Circulating blood progesterone is pulsatile throughout the rat oestrous cycle

1987 ◽  
Vol 116 (1) ◽  
pp. 121-128 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ok-Kyong Park ◽  
Victor D. Ramirez
Keyword(s):  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Recovery Period ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Individual Data ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Ether Anaesthesia ◽  
Heparinized Saline ◽  
Freely Moving ◽  
First Time

Abstract. In the present experiment, we determined circulating progesterone (P4) levels of intact cycling female rats. A cannula constructed from polyethylene50 tubing containing heparinized saline was inserted into the jugular vein of the rat under light ether anaesthesia and after a 3–6 h recovery period sequential blood samples were withdrawn from unanaesthetized, freely-moving rats. Blood samples (80–100 μl) were collected at 10-min intervals for 6 h and the volume was replaced with saline. Plasma P4 was determined using a specific P4 radioimmunoassay. Four rats in each of three phases of the rat oestrous cycle (E, Dl, D2) were examined. In addition, rats in proestrus were divided into an early (EP, N = 4) and a late (LP, N = 4) proestrous conditions. Individual data were analyzed by PULSAR as adapted for an IBM-PC. P4 was found to fluctuate in a pulsatile mode throughout the rat oestrous cycle. Mean levels of circulating P4 were lowest (38.8 ± 1.7 nmol/l plasma) in EP and highest (122.5 ± 1.3) in Dl. The frequency of P4 pulses was dramatically decreased in Dl (2.50 ± 0.86 pulses/6 h), whereas no difference was found among the other days of the cycle (7.25 ± 0.47 in E, 7.25 ± 0.85 in D2, 5.75 ± 1.31 in EP, and 6.50 ± 1.04 in LP). Interestingly, the amplitude of P4 pulses was significantly lower in EP (14.0 ± 2.91 pmol), whereas no difference was found among other groups. Another group of experimental animals were ovariectomized (N = 4; two with and two without an implant of a silastic capsule of P4) and similarly bled. These animals demonstrated a fairly stable circulating pattern of P4. The present data demonstrate for the first time that P4 in rat blood fluctuates in a pulsatile manner.

Plasma LH levels following electrochemical stimulation of the deafferented medial basal hypothalamus

1980 ◽  
Vol 94 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
A. J. Carrillo ◽  
N. Hagino ◽  
G. Setalo
Keyword(s):  
Median Eminence ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
External Jugular Vein ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Medial Basal Hypothalamus ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Ether Anaesthesia ◽  
Oestradiol Benzoate ◽  
Lh Release ◽  
Stimulation Of

Abstract. We have investigated the capability of a completely deafferented medial basal hypothalamus (MBH) pituitary complex to support LH release following electrochemical stimulation (ECS) of the arcuate-median eminence (ARC-ME) region. In adult female rats the MBH was completely deafferented (CD) on the morning of pro-oestrus (08.00-10.00 h of day 0). In the first experiment the animals were divided into 5 groups depending on the day of ECS (14.00–16.00 h) and oestradiol benzoate (Oe) treatment (08.00–10.00 h): group No. 1) ECS on day 0; 2) no ECS; 3) ECS on day 1; 4) Oe on day 0 and ECS on day 1; 5) Oe on day 4 and ECS on day 5. Blood samples were collected from the external jugular vein under ether anaesthesia for LH determinations just before and 1 and 2 h after ECS. ECS on day 0 resulted in a significant (P<0.01) rise in plasma LH at 1 and 2 h, while the rats subjected to CD, but not ECS failed to show any changes in plasma LH levels. ECS on days I and 5 (groups 3 and 5) failed to alter plasma LH levels, however, ECS on day 1 in Oe treated rats produced a significant (P < 0.01) elevation in plasma LH that was comparable to that of day 0. In a second experiment Oe was injected on days 1–5 and ECS of the ARC-ME was done bilaterally. ECS on day 5 resulted in a significant (P < 0.05) rise in plasma LH levels in rats with a completely deafferented MBH. In animals with an incomplete deafferentation ECS resulted in a much greater (P < 0.005) rise in plasma LH at l and 2 h. Since LH was released several days after complete hypothalamic deafferentation, these data suggest that LRH secreting cells may be present within the MBH of the rat. In a third experiment injection of LRH (400 ng) on days 0, 1 and 5 with Oe on days 0, 4 or 1–5 resulted in a significant (P < 0.001) rise of plasma LH at 30 and 60 min in all groups. Rats injected on day 0 showed the greatest elevation at 60 min in all groups. Saline injected rats did not show any changes in plasma LH levels.

scholarly journals Plasma concentrations of prolactin in brushtail possums (Trichosurus vulpecula) in different physiological states

2006 ◽  
Vol 190 (2) ◽  
pp. 295-305 ◽  
Author(s):  
J L Crawford ◽  
B P Thomson ◽  
M F Beaumont ◽  
D C Eckery
Keyword(s):  
Breeding Season ◽  
Post Partum ◽  
Mammalian Species ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Brushtail Possum ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Lh Surge ◽  
Time Determination ◽  
First Time

Prolactin (Prl) has been implicated in reproduction in many mammalian species and is illustrated by the distinctive patterns of secretion during the breeding season, the oestrous cycle and lactation. The recent development of a homologous RIA for measuring the circulating Prl concentrations in brushtail possums has facilitated the reliable measurement of Prl in plasma during different physiological states in this species for the first time. Determination of Prl concentrations during lactation involved the collection of weekly blood samples from eight female possums from the time of parturition through either one or two consecutive lactational cycles. Prl was at baseline levels during early lactation (weeks 0–14 post-partum), and then increased markedly to maximum concentrations at weeks 19–21 before returning to nadir levels at a time coincident with the weaning of pouch young (weeks 23–27). The profile of Prl secretion over the oestrous cycle and in particular at the time of the preovulatory LH surge was obtained from 14 possums during the reproductive cycle, in which preovulatory follicle development and ovulation were monitored by laparoscopy. There was no distinct daily pattern of Prl secretion during the oestrous cycle; however, in 3/4 possums in which a typical preovulatory LH surge was measured, a biphasic preovulatory Prl surge was also observed. The preovulatory Prl surge commenced 2–6 h prior to, and had returned to baseline close to the onset of, the preovulatory LH surge, and a second surge of Prl occurred concomitantly with the delayed preovulatory FSH surge. Seasonality of Prl levels was established from weekly blood samples collected from six barren female possums, and concentrations of Prl were lower during the breeding season compared to the non-breeding season. Additionally, a circadian pattern of Prl secretion was evident in both female and male possums, with Prl levels higher in the morning compared to the afternoon. In conclusion, interpretation of endogenous secretory patterns suggests that Prl may be important during late lactation and at impending ovulation, but the involvement of the circannual rhythm of Prl in the regulation of seasonality in the brushtail possum remains to be determined.

Cannulation of the jugular vein in mice: a method for serial withdrawal of blood samples

2003 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 181-187 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. Bardelmeijer ◽  
T. Buckle ◽  
M. Ouwehand ◽  
J. H. Beijnen ◽  
J. H. M. Schellens ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Bolus Dose ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Plasma Concentrations ◽  
Outer Part ◽  
Pharmacokinetic Data ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Anti Cancer ◽  
Freely Moving ◽  
Cancer Agent ◽  
The Right

We have developed and validated a method that allows serial drawing of blood samples in freely moving mice using a cannula that is inserted via the jugular vein into the right atrium of the heart. The cannula was tunnelled subcutaneously to the head of the animal and attached to the skin by sutures, together with a metal spring, which was covered with PVC tubing for protection of the outer part of the cannula. Samples of blood up to 250 µl could be taken at serial time points. The blood volume in the circulation was maintained by replacement with an equal volume of blood obtained from donor animals. The applicability of this method of blood sampling for pharmacokinetic purposes was validated by comparing plasma concentrations–time curves in six cannulated animals after receiving an intravenous bolus dose of 10 mg/kg of the anti-cancer agent docetaxel versus the results in plasma samples obtained by cardiac puncture of non-cannulated mice. The presented method may lead to improved pharmacokinetic data produced from a reduced number of mice.

Influence of blood removal under ether anaesthesia on the release of prolactin during the oestrous cycle in the rat. Involvement of the ovaries

1982 ◽  
Vol 99 (2) ◽  
pp. 179-186 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nelly Boehm ◽  
Salomé Plas-Roser ◽  
Christine Lazarus ◽  
Claude Aron
Keyword(s):  
Positive Response ◽  
Vena Cava ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Prolactin Release ◽  
Ether Anaesthesia

Abstract. The aim of this work was to study the stresslike effects of blood removal unter ether anaesthesia at different stages of the di-oestrus period in 4-day cyclic female rats. Blood removal by heart puncture or laparotomy and bleeding from the abdominal vena cava both under ether anaesthesia were shown to precipitously evoke prolactin release on di-oestrus I morning and on di-oestrus II afternoon. Adrenalectomy did not prevent this effect from occurring on di-oestrus I morning following either procedure of blood removal. Ovariectomy completely suppressed the stress-like effects of ether anaesthesia whereas progesterone appeared capable of restoring prolactin release under these circumstances. No prolactin positive response to ether anaesthesia was observed on di-oestrus II morning, in unoperated controln females.

NEW DATA CONCERNING THE ROLE PLAYED BY PROGESTERONE IN THE CONTROL OF FOLLICULAR GROWTH IN THE RAT

1974 ◽  
Vol 75 (3) ◽  
pp. 569-578 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Buffler ◽  
S. Roser
Keyword(s):  
Wistar Rats ◽  
Venous Blood ◽  
Oestrous Cycle ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Cycle Duration ◽  
Follicular Growth ◽  
The Third ◽  
Female Wistar Rats

ABSTRACT The mechanisms involved in the prolongation of the oestrous cycle following LH administration were studied in 4-day cyclic female Wistar rats. In females injected with LH on the morning of dioestrus I there was an increase in ovarian venous blood progesterone as compared with non-injected animals. In both LH-treated females, and those injected with progesterone on the morning of dioestrus I, a slowing up in follicular growth was observed from the afternoon of dioestrus I. The size of follicles greater than 400 urn present in LH or progesterone injected animals on the third day of cycle was similar to the size reached by the same range of follicles in non-injected animals on the second day of the cycle. Hence, the increase in endogenous ovarian progesterone elicited by LH was considered as the cause of the slowing up of follicular growth and therefore of the lengthening of the oestrous cycle duration in female rats injected with LH at the beginning of 4-day cycle.

DISAPPEARANCE RATE OF BOVINE PROLACTIN FROM PLASMA OF FEMALE RATS STUDIED AT INTERVALS OF UP TO 160 MINUTES BY RADIOIMMUNOASSAY

1970 ◽  
Vol 64 (4) ◽  
pp. 718-725 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. A. van der Gugten ◽  
H. G. Kwa
Keyword(s):  
Intravenous Administration ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Disappearance Rate ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Dose Dependent

ABSTRACT Plasma values resulting from the intravenous administration of 300, 100, 30 and 10 μ of bovine prolactin to rats on day 1 of pregnancy were followed by taking blood samples after 10, 20, 40, 80 and 160 minutes respectively. The rate of disappearance was found to be dose-dependent and to vary in time in the same rat. It is suggested that at least two processes of elimination take place: 1. a (possibly excretory) process, which can bring »unphysiologically high« prolactin levels down to approximately its treshold level of 1.7 μg/ml and 2. a process, which breaks down the hormone into »immunoreactive« polypeptides. This process can degrade 10 μg of bovine prolactin quantitatively within 10 minutes, but appears to become rapidly »saturated« by larger amounts of the hormone.

Sexual Behavior is Enhanced by Regular, Repeated Mating from Young Adulthood to Middle Age in Female Long-Evans Rats

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 169-177
Author(s):  
Fay A. Guarraci ◽  
Chantal M.F. Gonzalez ◽  
Devon Lucero ◽  
Lourdes K. Davis ◽  
Sarah H. Meerts
Keyword(s):  
Sexual Behavior ◽  
Mating Behavior ◽  
Preference Test ◽  
Sexual History ◽  
Female Rats ◽  
Male Rat ◽  
Female Rat ◽  
Repeated Mating ◽  
First Time ◽  
Mating Tests

Background: Aging is associated neuroendocrine changes in women. Animals can be used to model these changes, as well as changes in reproductive behavior. Objective: The current study was designed to characterize mating behavior across age and assess the effects of age and sexual history on mating behavior. Methods: Sexual motivation was assessed using the partner-preference test, in which a female rat is given the choice to interact with a same-sex conspecific or a sexually-vigorous male rat, with which she can mate. Results: Across repeated mating tests (2-12 months of age), female rats spent more time with the male, displayed more solicitation behaviors, were less likely to leave the male after mounts, but visited both stimulus animals less frequently. Comparing a separate group of age-matched, hormoneyoked female rats mated for the first time at 12 months of age to female rats mated for the first time at 2 months of age showed that the 12 month rats visited both stimulus animals less, were less likely to leave the male after mounts, took longer to return to the male after mounts, and displayed fewer solicitation behaviors than their younger counterparts. Relative to middle-aged female rats once they were sexually experienced, 12 month naïve rats spent less time with the male, were more likely to leave the male after mounts, and displayed fewer solicitation behaviors. Furthermore, 12 month naïve rats failed to discriminate between the stimulus animals, visiting both stimulus animals at the same rate unlike 2 month naïve or 12 month experienced rats. Conclusion: Taken together, these results suggest that aging affects some measures of sexual behavior, but most effects of age can be mitigated by regular, repeated mating.

Association of Retained Fetal Membranes with Haematological Profile in Crossbred Cows

2017 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Rokde ◽  
S. Kumar ◽  
A. Bhardwaz ◽  
S. S. Mahour ◽  
S. P. Nema ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Eosinophil Count ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Dairy Farm ◽  
Fetal Membranes ◽  
Monocyte Count ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Mean Values ◽  
Crossbred Cows ◽  
Haematological Profile ◽  
The Mean

This study was carried out on clinical cases of retained fetal membranes in crossbred cows presented at College Clinics and College dairy farm and from Villages in and around Mhow. The blood samples were collected from jugular vein just before 12 hr. postpartum and on 7th day postpartum. Haematological profile revealed that the mean values of haemoglobin, neutrophil and monocyte count after 12 hrs and 7th day postpartum were significantly lower and lymphocyte count was significantly higher in RFM cows (n=18) than normally calved cows (n=6). The differences in mean TLC, eosinophil and basophil counts were non-significant at 12 hrs postpartum, however on 7th day postpartum the TLC and eosinophil count were significantly higher and basophil count was non-significantly different in RFM cows than the normally calved cows.

Serum Endocrine Profile in Relation to Estrus Synchronization in Surti Does

2018 ◽  
Vol 13 (03) ◽  
Author(s):  
M. M. Chaudhary ◽  
C. T. Khasatiya ◽  
S. B. Patel ◽  
S. S. Chaudhary ◽  
V. B. Atara ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Estrus Synchronization ◽  
Progesterone Concentration ◽  
Serum Progesterone ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Group Iii ◽  
Group I ◽  
Endocrine Profile ◽  
Group Ii ◽  
And Control

The serum progesterone and estradiol profiles during synchronization of estrus by buck effect and PGF2α treatments were monitored in Surti does. Total eighteen non-pregnant does selected were evenly divided into 3 groups, 6 does in each group. The does of Group I were teased with a sexuallyactive- apronized buck; and those of Group II were treated with PGF2α, i.e., Inj. Lutalyse® @ 7.5 mg/doe IM twice 11 days apart, while the Group III served as untreated control. Blood samples were collected from all the animals on day 0 (before 1st PGF2α injection), 3rd day (during treatment), 11th day (before 2nd PGF2α injection), 14th day (after treatment) and 40th day (post-service) by jugular vein puncture. The serum separated was stored at -20°C till further analysis. In all the three groups, 83.33% does, conceived at first service in the sampling cycle. The overall mean serum progesterone concentration of Group I does (5.82±0.72 ng/ml) was significantly higher (p less than 0.01) as compared to Group II (2.93±0.38 ng/ml) and III (2.88±0.30 ng/ml). Similarly, the overall mean serum progesterone concentration of Surti does on day 0 (2.65±0.46 ng/ml), 3rd (2.56±0.80 ng/ml), 11th (4.45±0.84 ng/ml) and 14th (3.40±0.63 ng/ml) did not differ significantly, but the overall mean level at day 40 (6.31±0.45 ng/ml) was significantly (p less than 0.01) higher, because most of animals became pregnant at that time. The overall mean serum oestradiol-17β levels of Group I (24.40±2.98 pg/ ml) was significantly higher (p less than 0.01) than in Group II (15.77±1.77 pg/ml) and III (12.21±1.45 pg/ ml). On the other hand, the overall mean serum oestradiol-17β levels of Surti does on day 0 (12.89±1.21 pg/ml), 3rd (15.84±1.74 pg/ml), 11th (14.81±1.96 pg/ml), 14th (22.15±2.97 pg/ml) and 40th (21.64±5.16 pg/ml) did not differ significantly (p>0.05) and the slightly higher overall mean level found at 40th day might be the influence of the non-pregnant does at first service in the cumulative animals. The hormonal profile reflected the initiation of cyclicity and establishment of pregnancy in treated and control animals.

scholarly journals Surrogate Indexes of Insulin Resistance in Dairy Goats: Transitional Variation in Subclinical Hyperketonemia

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (6) ◽  
pp. 102
Author(s):  
Siqi Liu ◽  
Yezi Kong ◽  
Jing Wen ◽  
Yan Huang ◽  
Yaoquan Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Insulin Resistance ◽  
Transition Period ◽  
Jugular Vein ◽  
Metabolic Parameters ◽  
Model Assessment ◽  
Early Lactation ◽  
Homeostasis Model Assessment ◽  
Dairy Goats ◽  
Blood Samples ◽  
Normal Glucose

Background: Dairy goats are highly susceptible to subclinical hyperketonemia (SCHK) during the transition period. This study aimed to compare the variation in metabolic parameters and surrogate indexes of insulin resistance (sIR) between goats with SCHK and clinically healthy (HEAL) goats during the transition period. Methods: Twenty Guanzhong dairy goats were assorted to HEAL (n = 10) and SCHK (n = 10) groups according to the blood β-hydroxybutyrate (BHBA) concentrations. The blood samples were taken from the jugular vein of each goat at −3, −2, −1, 0 (partum), +1, +2, and +3 weeks relative to kidding to analyses GLU and INS. The sIR was calculated from blood metabolic parameters. Results: Compared with the HEAL goats, the insulin concentrations were significantly higher in SCHK goats during the first three weeks postpartum. The QUICKI, revised QUICKI (RQUICKI), and RQUICKIBHBA were significantly lower in goats with SCHK at 1 week postpartum, while the homeostasis model assessment-IR (HOMA-IR) was significantly higher. Conclusion: Goats with SCHK made more efforts through elevated insulin levels at early lactation than HEAL goats, thereby maintaining the normal glucose concentrations.

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