title: Effects of prostaglandin E2 and DL204 IT, an inhibitor of prostaglandin degradation, on ovulation and ovum transport in the hamster.
abstract: The effects of 2(3-ethoxyphenyl)-5,6-dihydro-s-triazole-[5,1-a]isoquinoline (L-11204 or DL 204 IT and PGE2 on ovulation and ova transport were studied. DI 204 IT was administered in doses of 0.2-25 mg/kg s.c. on the day of estrus. A smal reduction in ovulating follicles was observed 96 hours later, but only at the 5 mg/kg dose level. At all dose levels, however, DL 204 IT caused a dose-related reduction in the number of ova in the oviducts. PGE2 at a total dose of 2 mg/animal s.c., administered in 4 divided doses over the second and third day of the cycle did not affect ovulation or ova transport. PGE2 plus DL 204 IT (5 mg/kg), however, completely blocked ovulation in all but one animal. That animal had one ovulated follicle and a single ova was recovered from its oviduct.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006224:Cricetinae; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004971:Estrus; D005260:Female; D007546:Isoquinolines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010060:Ovulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D010066:Ovum Transport / Q000187:drug effects*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011458:Prostaglandins E / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*; D014230:Triazoles / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology
chemical_list: D007546:Isoquinolines; D011458:Prostaglandins E; D014230:Triazoles; C014924:L 11204