (P < 0.04) and reached a maximum mean (42.9 ± 11.6 pg/mL) on Day 14. In pregnancy, a novel increase in PGFM occurred from Day 12 to a maximum mean on Day 15 (16.7 ± 3.1 pg/mL). Daily PGFM concentrations were not different between the two groups until the increase just before luteolysis in the IOI. During 8-h sessions of hourly blood sampling, the mean and maximum PGFM concentrations were significantly greater in IOI than in pregnancy for each 8-h session on Days 13, 14, and 15. The minimum was not different between groups on any day. Pulses of PGFM were identified by coefficient of variation during the hourly 8-h sessions on day-sets of Days 4-7, 9-11, and 13-16. Despite the PGFM increase in daily samples between Days 12 and 15 of pregnancy, the amplitude and peaks of CV-identified pulses did not differ in the pregnant mares among the three day-sets. The pulses were similarly small for day-sets 4-7 and 9-11 in the IOI and for all day-sets in pregnancy (eg, amplitude on Days 13-16: 43.4 ± 15.6 pg/mL vs 5.4 ± 1.1 pg/mL for IOI vs pregnancy). Hypothesis 1 was not supported that daily PGFM concentrations in an IOI increase at the intersection between the end of the rapid P4 increase and the gradual P4 decrease. Hypothesis 2 was supported that pregnant mares have low amplitude PGFM pulses during the days of the high amplitude pulses at luteolysis in the IOI.
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- T Castro
- Departamento de Reprodução e Avaliação Animal, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil; Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Departamento de Reprodução e Avaliação Animal, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Departamento de Reprodução e Avaliação Animal, Universidade Federal Rural Do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, 23897-000, Brazil
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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Mezera MA, Hamm CS, Gamarra CA, Gennari RS, Prata AB, Sartori R, Wiltbank MC. Profiles of prostaglandin F2α metabolite in dairy cattle during luteal regression and pregnancy: implications for corpus luteum maintenance†. Biol Reprod 2020; 101:76-90. [PMID: 31066903 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz074] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2019] [Revised: 04/07/2019] [Accepted: 04/15/2019] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Mechanisms of bovine corpus luteum (CL) maintenance during the second month of pregnancy have not been adequately investigated, despite significant reproductive losses. In the first month, interferon-tau is believed to suppress oxytocin-stimulated prostaglandin F2α (PGF) production, yet there are conflicting reports of circulating PGF metabolite (PGFM). In this study, characterization of PGFM and P4 occurred through continuous bihourly blood sampling in cows undergoing CL regression (day 18-21, n = 5), and during the first (day 18-21, n = 5) and second month (day 47-61; n = 16) of pregnancy. Cattle in the second month were assigned to control (n = 8) or oxytocin treatment (n = 8; three pulses to mimic luteolysis) to evaluate if oxytocin receptors were active. All cows but one (which had elevated PGFM prior to oxytocin treatment) maintained the pregnancy. Basal PGFM concentrations were low (11.6 ± 0.7 pg/mL) in the first month but increased 2.54-fold in the second month. Few (0.26 ± 0.12 pulses/day) PGFM pulses with low peak concentrations (28.8 ± 3.1 pg/mL) were observed during the first month of pregnancy, similar to cows not undergoing regression. However, in the second month, frequency (1.10 ± 0.26 pulses/day) and peak concentration (67.2 ± 5.0 pg/mL) of PGFM pulses increased, displaying similar frequency but lower peak PGFM than seen in regression (1.44 ± 0.14 pulses/day; 134.5 ± 18.9 pg/mL). Oxytocin treatment increased likelihood of PGFM pulses post-treatment and increased peak concentration (89.7 ± 10.1 pg/mL) in cows during the second month. Thus, cows have more PGFM pulses during second than first month of pregnancy, possibly induced by endogenous oxytocin, indicating suppression of PGF production is an important mechanism for CL maintenance during first but not second month of pregnancy.
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- Megan A Mezera
- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.,Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.,Department of Animal Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.,Department of Animal Science, Luiz de Queiroz College of Agriculture (ESALQ), University of São Paulo, Piracicaba, São Paulo, Brazil
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- Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.,Endocrinology and Reproductive Physiology Program, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Hughes CK, Maalouf SW, Liu WS, Pate JL. Molecular profiling demonstrates modulation of immune cell function and matrix remodeling during luteal rescue†. Biol Reprod 2020; 100:1581-1596. [PMID: 30915454 DOI: 10.1093/biolre/ioz037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/20/2018] [Revised: 02/15/2019] [Accepted: 03/10/2019] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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The corpus luteum (CL) is essential for maintenance of pregnancy in all mammals and luteal rescue, which occurs around day 16-19 in the cow, is necessary to maintain luteal progesterone production. Transcriptomic and proteomic profiling were performed to compare the day 17 bovine CL of the estrous cycle and pregnancy. Among mRNA and proteins measured, 140 differentially abundant mRNA and 24 differentially abundant proteins were identified. Pathway analysis was performed using four programs. Modulated pathways included T cell receptor signaling, vascular stability, cytokine signaling, and extracellular matrix remodeling. Two mRNA that were less in pregnancy were regulated by prostaglandin F2A in culture, while two mRNA that were greater in pregnancy were regulated by interferon tau. To identify mRNA that could be critical regulators of luteal fate, the mRNA that were differentially abundant during early pregnancy were compared to mRNA that were differentially abundant during luteal regression. Eight mRNA were common to both datasets, including mRNA related to regulation of steroidogenesis and gene transcription. A subset of differentially abundant mRNA and proteins, including those associated with extracellular matrix functions, were predicted targets of differentially abundant microRNA (miRNA). Integration of miRNA and protein data, using miRPath, revealed pathways such as extracellular matrix-receptor interactions, abundance of glutathione, and cellular metabolism and energy balance. Overall, this study has provided a comprehensive profile of molecular changes in the corpus luteum during maternal recognition of pregnancy and has indicated that some of these functions may be miRNA-regulated.
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- Camilla K Hughes
- Department of Animal Science, Center for Reproductive Biology and Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Center for Reproductive Biology and Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Center for Reproductive Biology and Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Center for Reproductive Biology and Health, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
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Masello M, Ren Y, Erickson D, Giordano J. An automated controlled-release device for intravaginal hormone delivery. JDS COMMUNICATIONS 2020; 1:15-20. [PMID: 36340429 PMCID: PMC9623694 DOI: 10.3168/jdsc.2020-18816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2020] [Accepted: 06/30/2020] [Indexed: 06/16/2023]
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Our objective was to develop and validate an electronically controlled hormone-delivery device for reproductive control of cattle. After development and in vitro testing of a prototype device for intravaginal (IVG) hormone release, we aimed to demonstrate the feasibility of inducing luteal regression by automated treatment with PGF2α. The IVG device comprises an outer 3D-printed plastic housing, fluid reservoirs connected to delivery pumps and tubing, a programmable circuit board, and a retention mechanism. For in vitro testing, 4 pumps were programmed to release different target volumes (0.1, 0.2, 0.5, 1.0, and 2.0 mL) in 4 replicates (n = 80). A Bland-Altman plot was constructed to assess the magnitude of disagreement between expected and delivered volumes. Observations fell within acceptable limits of agreement (1.96 standard deviations) >95% of the time, indicating overall good agreement (mean difference = -0.005 mL). To assess in vivo performance of the IVG device, lactating Holstein cows with at least 1 corpus luteum ≥15 mm in diameter were randomly allocated to 1 of 3 treatments: (1) IM-PGF (n = 6): two 25-mg intramuscular doses of PGF2α 24 h apart; (2) DEV-PGF (n = 6): four 25-mg doses of PGF2α released automatically by the IVG device at 10- or 12-h intervals; and (3) DEV-CTL (n = 4): insertion of an empty IVG device (placebo control). Blood samples were collected at 0, 12, 24, 36, 48, and 72 h after treatment. Data were analyzed by ANOVA with repeated measures. All devices (10/10) remained in situ until removed at 48 h. Progesterone (P4) concentrations from 0 to 72 h were affected by treatment, time, and their interaction. Concentrations of P4 did not differ at time 0 but differed from 24 to 72 h: cows in IM-PGF and DEV-PGF had lesser P4 than cows in DEV-CTL. Conversely, P4 did not differ for IM-PGF and DEV-PGF during the experiment. We conclude that the current IVG hormone-releasing device prototype can be programmed to automatically release PGF2α for successful induction of luteal regression in lactating dairy cows.
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- M. Masello
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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Masello M, Lu Z, Erickson D, Gavalchin J, Giordano JO. A lateral flow-based portable platform for determination of reproductive status of cattle. J Dairy Sci 2020; 103:4743-4753. [PMID: 32197851 DOI: 10.3168/jds.2019-17517] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Accepted: 01/27/2020] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Our objective was to develop and validate a tool integrating a disposable fluorescence-based lateral flow immunoassay (LFIA) coupled with a portable imaging device for estimating circulating plasma concentrations of progesterone (P4). First, we developed and optimized a competitive LFIA test strip to measure P4 in bovine plasma. The LFIA design included a sample pad, a conjugate pad that stores R-phycoerythrin-anti-P4 conjugates, a glass-fiber spacer pad, a nitrocellulose membrane with printed test and control lines, and a cellulose-fiber absorbent pad. To perform a test, 20 µL of plasma and 50 µL of running buffer were added on the sample pad. After 3 min, 45 µL of running buffer was added to initiate sample flow. After allowing 15 min to stabilize the colorimetric signal, strips were introduced in an LFIA portable reader wirelessly linked to a laptop to determine P4 concentration based on test-to-control-line signal (T/C ratio). In a series of experiments (n = 6), the ability of the LFIA to differentiate plasma samples with ≥1 or <1 ng/mL of P4 was evaluated. For each experiment, a calibration curve was constructed using plasma with known concentrations of P4 (0.1 to 3.7 ng/mL; n = 5). The resulting linear equation was then used to determine a T/C ratio cutoff to differentiate samples with ≥1 or <1 ng/mL of P4. In addition, to evaluate the ability of the platform to assign samples to P4 concentration groups without a calibration curve for individual batches, we performed a receiver operating characteristic analysis to identify a single cutoff value for T/C ratio that could potentially be used for all batches. Overall, calibration curves showed a linear relationship between T/C ratio and P4 levels (mean coefficient of determination = 0.74; range 0.42 to 0.99). Next, plasma samples from lactating dairy cows (n = 58) were tested in triplicate to determine the ability of the LFIA system to differentiate plasma samples with ≥1 or <1 ng/mL of P4 using a RIA for P4 as reference test. Overall, the LFIA assay correctly classified 90% of the samples, with 97% sensitivity, 83% specificity, 85% positive predictive value, and 96% negative predictive value. Agreement between the tests was substantial (kappa = 0.79; 95% confidence interval 0.64 to 0.95). When using a single cutoff value for T/C ratio selected by receiver operating characteristic analysis, sensitivity and specificity to determine CL presence were 97 (95% confidence interval 82 to 99) and 79% (95% confidence interval 60 to 92), respectively. These data suggest that the developed portable LFIA system can accurately differentiate plasma samples with ≥1 or <1 ng/mL of P4.
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- M Masello
- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853
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- Department of Animal Science, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853.
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Ginther OJ, Domingues RR, Kennedy VC, Dangudubiyyam SV. Endogenous and exogenous effects of PGF2α during luteolysis in mares. Theriogenology 2019; 132:45-52. [PMID: 30991168 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2019.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/11/2019] [Revised: 04/02/2019] [Accepted: 04/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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An inhibitor of PGF2α biosynthesis (flunixin meglumine, FM) was used to study the role of endogenous PGF2α on the luteolytic effect of exogenous PGF2α in mares. A 2-h infusion of PGF2α at a constant rate (total dose, 0.1 mg) on Day 10 (ovulation = Day 0) was used to mimic the maximal concentrations of a spontaneous pulse of a PGF2α metabolite (PGFM). Treatment with FM (1.7 mg/kg) was done 1 h before and 5 h after the start of PGF2α infusion. In hourly blood samples beginning 1 h before the start of PGF2α infusion, progesterone decreased (P < 0.05) similarly by 5 h in each of the PGF2α and PGF2α+FM groups but not in the controls (n = 5). In a study of spontaneous luteolysis, the same FM dose was given every 6 h from Day 13 until Day 17 or earlier if CL regression was indicated by an 80% decrease in luteal blood-flow signals. Blood was sampled for progesterone assay each day and 8 h of hourly blood sampling was done each day to characterize PGFM concentrations and pulses. Progesterone (P4) was lower (P < 0.05) in controls than in an FM group (n = 7) by Day 15. Luteolysis (P4 < 1 ng/mL) ended on Days 14-19 in individual controls. In contrast, luteolysis did not end until after Day 20 in 4 of 7 FM-treated mares. In the three mares with completion of luteolysis before Day 20 in the FM group, the interval from beginning to end of luteolysis was longer (P < 0.02) (4.5 ± 0.6 days) than in the controls (3.0 ± 0.4 days). During 8-h sessions of hourly blood sampling on Day 14, concentration of PGFM was significantly lower in the FM group for the minimal, mean, and maximal per session. Pulses of PGFM were identified by a CV methodology on each day in 7 of 7 and 3 of 7 mares in the controls and FM group, respectively. The four FM-treated mares without a CV-identified pulse were the four mares in which luteolysis did not occur before Day 20. In mares with detected pulses, PGFM was lower at each nadir and at the peak (86% lower) in the FM group than in controls, but the interval between nadirs or base of a pulse was not different between groups. Hypothesis 1 that endogenous PGF plays a role in the luteolytic effect of exogenous PGF2α was not supported. Hypothesis 2 that an inhibitor of PGF2α biosynthesis prevented or minimized the prominence of PGFM pulses and increased the frequency of persistent CL was supported.
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- O J Ginther
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA.
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, WI, 53706, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI, 53528, USA
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Xu Y, Hutchison SM, Hernández-Ledezma JJ, Bogan RL. Increased 27-hydroxycholesterol production during luteolysis may mediate the progressive decline in progesterone secretion. Mol Hum Reprod 2019; 24:2-13. [PMID: 29177442 DOI: 10.1093/molehr/gax061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 11/19/2017] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
STUDY QUESTION Does 27-hydroxycholesterol (27OH) actively facilitate the progression of luteolysis? SUMMARY ANSWER There is increased mRNA expression of the enzyme that produces 27OH during luteolysis in vivo in rhesus macaques and sheep, and 27OH reduces progesterone secretion from human luteinized granulosa cells. WHAT IS KNOWN ALREADY There is an increase in mRNA expression of liver x receptor (LXR) and a decrease in sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 (SREBP2) target genes during spontaneous luteolysis in primates, which could result in reduced cholesterol availability for steroidogenesis. Concentrations of 27OH are also increased in primate corpora lutea (CL) during luteolysis, and 27OH is a dual LXR agonist and SREBP2 inhibitor. STUDY DESIGN SIZE, DURATION This was an in vitro study using primary human luteinized granulosa cells in a control versus treatment(s) design. Analyses of CL from sheep undergoing induced or spontaneous luteolysis were also performed, along with database mining of microarray data from rhesus macaque CL. PARTICIPANTS/MATERIALS, SETTING, METHODS Primary luteinizing granulosa cells were obtained from 37 women aged 24-44 who were undergoing oocyte donation or IVF for male factor or idiopathic infertility, and cells were further luteinized in vitro using human chorionic gonadotropin. Three approaches to test the effect of 27OH produced via CYP27A1 (cytochrome p450, family 27, subfamily A, polypeptide 1) on luteinized granulosa cells were used: (i) direct 27OH supplementation, (ii) induction of endogenous CYP27A1 activity via pharmacologic inhibition of steroidogenesis, and (iii) siRNA-mediated knockdown to directly inhibit CYP27A1 as well as cholesterol transport into the mitochondria via the steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (STAR). Endpoints included: progesterone (P4) secretion into culture media determined by enzyme immunoassay, cholesterol efflux and uptake assays using fluorescent lipid analogs, and mRNA expression determined via semi-quantitative real-time PCR (QPCR). An additional experiment involved QPCR analysis of 40 CL collected from ewes undergoing induced or spontaneous luteolysis, as well as database mining of microarray data generated from 16 rhesus macaque CL collected during spontaneous luteolysis and 13 macaque CL collected during a luteinizing hormone ablation and replacement protocol. MAIN RESULTS AND THE ROLE OF CHANCE The mRNA expression of CYP27A1 was significantly increased during luteolysis in rhesus macaques and sheep in vivo, and CYP27A1 transcription was suppressed by luteinizing hormone and hCG. There was a significant decrease in hCG-stimulated P4 secretion from human luteinized granulosa cells caused by 27OH treatment, and a significant increase in basal and hCG-stimulated P4 synthesis when endogenous 27OH production was inhibited via CYP27A1 knockdown, indicating that 27OH inhibits steroidogenesis. Pharmacologic inhibition of steroidogenesis by aminoglutethimide significantly induced LXR and inhibited SREBP2 target gene mRNA expression, indicating that increased oxysterol production occurs when steroidogenesis is suppressed. Inhibiting cholesterol delivery into the mitochondria via knockdown of STAR resulted in reduced SREBP2 target gene mRNA expression, indicating that STAR function is necessary to maintain SREBP2-mediated transcription. The effects of 27OH treatment on markers of LXR and SREBP2 activity were moderate, and knockdown of CYP27A1 did not prevent aminoglutethimide-induced changes in LXR and SREBP2 target gene mRNA expression. These observations indicate that 27OH inhibits P4 secretion partially via mechanisms separate from its role as an LXR agonist and SREBP2 inhibitor, and also demonstrate that other oxysterols are involved in modulating LXR and SREBP2-mediated transcription when steroidogenesis is suppressed. LARGE SCALE DATA None. LIMITATIONS REASONS FOR CAUTION Luteinized granulosa cells may differ from luteal cells, and the effect on luteal function in vivo was not directly tested. The mechanisms that cause the initial rise in CYP27A1 mRNA expression during luteolysis are also not clear. WIDER IMPLICATIONS OF THE FINDINGS The factors causing luteolysis in primates have not yet been determined. This study provides functional evidence of a novel mechanism via increased 27OH synthesis during luteolysis, which subsequently represses progesterone secretion. Increased 27OH may also facilitate the progression of luteolysis in domestic animal species. STUDY FUNDING AND COMPETING INTEREST(S) The authors have nothing to disclose. Support was provided by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), award number R00HD067678 to R.L.B.
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- Yafei Xu
- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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- Reproductive Health Center, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, College of Medicine, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85724, USA
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- Reproductive Health Center, Tucson, AZ 85712, USA.,Fertilite ART Clinic Hospital, Angeles-Tijuana, BC 22010, Mexico
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ 85721, USA
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Kowalik MK, Rekawiecki R, Kotwica J. Expression of membrane progestin receptors (mPRs) in the bovine corpus luteum during the estrous cycle and first trimester of pregnancy. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2018; 63:69-76. [PMID: 29413904 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2017.12.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2017] [Revised: 12/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/31/2017] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Progesterone (P4) affects luteal cell function through nuclear P4 receptors and via nongenomic mechanisms, presumably involving membrane P4 receptors. There are 2 types of these receptors: progesterone receptor membrane component (PGRMC) and membrane progestin receptor (mPR), including mPR alpha (mPRα), beta (mPRβ), and gamma (mPRγ), which belong to the progestin and adipoQ receptor family (PAQR 7, 8, and 5, respectively). The aim of this study was to evaluate mRNA expression, protein expression, and localization of mPRα, mPRβ, and mPRγ in the bovine corpus luteum (CL) on days 2-5, 6-10, 11-16, and 17-20 of the estrous cycle as well as on weeks 3-5, 6-8, and 9-12 of pregnancy (n = 5/each period). The highest mPRα mRNA expression was found on days 11-16 (P < 0.05) and 17-20 (P < 0.001) of the estrous cycle compared with other stages of the estrous cycle and pregnancy. The mPRβ mRNA level was highest (P < 0.01) on days 11-20 of the estrous cycle and in all stages of pregnancy. mPRγ mRNA expression was highest (P < 0.001) on days 17-20 of the estrous cycle and also during weeks 9-12 of pregnancy compared with the other stages of the estrous cycle and pregnancy. Only the mPRα protein was changed during the estrous cycle; there were no significant differences in protein expression of mPRβ and mPRγ during the estrous cycle and pregnancy. Immunostaining for the mPRα, mPRβ, and mPRγ proteins was detectable in the CL sections at all stages of the estrous cycle and pregnancy. Strong positive staining was observed in small luteal cells; this reaction was less evident in large luteal cells. All proteins were also localized in endothelial cells of blood vessels. The obtained data indicate variable expression of mPRα, mPRβ, and mPRγ in bovine CL during the estrous cycle and first trimester of pregnancy and suggest that P4 may be involved in the regulation of CL function via these membrane receptors during both the estrous cycle and pregnancy.
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- M K Kowalik
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research, Polish Academy of Sciences, Tuwima 10, 10-747 Olsztyn, Poland
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Pinaffi FLV, Araujo ER, Ginther OJ. Concentrations of a PGF2α metabolite during pregnancy on the days that luteolysis occurs in nonbred heifers. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2018; 62:76-82. [PMID: 29141236 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2017.10.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/14/2017] [Revised: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 10/05/2017] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Concentrations of a metabolite of PGF2α (PGFM) were compared between nonbred (n = 6) and pregnant (n = 8) heifers on days 16, 17, and 18 postovulation. On each day, an 8-h session of hourly blood sampling was done. Averaged over the 8-h sessions, mean concentration of PGFM was less (P < 0.0009) in the pregnant group (45.2 ± 3.2 pg/mL) than that in the nonbred group (65.6 ± 7.9 pg/mL), but the minimal concentration per session was not significantly different between groups. Pulses of PGFM (identified by coefficient of variance) were similar in frequency between groups but were less (P < 0.03) prominent at the peak in the pregnant group (60.0 ± 5.3 pg/mL) than that in the nonbred group (92.8 ± 10.7 pg/mL). These results indicated similarity between groups in frequency and initial development of a PGFM pulse but without later development and a reduction in prominence in the pregnant group. The progesterone response to a PGFM pulse of similar prominence was made before the beginning of luteolysis in individuals in the nonbred group and during the hourly sessions on days 16 to 18 in the pregnant group. Progesterone concentration in the nonbred group decreased (P < 0.05) during 2 h before the PGFM peak (8.8 ± 1.6 to 5.6 ± 1.0 ng/mL) and rebounded (P < 0.05) completely during the 2 h after the peak (5.6 ± 1.0 to 9.6 ± 2.2 ng/mL). A transient progesterone decrease during a similar PGFM pulse and similar initial progesterone concentration did not occur in the pregnant group. Results supported the hypotheses that (1) pregnant heifers have identifiable but less prominent PGFM pulses during the days that luteolysis occurs in nonbred heifers and (2) the corpus luteum locally resists the luteolytic effect of PGF2α in pregnant heifers before the days of onset of luteolysis in nonbred heifers.
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- F L V Pinaffi
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA.
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Pinaffi F, Araujo E, Silva L, Ginther O. Color-Doppler signals of blood flow in the corpus luteum and vascular perfusion index for ovarian and uterine arteries during expansion of the allantochorion in Bos taurus heifers. Theriogenology 2017; 102:35-43. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.07.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2017] [Revised: 06/15/2017] [Accepted: 07/09/2017] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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Rekawiecki R, Kowalik MK, Kotwica J. The expression of progesterone receptor coregulators mRNA and protein in corpus luteum and endometrium of cows during the estrous cycle. Anim Reprod Sci 2017; 183:102-109. [PMID: 28652026 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2017.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2016] [Revised: 05/18/2017] [Accepted: 05/22/2017] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
Abstract
The aim of this study was to examine whether changes in the mRNA and protein expression of the progesterone receptor (PGR) coactivator P300/CBP-associated factor (PCAF) and the corepressor Nuclear Receptor Corepressor 1 (NCOR1) may participate in the regulation of PGR function during the estrous cycle in corpus luteum (CL) and endometrium and thus modulate the effect of progesterone (P4) within the reproductive system. The experimental material included CL and endometrial tissues from cows on days 2-5, 6-10, 11-16, and 17-20 of the estrous cycle. The mRNA expression of PCAF and NCOR1 was determined by means of real-time PCR, and protein levels were determined using western blotting. The highest mRNA and protein expression for PCAF (P<0.01) and NCOR1 (P<0.01) was found on days 6-16 in CL, whereas mRNA and protein expression for PCAF in endometrium was the highest on days 1-10 (P<0.05), but for NCOR1 it was the highest on days 2-5 (P<0.05) and decreased thereafter. Significant correlations were found between PCAF and NCOR1 mRNA and protein in CL and endometrium, between PCAF mRNA or protein and P4 levels only in CL, and between NCOR1 protein and P4 levels in endometrium only. Correlations between PCAF and NCOR1 mRNA and PCAF and NCOR1 protein were also found. These data suggest that the variable expression of these coregulators in CL and endometrium during the estrous cycle may depend on the influence of P4, and in these tissues both coregulators may compete for binding to the PGR.
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- R Rekawiecki
- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland.
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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- Institute of Animal Reproduction and Food Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences, Olsztyn, Poland
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LaPorte ME, Weems YS, Arreguin-Arevalo A, Nett TM, Tsutahara N, Sy T, Haberman J, Chon M, Randel RD, Weems CW. Effects of LPA2R, LPA3R, or EP4R agonists on luteal or endometrial function in vivo or in vitro and sirtuin or EP1R, EP2R, EP3R or EP4R agonists on endometrial secretion of PGE and PGF2α in vitro. Theriogenology 2017; 95:8-17. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2017.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2016] [Revised: 02/22/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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Wijma R, Stangaferro M, Giordano J. Circulating progesterone dynamics after intravaginal instillation of prostaglandin-F2α to lactating dairy cows. Theriogenology 2016; 85:1660-1668. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.01.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Revised: 01/27/2016] [Accepted: 01/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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White SS, Kasimanickam RK, Kasimanickam VR. Fertility after two doses of PGF2α concurrently or at 6-hour interval on the day of CIDR removal in 5-day CO-Synch progesterone-based synchronization protocols in beef heifers. Theriogenology 2016; 86:785-90. [PMID: 27036660 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2016.02.032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/21/2015] [Revised: 02/02/2016] [Accepted: 02/27/2016] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Timed artificial insemination protocols in beef cattle are designed to synchronize ovulation in a greater proportion of females while simultaneously achieving acceptable pregnancy rates and a concise calving season. Protocols achieving such goals reduce time and labor associated with estrus detection and make advanced reproductive technologies implementable for beef producers. The objective of the study was to determine the effect of three different PGF2α (PGF) dosage schemes on artificial insemination (AI) pregnancy rates in beef heifers. We hypothesized that two doses of PGF administered concurrently at the time of controlled internal drug release (CIDR) removal would attain similar pregnancy rates compared with two doses given 6-hours apart-one at CIDR removal and the next 6 hours later in the 5-day CO-Synch progesterone-based synchronization protocol. Angus heifers (n = 875) at six locations in Washington, Idaho, and Oregon states were included in this study. Heifers within locations were assigned a body condition score (BCS). All heifers received a CIDR (1.38 g of progesterone) and 100 μg IM of GnRH on Day 0. The CIDRs were removed on Day 5, heifers were randomly allocated to one of three protocol groups: 1PGF (n = 291), received 25 mg IM of dinoprost (PGF); 2CO-PGF (n = 291), received 50 mg IM of dinoprost at CIDR removal, 2PGF (n = 293), received 25 mg IM of dinoprost at CIDR removal, and an additional 25 mg IM of dinoprost 6 hours later. Each heifer was given GnRH (100 μg, IM) and artificially inseminated at 56 hours after CIDR removal. Heifers were examined for pregnancy status between 50 and 70 days after AI to determine time of conception. A mixed-model procedure (PROC GLIMMIX of SAS) was used to evaluate the effect of treatments (1PGF, 2CO-PGF, and 2PGF) on AI pregnancy rates. Models included were treatments, BCS categories (≤5 and >5), and treatment by BCS category interaction. Location (state), handling facilities, handlers, inseminators, and AI sires were included as a random effect in the model. The 2PGF group had greater AI pregnancy rate of 63.6% (185/291), compared with the 2CO-PGF group at 51.9% (151/291) and 1PGF group at 54.9% (161/293; P < 0.001). An AI pregnancy rate of 50% (104/208) was observed for heifers with BCS less than or equal to 5 versus 58.9% (393/667) for heifers with BCS greater than 5 (P < 0.05). Location did not influence the AI pregnancy rate (P > 0.1). In conclusion, beef heifers received two 25-mg doses of PGF at 6-hour interval on Day 5 at CIDR insert removal in a 5-day CO-Synch + CIDR synchronization protocols achieved greater pregnancy compared with heifers received 50 mg of PGF concurrently at CIDR removal.
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- Stephanie S White
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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- Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington, USA
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Castro T, Oliveira FA, Siddiqui MAR, Baldrighi JM, Wolf CA, Ginther OJ. Stimulation of LH, FSH, and luteal blood flow by GnRH during the luteal phase in mares. Theriogenology 2015; 85:740-6. [PMID: 26600292 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.10.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/25/2015] [Revised: 10/08/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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A study was performed on the effect of a single dose per mare of 0 (n = 9), 100 (n = 8), or 300 (n = 9) of GnRH on Day 10 (Day 0 = ovulation) on concentrations of LH, FSH, and progesterone (P4) and blood flow to the CL ovary. Hormone concentration and blood flow measurements were performed at hours 0 (hour of treatment), 0.25, 0.5, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 6. Blood flow was assessed by spectral Doppler ultrasonography for resistance to blood flow in an ovarian artery before entry into the CL ovary. The percentage of the CL with color Doppler signals of blood flow was estimated from videotapes of real-time color Doppler imaging by an operator who was unaware of mare identity, hour, or treatment dose. Concentrations of LH and FSH increased (P < 0.05) at hour 0.25 and decreased (P < 0.05) over hours 1 to 6; P4 concentration was not altered by treatment. Blood flow resistance decreased between hours 0 and 1, but the decrease was greater (P < 0.05) for the 100-μg dose than for the 300-μg dose. The percentage of CL with blood flow signals increased (P < 0.05) between hours 0 and 1 with no significant difference between the 100- and 300-μg doses. The results supported the hypothesis that GnRH increases LH concentration, vascular perfusion of the CL ovary, and CL blood flow during the luteal phase; however, P4 concentration was not affected.
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- T Castro
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA; Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brazil; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Alegre, Espírito Santo, Brazil
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA; Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.
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Relationships among nitric oxide metabolites and pulses of a PGF2α metabolite during and after luteolysis in mares. Theriogenology 2015; 84:193-9. [PMID: 25910877 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2015.03.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2014] [Revised: 03/06/2015] [Accepted: 03/11/2015] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Hourly circulating concentrations of a PGF2α metabolite (PGFM), progesterone (P4), and LH were obtained from a reported project, and concentrations of nitric oxide (NO) metabolites (NOMs; nitrates and nitrites) were determined in eight mares. Unlike the reported project, hormone concentrations were normalized to the peak of the first PGFM pulse of luteolysis (early luteolysis), second PGFM pulse (late luteolysis), and a pulse after luteolysis. The duration of luteolysis was 23.1 ± 1.0 hours, and the peak of the first and second PGFM pulses occurred 6.5 ± 0.9 and 14.8 ± 0.8 hours after the beginning of luteolysis. Concentration of P4 decreased progressively within and between the PGFM pulses Changes were not detected in LH concentration in association with the PGFM pulses. Concentration of NOMs was greater (P < 0.05) at the peak of the PGFM pulse during early luteolysis (88.8 ± 15.0 μg/mL) than during late luteolysis (58.8 ± 9.0 μg/mL). Concentration of NOMs began to decrease (P < 0.05) 4 hours before the peak of the PGFM pulse of early luteolysis. Concentration began to increase (P < 0.05) an hour after the peak of the PGFM pulse of late luteolysis. An NOM decrease and increase was not detected during the PGFM pulse after luteolysis. On a temporal basis, results indicated that NO either is not required for luteolysis in mares or has a role in or responds only during late luteolysis. A caveat is that the relative contribution of the CL versus other body tissues to circulating concentrations of NOMs in mares has not been determined.
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Seto NL, Bogan RL. Decreased cholesterol uptake and increased liver x receptor-mediated cholesterol efflux pathways during prostaglandin F2 alpha-induced and spontaneous luteolysis in sheep. Biol Reprod 2015; 92:128. [PMID: 25882703 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.114.124941] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/03/2014] [Accepted: 04/06/2015] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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In nonprimate species, it has been well established that prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2alpha) initiates luteolysis. Changes in intracellular cholesterol concentrations caused by modulation of cholesterol uptake and efflux may mediate PGF2alpha-induced luteolysis. These changes in cholesterol efflux and uptake are controlled, in part, by the liver x receptors (LXR) alpha (NR1H3) and beta (NR1H2), nuclear receptors that increase expression of genes necessary for cholesterol efflux or limiting cholesterol uptake. Therefore, we hypothesized that PGF2alpha reduces expression of cholesterol uptake and increases expression of cholesterol efflux genes, mediated in part by enhanced LXR activity. To test this hypothesis, an induced luteolysis model was used whereby ewes were treated during their midluteal phase with saline or PGF2alpha and corpora lutea (CL) collected 12, 24, or 48 h later for determination of mRNA and protein concentrations by quantitative real-time PCR and Western blot analysis, respectively. As a complementary approach, CL undergoing spontaneous luteolysis were compared to midluteal phase CL. The lipoprotein receptors responsible for cholesterol uptake were significantly decreased in both luteolysis models. Expression of the LXR target gene ATP binding cassette subfamily A1 (ABCA1), an important mediator of cholesterol efflux, was significantly increased in both experimental models. Chromatin immunoprecipitation confirmed that PGF2alpha treatment resulted in enhanced NR1H3 and NR1H2 binding to the ABCA1 promoter. Qualitative changes in lipid droplet distribution were also observed following PGF2alpha treatment. These data support the hypothesis that reduced cholesterol uptake and increased efflux mediate luteolysis in sheep, which is partially controlled by PGF2alpha stimulation of LXR activity.
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- Nickie L Seto
- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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- School of Animal and Comparative Biomedical Sciences, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
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Intraovarian factors associated with switching of a future dominant follicle to a subordinate follicle during induced luteolysis in heifers. Theriogenology 2015; 83:786-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Scully S, Evans A, Carter F, Duffy P, Lonergan P, Crowe M. Ultrasound monitoring of blood flow and echotexture of the corpus luteum and uterus during early pregnancy of beef heifers. Theriogenology 2015; 83:449-58. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.10.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2013] [Revised: 07/18/2014] [Accepted: 10/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Circulating nitric oxide metabolites during luteolysis and the effect of luteinizing hormone on circulating nitric oxide metabolites in heifers. Theriogenology 2015; 83:213-21. [PMID: 25442387 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.09.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/14/2014] [Revised: 09/02/2014] [Accepted: 09/10/2014] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Temporal relationships among circulating concentrations of nitric oxide metabolites (NOM), progesterone (P4), and luteinizing hormone (LH) within the hours of a PGFM pulse were studied during luteolysis in heifers. The peak of a PGFM pulse was designated Hour 0. All of the following increases and decreases were significant. Within a spontaneous PGFM pulse (experiment 1; n = 7), concentrations of P4 and LH decreased between Hours -1 and 0 and increased between Hours 0 and 1; NOM increased between Hours -1 and 2. In experiment 2, PGFM pulses were simulated by intrauterine infusion of PGF2α (PGF group, n = 6), and another group was also treated with acyline to inhibit LH secretion (acyline-PGF group, n = 6). Averaged over the two groups, concentration of P4 decreased between Hours -2 and 0, increased (rebounded) between Hours 0 and 1, and decreased after Hour 2. In the PGF group, concentration of LH decreased between Hours -2 and -0.5 and increased between Hour 0 and Hour 1.5 to a maximum at Hour 1.5; NOM decreased between Hours -2 and -1.5 and increased between Hours 0 and 1.5. In the acyline-PGF group, the effect of hour was not significant for concentrations of LH and NOM. The absence of an increase in NOM concentration when LH was inhibited is a novel finding. The hypotheses were supported that concentrations of LH and NOM are temporally related, and LH has a role in the increase in NOM within the hours of a PGFM pulse.
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The corpora lutea proangiogenic state of VEGF system components is turned to antiangiogenic at the later phase of the oestrous cycle in cows. Animal 2015; 9:301-7. [DOI: 10.1017/s1751731114002274] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022] Open
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Weems YS, Ma Y, Ford SP, Nett TM, Vann RC, Lewis AW, Neuendorff DA, Welsh TH, Randel RD, Weems CW. Effects of intraluteal implants of prostaglandin E1 or E2 on angiogenic growth factors in luteal tissue of Angus and Brahman cows. Theriogenology 2014; 82:1224-30. [PMID: 25219846 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2014.07.039] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2014] [Revised: 07/29/2014] [Accepted: 07/29/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Previously, it was reported that intraluteal implants containing prostaglandin E1 or E2 (PGE1 and PGE2) in Angus or Brahman cows prevented luteolysis by preventing loss of mRNA expression for luteal LH receptors and luteal unoccupied and occupied LH receptors. In addition, intraluteal implants containing PGE1 or PGE2 upregulated mRNA expression for FP prostanoid receptors and downregulated mRNA expression for EP2 and EP4 prostanoid receptors. Luteal weight during the estrous cycle of Brahman cows was reported to be lesser than that of Angus cows but not during pregnancy. The objective of this experiment was to determine whether intraluteal implants containing PGE1 or PGE2 alter vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor-2 (FGF-2), angiopoietin-1 (ANG-1), and angiopoietin-2 (ANG-2) protein in Brahman or Angus cows. On Day 13 of the estrous cycle, Angus cows received no intraluteal implant and corpora lutea were retrieved, or Angus and Brahman cows received intraluteal silastic implants containing vehicle, PGE1, or PGE2 on Day 13 and corpora lutea were retrieved on Day 19. Corpora lutea slices were analyzed for VEGF, FGF-2, ANG-1, and ANG-2 angiogenic proteins via Western blot. Day-13 Angus cow luteal tissue served as preluteolytic controls. Data for VEGF were not affected (P > 0.05) by day, breed, or treatment. PGE1 or PGE2 increased (P < 0.05) FGF-2 in luteal tissue of Angus cows compared with Day-13 and Day-19 Angus controls but decreased (P < 0.05) FGF-2 in luteal tissue of Brahman cows when compared w Day-13 or Day-19 Angus controls. There was no effect (P > 0.05) of PGE1 or PGE2 on ANG-1 in Angus luteal tissue when compared with Day-13 or Day-19 controls, but ANG-1 was decreased (P < 0.05) by PGE1 or PGE2 in Brahman cows when compared with Day-19 Brahman controls. ANG-2 was increased (P < 0.05) on Day 19 in Angus Vehicle controls when compared with Day-13 Angus controls, which was prevented (P < 0.05) by PGE1 but not by PGE2 in Angus cows. There was no effect (P > 0.05) of PGE1 or PGE2 on ANG-2 in Brahman cows. PGE1 or PGE2 may alter cow luteal FGF-2, ANG-1, or ANG-2 but not VEGF to prevent luteolysis; however, species or breed differences may exist.
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- Yoshie S Weems
- Department of HNFAS, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, University of Wyoming, Laramie, Wyoming, USA
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- College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, Colorado, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Mississippi State University, Brown Loam, Mississippi, USA
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- Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Overton, Texas, USA
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- Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Overton, Texas, USA
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- Department of Animal Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas, USA
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- Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University System, Overton, Texas, USA
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- Department of HNFAS, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaii, USA.
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Scully S, Butler S, Kelly A, Evans A, Lonergan P, Crowe M. Early pregnancy diagnosis on days 18 to 21 postinsemination using high-resolution imaging in lactating dairy cows. J Dairy Sci 2014; 97:3542-57. [DOI: 10.3168/jds.2013-7518] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2013] [Accepted: 01/21/2014] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Ginther O, Rakesh H, Bashir S, Hoffman M. Relationship between days of the luteolytic period and locations of the preovulatory follicle and CL in interovulatory intervals with two or three follicular waves in heifers. Theriogenology 2014; 81:787-96. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.12.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2013] [Revised: 12/20/2013] [Accepted: 12/26/2013] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Hormone concentrations temporally associated with contralateral and ipsilateral relationships between the CL and preovulatory follicle during the third follicular wave in heifers. Theriogenology 2013; 80:738-47. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.06.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/22/2013] [Revised: 06/17/2013] [Accepted: 06/17/2013] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ginther OJ, Bashir ST, Hoffman MM, Beg MA. Endocrinology of number of follicular waves per estrous cycle and contralateral or ipsilateral relationship between corpus luteum and preovulatory follicle in heifers. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2013; 45:64-71. [PMID: 23806855 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2013.05.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2013] [Revised: 05/13/2013] [Accepted: 05/15/2013] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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A 3-d extension of the luteal phase occurs in interovulatory intervals (IOIs) with a contralateral relationship between the corpus luteum (CL) and preovulatory follicle with 3 follicular waves (Contra-3W group). Concentrations of FSH, progesterone, LH, and estradiol-17β for the ipsilateral versus contralateral CL and/or follicle relationship and 2 versus 3 waves per IOI were studied in 14 heifers. Follicular waves and FSH surges were designated 1, 2, or 3, according to order of occurrence in the IOI. The day (day 0 = ovulation) of the FSH peak in surge 2 occurred earlier (P < 0.02) in 3-wave IOIs (day 6.3 ± 0.5) than in 2-wave IOIs (day 8.5 ± 0.5). Mean FSH was higher in 3-wave than in 2-wave IOI on 82% of the days in the IOI. Repeatability or individuality in FSH concentration was indicated by a correlation (r = 0.54, P < 0.04) in FSH concentrations between ovulations at the beginning and at the end of the IOI. Concentrations of LH and estradiol increased (P < 0.05) near the beginning of the luteolytic period in 2-wave IOI regardless of the CL and/or follicle relationship. In the Contra-3W group, LH and estradiol remained at basal concentrations concurrently with FSH surge 3 and extension of the luteal phase. The hypotheses were supported that FSH surge 2 occurs earlier in 3-wave IOIs than in 2-wave IOIs and that the development of 3-wave IOIs occurs in individuals with greater FSH concentrations. Extension of the luteal phase in the Contra-3W group was temporally associated with lower concentrations of LH and estradiol.
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Ginther OJ. Pitfalls in animal reproduction research: how the animal guards nature's secrets. Theriogenology 2013; 80:169-75. [PMID: 23664796 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/23/2012] [Revised: 04/05/2013] [Accepted: 04/09/2013] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The estrous cycles of heifers and mares are used for illustrating pitfalls at the animal level in research in reproductive biology. Infrequent monitoring for characterizing the change in hormone concentrations or for detecting a reproductive event can be a pitfall when the interval for obtaining data exceeds the interval between events. For example, hourly collection of blood samples has shown that the luteolytic period (decreasing progesterone) encompasses 24 hours in heifers and mares. Collection of samples every 6-24 hours results in the illusion that luteolysis requires 2-3 days, owing to the occurrence of luteolysis on different days in individuals. A single treatment with PGF2α that causes complete regression of the corpus luteum is an example of an overdose pitfall. A nonphysiological progesterone increase occurs and will be misleading if used for making interpretations on the nature of luteolysis. A pitfall can also occur if a chosen reference point or end point is a poor representation of a physiological event. For example, if on a selected day after ovulation the animals in treatment A are closer on average to luteolysis than animals in treatment B, treatment A will appear to have had an earlier luteolytic effect. Among the techniques that are used directly in the animal, ultrasonography appears to be most prone to research pitfalls. Research during a given month can be confounded by seasonal effects, even in species that ovulate throughout the year. The presence of unknown factors or complex interactions among factors and the sensitivity of the animal to a research procedure separate from the direct effect of a treatment are also research challenges. A hidden factor should be considered nature's challenge to open-minded biologists but a pitfall for the close-minded.
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- O J Ginther
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA.
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Ginther O, Bashir S, Mir R, Santos V, Beg M. Interrelationships among progesterone, LH, and luteal blood flow during a pulse of a PGF2α metabolite and functional role of LH in the progesterone rebound in heifers. Theriogenology 2013; 79:1110-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2012] [Revised: 02/05/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2013] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ginther O, Bashir S, Santos V, Beg M. Contralateral ovarian location between the future ovulatory follicle and extant corpus luteum increases the length of the luteal phase and number of follicular waves in heifers. Theriogenology 2013; 79:1130-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2013.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2012] [Revised: 02/13/2013] [Accepted: 02/13/2013] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Ginther OJ, Pinaffi FLV, Khan FA, Duarte LF, Beg MA. Follicular-phase concentrations of progesterone, estradiol-17β, LH, FSH, and a PGF2α metabolite and daily clustering of prolactin pulses, based on hourly blood sampling and hourly detection of ovulation in heifers. Theriogenology 2013; 79:918-28. [PMID: 23434204 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2012] [Revised: 12/27/2012] [Accepted: 12/27/2012] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Circulating concentrations of hormones were determined each hour in 13 heifers from the end of the luteolytic period to ovulation (follicular phase, 3.5 days). Diameter of the preovulatory follicle was determined every 8 hours, and the time of ovulation was determined hourly. The diameter of the preovulatory follicle decreased 0.8 ± 0.1 mm/h in heifers when there was 1 to 3 hours between the last two diameter measurements before ovulation. The concentration of progesterone (P4) after the end of the luteolytic period (P4 < 1 ng/mL) changed (P < 0.0001), as shown by a continued decrease until Hour -57 (Hour 0 = ovulation), then was maintained at approximately 0.2 ng/mL until 2 hours before the peak of the LH surge at Hour -26, and then a decrease to 0.1 ng/mL along with a decrease in estradiol-17β. Concentrations of LH gradually increased (P < 0.007) and concentrations of FSH gradually decreased (P < 0.0001) after the end of luteolysis until the beginning nadirs of the respective preovulatory surges. A cluster of prolactin (PRL) pulses occurred (P < 0.0001) each day with approximately 24 hours between the maximum value of successive clusters. Hourly concentrations of a PGF2α metabolite decreased (P < 0.007) until Hour -40, but did not differ among hours thereafter. Novel observations included the gradual increase in LH and decrease in FSH until the beginning of the preovulatory surges and follicle diameter decrease a few hours before ovulation. Results supported the following hypotheses: (1) change in the low circulating P4 concentrations during the follicular phase are temporally associated with change in LH concentrations; and (2) PRL pulses occur in a cluster each day during the follicular phase of the estrous cycle.
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- O J Ginther
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA.
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Ginther O, Santos V, Mir R, Beg M. Progesterone concentration when the future ovulatory follicle and corpus luteum are located in ipsilateral or contralateral ovaries in heifers. Theriogenology 2013; 79:534-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.11.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/20/2012] [Revised: 11/03/2012] [Accepted: 11/05/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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Ginther O, Santos V, Mir R, Beg M. Role of LH in the progesterone increase during the bromocriptine-induced prolactin decrease in heifers. Theriogenology 2012; 78:1969-76. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.08.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/31/2012] [Revised: 07/21/2012] [Accepted: 08/01/2012] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Pinaffi F, Pugliesi G, Hannan M, Silva L, Beg M, Ginther O. Direct effect of PGF2α pulses on PRL pulses, based on inhibition of PRL or PGF2α secretion in heifers. Theriogenology 2012; 78:678-87. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/24/2012] [Revised: 02/23/2012] [Accepted: 03/03/2012] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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Ginther O, Khan F, Hannan M, Beg M. Temporal interrelationships at 15-min intervals among oxytocin, LH, and progesterone during a pulse of a prostaglandin F2α metabolite in heifers. Anim Reprod Sci 2012; 133:63-70. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.06.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2012] [Revised: 06/14/2012] [Accepted: 06/18/2012] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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Stimulation of a pulse of LH and reduction in PRL concentration by a physiologic dose of GnRH before, during, and after luteolysis in heifers. Anim Reprod Sci 2012; 133:52-62. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2012.06.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2012] [Revised: 05/02/2012] [Accepted: 06/15/2012] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Ginther OJ, Beg MA. Dynamics of circulating progesterone concentrations before and during luteolysis: a comparison between cattle and horses. Biol Reprod 2012; 86:170. [PMID: 22460665 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.112.099820] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
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The profile of circulating progesterone concentration is more dynamic in cattle than in horses. Greater prominence of progesterone fluctuations in cattle than in horses reflect periodic interplay in cattle between pulses of a luteotropin (luteinizing hormone; LH) and pulses of a luteolysin (prostaglandin F2alpha; PGF2alpha). A dose of PGF2alpha that induces complete regression of a mature corpus luteum with a single treatment in cattle or horses is an overdose. The overdose effects on the progesterone profile in cattle are an immediate nonphysiological increase taking place over about 30 min, a decrease to below the original concentration, a dose-dependent rebound 2 h after treatment, and a progressive decrease until the end of luteolysis. An overdose of PGF2alpha in horses results in a similar nonphysiological increase in progesterone followed by complete luteolysis; a rebound does not occur. An overdose of PGF2alpha and apparent lack of awareness of the rebound phenomenon has led to faulty interpretations on the nature of spontaneous luteolysis. A transient progesterone suppression and a transient rebound occur within the hours of a natural PGF2alpha pulse in cattle but not in horses. Progesterone rebounds are from the combined effects of an LH pulse and the descending portion of a PGF2alpha pulse. A complete transitional progesterone rebound occurs at the end of preluteolysis and the beginning of luteolysis and returns progesterone to its original concentration. It is proposed that luteolysis does not begin in cattle until after the transitional rebound. During luteolysis, rebounds are incomplete and gradually wane. A partial rebound during luteolysis in cattle is associated with a concomitant increase in luteal blood flow. A similar increase in luteal blood flow does not occur in mares.
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- O J Ginther
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin, USA.
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Ginther O, Beg M. The hour of transition into luteolysis in horses and cattle: A species comparison. Theriogenology 2012; 77:1731-40. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.01.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2011] [Revised: 12/29/2011] [Accepted: 01/04/2012] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Pugliesi G, Khan FA, Hannan MA, Beg MA, Carvalho GR, Ginther OJ. Inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis during postluteolysis and effects on CL regression, prolactin, and ovulation in heifers. Theriogenology 2012; 78:443-54. [PMID: 22578618 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.02.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2011] [Revised: 02/16/2012] [Accepted: 02/17/2012] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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The beginning of postluteolysis (progesterone, <1 ng mL(-1)) in heifers was targeted by using 8 h after ultrasonic detection of a 25% decrease in CL area (cm2) and was designated Hour 0. Flunixin meglumine (FM; n=10) to inhibit PGF2α secretion or vehicle (n=9) were given intramuscularly at Hours 0, 4, 8, 16, 24, 32, and 40. The dose of FM was 2.5 mg/kg at each treatment. Blood sampling and measurement of the CL and dominant follicle were done every 8 h beginning 14 days postovulation in each group. Blood samples for detection of pulses of PRL and pulses of a metabolite of PGF2α (PGFM) were obtained every hour for 24 h beginning at Hour 0. Pulse concentrations of both PGFM and PRL were lower in the FM group than in the vehicle group. Concentration of PRL was greatest at the peak of a PGFM pulse. Neither CL area (cm2) nor progesterone concentration differed between groups during Hours 0 to 48 (postluteolysis). Ovulation occurred in nine of nine heifers in the vehicle group and in three of 10 heifers in the FM group. The anovulatory follicles in the FM group grew to 36.2±2.9 mm, and the wall became thickened from apparent luteinization. The hypothesis that PGF2α was involved in the continued P4 decrease and structural CL regression during postluteolysis was not supported. However, the hypotheses that pulses of PGFM and PRL were temporally related and that systemic FM treatment induced an anovulatory follicle were supported.
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- G Pugliesi
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528, USA
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Atli MO, Bender RW, Mehta V, Bastos MR, Luo W, Vezina CM, Wiltbank MC. Patterns of gene expression in the bovine corpus luteum following repeated intrauterine infusions of low doses of prostaglandin F2alpha. Biol Reprod 2012; 86:130. [PMID: 22262696 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.094870] [Citation(s) in RCA: 65] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Natural luteolysis involves multiple pulses of prostaglandin F2alpha (PGF) released by the nonpregnant uterus. This study investigated expression of 18 genes from five distinct pathways, following multiple low-dose pulses of PGF. Cows on Day 9 of the estrous cycle received four intrauterine infusions of 0.25 ml of phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) or PGF (0.5 mg of PGF in 0.25 ml of PBS) at 6-h intervals. A luteal biopsy sample was collected 30 min after each PBS or PGF infusion. There were four treatment groups: Control (n = 5; 4 PBS infusions), 4XPGF (4 PGF infusions; n = 5), 2XPGF-non-regressed (2 PGF infusions; n = 5; PGF-PBS-PGF-PBS; no regression after treatments), and 2XPGF-regressed (PGF-PBS-PGF-PBS; regression after treatments; n = 5). As expected, the first PGF pulse increased mRNA for the immediate early genes JUN, FOS, NR4A1, and EGR1 but unexpectedly also increased mRNA for steroidogenic (STAR) and angiogenic (VEGFA) pathways. The second PGF pulse induced immediate early genes and genes related to immune system activation (IL1B, FAS, FASLG, IL8). However, mRNA for VEGFA and STAR were decreased by the second PGF infusion. After the third and fourth PGF pulses, a distinctly luteolytic pattern of gene expression was evident, with inhibition of steroidogenic and angiogenic pathways, whereas, there was induction of pathways for immune system activation and production of PGF. The pattern of PGF-induced gene expression was similar in corpus luteum not destined for luteolysis (2X-non-regressed) after the first PGF pulse but was very distinct after the second PGF pulse. Thus, although the initial PGF pulse induced mRNA for many pathways, the second and later pulses of PGF appear to have set the distinct pattern of gene expression that result in luteolysis.
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- Mehmet O Atli
- Endocrinology-Reproductive Physiology Program and Department of Dairy Science, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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Role of LH in luteolysis and growth of the ovulatory follicle and estradiol regulation of LH secretion in heifers. Theriogenology 2012; 77:1442-52. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.11.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2011] [Revised: 11/15/2011] [Accepted: 11/19/2011] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Ginther O. The end of the tour de force of the corpus luteum in mares. Theriogenology 2012; 77:1042-9. [DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2011.10.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2011] [Revised: 10/14/2011] [Accepted: 10/20/2011] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Nordéus K, Båge R, Gustafsson H, Söderquist L. Changes in LH pulsatility profiles in dairy heifers during exposure to oestrous urine and vaginal mucus. Reprod Domest Anim 2012; 47:952-8. [PMID: 22390462 PMCID: PMC3533760 DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.01997.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Difficulty in observing oestrus is a problem for many dairy farmers performing AI. Finding ways to synchronize oestrous cycles or strengthen display of oestrus without hormonal treatments would be of great interest because many consumers object to the use of exogenous hormones on healthy animals. Modification of reproductive cycles through chemical communication has been reported in several species including cattle. LH is an important regulator of the follicular phase and could possibly be subject to pheromonal influence. This study focuses on the effect of volatile compounds from oestrous substances on LH pulsatility preceding the preovulatory LH surge in cattle. Four heifers of the Swedish Red breed were kept individually in isolation. Exposure to water during the control cycle (CC), and bovine oestrous urine and vaginal mucus during the treated cycle (TC), started simultaneously with induction of oestrus. Blood sampling at 15-min intervals started 37 h after administration of PGF2α and continued for 8 h. Monitoring of reproductive hormones, visual oestrus detection and ultrasonographic examination of the ovaries continued until ovulation had occurred. The mean concentration of LH at pulse nadir was significantly higher during TC (2.04 ± 0.18 ng/ml) than during CC (1.79 ± 0.16 ng/ml), and peak amplitude was significantly higher during CC (Δ1.03 ± 0.09) than during TC (Δ0.87 ± 0.09). No other parameters differed significantly between the two cycles. We conclude that the difference in LH pulsatility pattern may be an effect of exposing heifers to oestrous vaginal mucus and/or urine and that the mechanism behind this needs further investigation.
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- K Nordéus
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala, Sweden
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