title: Morphological examination of the corpora lutea from pregnant bitches treated with different abortifacient regimes.
abstract: Different abortifacient regimes in dogs were analysed for their effect on the pregnancy corpora lutea (CL), namely, prostaglandin F2a analogue cloprostenol (CLO) combined with dopamine agonist cabergoline (CAB), or progesterone (P4) receptor antagonist aglepristone (AGL). Ovaries were collected after 6-10 days of treatment during first trimester. The CL of the control-group showed strong expression of relaxin (RLX), its receptor RXFP1 and enzymes of steroid biosynthesis (HSD) with high peripheral P4-levels. Whereas RXL, RXFP1 and HSD were lowest expressed in the CLO/CAB-group with a massive degeneration of CL and their blood vessels combined with low peripheral P4-level. The AGL-group showed less extensive CL degeneration and more intensive staining of the examined factors than CLO/CAB. In summary, all examined factors are associated with normal luteal function and are useful tools to stage luteolysis. Although both treatments have the same abortive action, their sequence of events on the CL is different.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Physiological Chemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany. nmartin@vetmed.uni-leipzig.deZ
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Martin
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Höftmann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Politt
authors.forename: H O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Hoppen
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sohr
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Günzel-Apel
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Einspanier
mesh_terms: D000019:Abortifacient Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D000028:Abortion, Induced / Q000662:veterinary*; D000034:Abortion, Veterinary / Q000139:chemically induced*; D000818:Animals; D003338:Corpus Luteum / Q000033:anatomy & histology*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D011247:Pregnancy; D011374:Progesterone / Q000097:blood; D012065:Relaxin / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D000019:Abortifacient Agents; D011374:Progesterone; D012065:Relaxin