title: Luteotropic and luteolytic responsiveness of ovine luteal cells in long-term culture.
abstract: Ovine luteal cells were collected and plated 36 h (Day 2) after injection of human chorionic gonadotropin (Day 0) to induce ovulation. Cells were maintained (Days 2-12) in Medium 199 containing 5% calf serum, which was replaced daily. Progesterone secretion was not stimulated (p greater than 0.05) by luteinizing hormone (LH, 10 ng/ml or 100 ng/ml) at any time during culture. However, it was enhanced (p less than 0.05) with a 24-h pulse of dibutyryl adenosine 3', 5'-monophosphate (dbcAMP) during early (2.2-fold stimulation over basal; Days 5,6) or mid- (1.7-fold stimulation over basal: Days 8,9) culture if the pulsing medium contained serum, but not if serum had been withdrawn for 24 h. Continuous exposure of cultures to dbcAMP (2 mM, Days 3-12) resulted in continuously stimulated (p less than 0.05) progesterone secretion (range 1.8- to 4.1-fold stimulation). An increased (p less than 0.05) percentage of cells staining positive for 3 beta-hydroxy-delta 5-steroid dehydrogenase-delta 5, delta 4-isomerase (3 beta HSD) activity were recovered on Day 12 in cultures incubated (Days 3-12) with dbcAMP. Incubation of cultures continuously with prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) produced dose-dependent inhibition (p less than 0.05) of progesterone secretion. Reduced numbers of 3 beta HSD-positive cells were recovered from these incubations. These experiments demonstrate luteotropic (dbcAMP) as well as luteolytic (PGF2 alpha) effects on ovine luteal cells in long-term culture. This study provides evidence that these cultures will be useful for investigating the development of hormonal regulation of luteal function.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology, University of Arizona, Tucson 85724.
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kong
authors.forename: S L
authors.initials: SL
authors.lastname: Marion
authors.forename: P B
authors.initials: PB
authors.lastname: Hoyer
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003994:Bucladesine / Q000494:pharmacology; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000502:physiology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism*; D012756:Sheep; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011374:Progesterone; D003994:Bucladesine; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D015237:Dinoprost