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Bailey VN, Sones JL, Camp CM, Gomes VC, Oberhaus EL. Endocrine and ovarian responses to combined estradiol benzoate-sulpiride in seasonally anovulatory mares treated with kisspeptin. Anim Reprod Sci 2022; 247:107087. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2022.107087] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2022] [Revised: 09/27/2022] [Accepted: 09/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Korthanke CM, Thorson JF, Prezotto LD, Welsh TH, Cardoso RC, Williams GL. Secretion of Gonadotropins in Response to a Novel Kiss-1 Receptor Agonist, RF9 in the Mare: Modulation by Estradiol-17β and Half-Life of RF9 in the Peripheral Circulation. J Equine Vet Sci 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2017.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Gastal EL, Gastal MO, Donadeu FX, Acosta TJ, Beg MA, Ginther OJ. Temporal relationships among LH, estradiol, and follicle vascularization preceding the first compared with later ovulations during the year in mares. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 102:314-21. [PMID: 17499946 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2007.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2006] [Accepted: 04/05/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Diameter of the preovulatory follicle, plasma concentrations of LH and estradiol, and vascularization of the follicle wall, based on color-Doppler signals, were characterized in 40 pony mares for 6 days preceding ovulation (Days -6 to -1; preovulatory period). Comparisons between the preovulatory periods preceding the first compared with a later ovulation during the year were used to study the relationships between LH and estradiol and between vascularization and estradiol. Diameter of the preovulatory follicle was greater (P<0.02) and concentration of LH was less (P<0.02) during the first preovulatory period, whereas concentration of estradiol was not different between the first and second preovulatory periods. Vascularized area (cm(2)) of the follicle wall increased at a reduced rate during the first preovulatory period, as indicated by an interaction (P<0.03) between day and group. Vascularized area was similar between the preovulatory groups on Day -6, and a reduced rate of increase resulted in a lesser (P<0.001) area on Day -1 before the first ovulation (1.4+/-0.1cm(2)) than before a later ovulation (2.2+/-0.2 cm(2)). Results demonstrated that follicle vascularization and the LH surge were attenuated preceding the first ovulation of the year with no indication that estradiol was involved in the differences between the first and later ovulations.
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- E L Gastal
- Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI 53706, USA.
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Ginther OJ, Utt MD, Beg MA, Gastal EL, Gastal MO. Negative Effect of Estradiol on Luteinizing Hormone Throughout the Ovulatory Luteinizing Hormone Surge in Mares1. Biol Reprod 2007; 77:543-50. [PMID: 17554078 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.061705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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The negative effect of estradiol-17beta (E2) on LH, based on exogenous E2 treatments, and the reciprocal effect of LH on endogenous E2, based on hCG treatments, were studied throughout the ovulatory follicular wave during a total of 103 equine estrous cycles in seven experiments. An initial study developed E2 treatment protocols that approximated physiologic E2 concentrations during the estrous cycle. On Day 13 (ovulation = Day 0), when basal concentrations of E2 and LH precede the ovulatory surges, exogenous E2 significantly depressed LH concentrations to below basal levels. Ablation of all follicles > or = 10 mm when the largest was > or =20 mm resulted in an increase in percentage change in LH concentration within 8 h that was greater (P < 0.03) than for controls or E2-treated/follicle-ablated mares. Significant decreases in LH occurred when E2 was given when the largest follicle was either > or =25 mm, > or =28 mm, > or =35 mm, or near ovulation. Treatment with 200 or 2000 IU of hCG did not affect E2 concentrations during the initial portion of the LH surge (largest follicle, > or =25 mm), but 2000 IU significantly depressed E2 concentrations before ovulation (largest follicle, > or =35 mm). Results indicated a continuous negative effect of E2 on LH throughout the ovulatory follicular wave and may be related to the long LH surge and the long follicular phase in mares. Results also indicated that a reciprocal negative effect of LH on E2 does not develop until the E2 surge reaches a peak.
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- O J Ginther
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, Wisconsin 53528, USA.
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Donadeu FX, Watson ED. Seasonal changes in ovarian activity: Lessons learnt from the horse. Anim Reprod Sci 2007; 100:225-42. [PMID: 17207590 DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2006.12.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2006] [Revised: 11/24/2006] [Accepted: 12/04/2006] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The annual reproductive cycle in the horse involves a reduction in ovarian activity during short days. The absence of ovulatory activity during winter has important consequences for an equine industry eager to breed mares early during the year. The anovulatory season results from a reduction in the secretion of pituitary gonadotropin that is in turn triggered by the inhibitory effects of short photoperiod on the hypothalamus-pituitary axis. Recent studies have provided evidence that the response of the ovaries to endocrine stimuli during the anovulatory season is affected not only by circulating concentrations of trophic hormones but also by locally produced growth factors that are putative modulators of follicular responses to gonadotropins. The present review summarises current knowledge on ovarian dynamics during the equine anovulatory season and the regulatory mechanisms involved at both systemic and local levels.
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- F X Donadeu
- Easter Bush Veterinary Centre, Royal (Dick) School of Veterinary Studies, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK.
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Acosta TJ, Beg MA, Ginther OJ. Aberrant Blood Flow Area and Plasma Gonadotropin Concentrations During the Development of Dominant-Sized Transitional Anovulatory Follicles in Mares1. Biol Reprod 2004; 71:637-42. [PMID: 15084481 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.104.028498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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Color Doppler transrectal ultrasound was used to evaluate blood flow area in the wall of dominant anovulatory follicles versus ovulatory follicles in mares during the transition between anovulatory and ovulatory seasons. Daily examinations were done in 11 control mares toward the end of the anovulatory season. In 13 separate mares, follicular fluid was collected from 30-mm follicles, and blood flow areas from control mares were used as a basis for designating the sampled follicle as either anovulatory or ovulatory. Blood flow area in the controls ranged from 0.18 to 0.35 cm(2) in six mares on the day of a 30-mm anovulatory follicle and from 0.25 to 0.86 cm(2) in 11 mares on the day of a 30-mm ovulatory follicle; the ranges did not overlap except for one follicle. In the controls, mean blood flow area was lower (P < 0.05) in the anovulatory group than in the ovulatory group for each day beginning with the first Doppler examination at 25 mm. For plasma LH in controls, an effect of follicle group (P < 0.0001) and an interaction (P < 0.0001) of group by day reflected lower (P < 0.05) concentrations in the anovulatory group on Days -6, -2, and 5-8 (Day 0 = 30-mm follicle). For plasma FSH, an interaction (P < 0.0001) reflected higher (P < 0.05) concentrations in the anovulatory group on Days -3 and 1-4. More (P < 0.05) statistically identified FSH surges occurred in the anovulatory group during Days -7 to 8. In the sampled mares, follicular-fluid concentrations of estradiol, free insulin-like growth factor-1, inhibin-A, and vascular endothelial growth factor were lower (P < 0.05) in 30-mm designated anovulatory follicles than in 30-mm designated ovulatory follicles. Results were interpreted as follows: 1) The future anovulatory dominant-sized follicle developed under an LH deficiency, 2) the LH deficiency led to reductions in blood flow area and in concentrations of follicular-fluid factors, and 3) the reduction in follicle production of FSH suppressors resulted in higher plasma FSH concentrations.
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- T J Acosta
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI 53528, USA
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Donadeu FX, Ginther OJ. Interrelationships of estradiol, inhibin, and gonadotropins during follicle deviation in pony mares. Theriogenology 2004; 61:1395-405. [PMID: 15036971 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2003.08.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/24/2003] [Accepted: 08/06/2003] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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The changes in circulating concentrations of FSH, LH, estradiol, and total inhibin associated with the beginning of follicle diameter deviation were compared among the last anovulatory follicular wave of the year and the first and second ovulatory waves in pony mares ( n=7 ). Follicle diameters and circulating hormone concentrations for each wave were normalized to the observed beginning of deviation (Day 0). Follicle deviation was demonstrated during the anovulatory wave as well as during the ovulatory waves, and the diameter of the future dominant follicle at the beginning of deviation was similar for the three waves (overall mean: 23.7+/-0.6 mm). Circulating estradiol concentrations did not increase during the last anovulatory wave but increased similarly for the two ovulatory waves, beginning near the onset of deviation. There were no differences among waves in concentrations of inhibin encompassing deviation. The FSH concentrations for the wave-stimulating FSH surge did not differ significantly among the three waves; combined for the three waves, concentrations decreased between Days -3 and 7. Circulating LH did not increase during the last anovulatory wave but increased during the first and second ovulatory waves beginning on Days 6 and -2, respectively. Results indicated that the increase in circulating estradiol at the beginning of deviation was not required for suppression of the wave-stimulating FSH surge and the initiation of deviation, based on an estradiol increase in association with deviation during the ovulatory waves but not during the anovulatory wave. Concentrations of inhibin were similar among waves and, therefore on a temporal basis, the similar suppression of FSH was attributable to inhibin. The later increase in LH before the first ovulation was not attributable to estradiol, based on the similarity between the two ovulatory waves in the increasing estradiol concentrations.
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- F X Donadeu
- Eutheria Foundation, Cross Plains, WI 53528, USA
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Watson ED, Bae SE, Steele M, Thomassen R, Pedersen HG, Bramley T, Hogg CO, Armstrong DG. Expression of messenger ribonucleic acid encoding for steroidogenic acute regulatory protein and enzymes, and luteinizing hormone receptor during the spring transitional season in equine follicles. Domest Anim Endocrinol 2004; 26:215-30. [PMID: 15036376 DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2003.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2003] [Accepted: 10/29/2003] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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The period of spring transition, from the anovulatory to the ovulatory season, is characterized in many mares by cyclical growth and regression of large dominant follicles. These follicles produce only low concentrations of estradiol and it is thought that acquisition of steroidogenic competence by large follicles during spring transition is prerequisite in stimulating LH prior to first ovulation. In situ hybridization was used to localize and quantify expression of factors that play a key role in follicular steroidogenesis: StAR, P450scc (CYP11A1), P450c17 (CYP17), P450arom (CYP19), and LH receptor (LHr). One ovary was obtained from mares on the day after detection of an actively growing 30 mm transitional anovulatory follicle (defined as the transitional follicle), and the remaining ovary was removed at the third estrus of the breeding season on the day after the preovulatory follicle reached 30 mm in diameter (defined as the preovulatory follicle). Messenger RNAs encoding StAR, CYP11A1, and CYP17 were detected only in theca cells and CYP19 mRNA was confined to the granulosa layer. There was significantly lower expression of mRNAs for the steroidogenic enzymes, StAR (P<0.001) and LHr (P<0.05) in transitional follicles than in preovulatory follicles. In conclusion, large equine follicles during spring transition have low levels of mRNA encoding steroidogenic enzymes, StAR and LHr which will contribute to the steroidogenic incompetence of dominant follicles during spring transition and their subsequent regression.
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- Elaine D Watson
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, Roslin, Midlothian EH25 9RG, UK.
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Donadeu FX, Ginther OJ. Suppression of circulating concentrations of FSH and LH by inhibin and estradiol during the initiation of follicle deviation in mares. Theriogenology 2003; 60:1423-34. [PMID: 14519464 DOI: 10.1016/s0093-691x(03)00128-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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The role of estradiol and inhibin in suppression of FSH and LH during the initiation of follicle deviation was examined in mares. In Experiment 1, the two largest follicles (F1, F2) were retained during a wave and the rest were ablated as they reached > or =10 mm. The largest follicle was left intact (control, n=12) or was ablated when it reached > or =20.0 mm (Day 0; expected beginning of deviation). The second largest follicle continued growing (n=9) or regressed (n=4) after F1 ablation. Circulating estradiol and total inhibin decreased after Day 0 in the F2-regressing group, whereas estradiol increased after Day 0.5 and inhibin was unaltered in the control and F2-growing groups. Circulating FSH decreased in the control group and increased in the F2-regressing group after Day 0. In the F2-growing group, FSH increased between Days 0 and 0.5 and then decreased. Circulating LH increased between Days 0 and 2 in the F2-regressing group and between Days 0 and 0.5 in the F2-growing group. In Experiment 2, 0 or 1 follicle was retained in a wave followed by administration of 0 or 1 mg of estradiol at the expected beginning of deviation (Hour 0; 2 x 2 factorial design, n=4-6/group). Circulating total inhibin was higher and FSH was lower at Hour 0 in the 1-follicle than in the 0-follicle groups. Follicle-stimulating hormone decreased after Hour 0 in the 1-mg but not in the 0-mg groups, and the decrease in the 0-follicle/1-mg group was not to the level of that in the 1-follicle/1-mg group. Circulating LH was not affected by follicle number but was reduced by estradiol. Results supported the hypotheses that F1 near the beginning of deviation produces inhibin and estradiol and that the increase in circulating estradiol at the beginning of deviation induces FSH suppression in combination with other follicle substances (presumably inhibin). Results also indicated that the increase in estradiol induces suppression of LH.
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- F X Donadeu
- Department of Animal Health and Biomedical Sciences, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1656 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706, USA
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Watson ED, Thomassen R, Steele M, Heald M, Leask R, Groome NP, Riley SC. Concentrations of inhibin, progesterone and oestradiol in fluid from dominant and subordinate follicles from mares during spring transition and the breeding season. Anim Reprod Sci 2002; 74:55-67. [PMID: 12379375 DOI: 10.1016/s0378-4320(02)00170-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Dominant and subordinate follicles were collected from mares on the day after the dominant follicle reached 30 mm in diameter, to investigate regulation of folliculogenesis during spring transition and the breeding season. Concentrations of oestradiol-17beta, progesterone and inhibin A, but not inhibin isoforms with pro- and alpha C-immunoreactivity, were significantly higher in preovulatory follicles than in dominant anovulatory transitional follicles. Steroidogenic activity was regained gradually in the dominant follicles of successive anovulatory waves through spring transition. The dominant follicles, during both spring transition and cyclicity, contained higher concentrations of oestradiol, progesterone and inhibin A, but not inhibin pro- and alpha C-isoforms, than subordinate follicles. The results indicate that high follicular levels of oestradiol, progesterone and inhibin A are associated with continued follicle growth and ovulation. The low concentrations of oestradiol and progesterone in transitional follicles indicate that the deficiency in steroidogenesis exists early in the steroidogenic pathway. The similarity in patterns of follicular hormones in spring transition and during cyclicity strongly suggests that the mechanism of dominance is the same in both types of follicle.
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- E D Watson
- Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, University of Edinburgh, Easter Bush, EH25 9RG, Midlothian, UK.
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