title: Luteolytic effect of 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha in heifers.
abstract: Holstein heifers (4/group) were injected intramuscularly with 0, 5, 10 or 25 mg 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha on Day 10 of the oestrous cycle. Complete luteolysis and precocious oestrus occurred in 3 of 4 heifers receiving 25 mg and 1 of 4 receiving 10 mg 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha injected i.m. These features were not affected in heifers injected with 0 or 5 mg 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha, although plasma progesterone concentrations were depressed in all treated heifers within 75 min. LH concentrations were elevated between 5 and 8 h after 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha in all treated heifers. The addition of 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha to dispersed bovine luteal cells did not affect progesterone accumulation during a 2-h period. These results suggest that 13,14-dihydro-PGF-2 alpha may play a role in PGF-2 alpha-induced luteolysis.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000166:cytology / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D015237:Dinoprost / Q000031:analogs & derivatives*; D004971:Estrus / Q000187:drug effects*; D005260:Female; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone / Q000097:blood; D008186:Luteolytic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood / Q000378:metabolism; D011460:Prostaglandins F / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D008186:Luteolytic Agents; D011460:Prostaglandins F; C026527:13,14-dihydroprostaglandin F2alpha; D011374:Progesterone; D007986:Luteinizing Hormone; D015237:Dinoprost