title: Effects of forskolin, luteinizing hormone and prostaglandin F2 alpha on isolated rat corpora lutea.
abstract: The diterpene forskolin increased in a dose-dependent way cyclic AMP (cAMP) accumulation in isolated corpora lutea from immature rats injected with an ovulatory dose of pregnant mare's serum gonadotropin (PMSG). The cAMP increase was significant already after 1 min of incubation with forskolin, and cAMP continued to rise to a maximum at about 30-60 min, with a clear decrease after 240 min of incubation. The forskolin effect was more pronounced in very young corpora lutea (1-day-old) than in older corpora lutea. There was a clear discrepancy between the marked effect on cAMP accumulation by forskolin and the steroidogenic response when compared with the corresponding effects of LH. Forskolin also increased progesterone production, but this effect was marginal compared with that of LH. Prostaglandin F2 alpha (PGF2 alpha) did not influence the forskolin stimulated cAMP increase. PGF2 alpha has previously been shown to inhibit the stimulatory effect of LH on cAMP formation in this type of corpora lutea. The fact that PGF2 alpha did not inhibit the forskolin stimulated cAMP production indicates that PGF2 alpha does not act directly on the adenylate cyclase.
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D005576:Colforsin / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000378:metabolism*; D000242:Cyclic AMP / Q000378:metabolism; D015237:Dinoprost; D005260:Female; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011374:Progesterone / Q000378:metabolism; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000494:pharmacology; D011506:Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011919:Rats, Inbred Strains; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D011460:Prostaglandins F; D011506:Proteins; D005576:Colforsin; D011374:Progesterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D015237:Dinoprost; D000242:Cyclic AMP