Differential effect of difluoromethylornithine on the increases in plasma concentrations of reproductive hormones on the afternoon of pro-oestrus in the rat

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S. A. Nicholson
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G. A. Wynne-Jones
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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.0.1210495
Volume/Issue:
Volume 121: Issue 3
Article Type:
Research Article
Page Range:
495–499
Online Publication Date:
Jun 1989
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ABSTRACT

In our colony of female rats (220–320 g body weight) undergoing regular 4-day oestrous cycles there were significant, marked rises in concentrations of LH, FSH and prolactin between 09.00 and 19.00 h on pro-oestrus.

The i.p. injection of difluoromethylornithine (DFMO; 40–400 mg/kg), a specific inhibitor of the activity of ornithine decarboxylase, at 15.00 h on prooestrus had a differential effect on the rise in plasma concentrations of the various hormones thereafter. The drug produced a significant, partial, dose-related suppression of the rise in plasma concentrations of LH and prolactin, but had no significant effect on the rise in FSH.

For time-course studies, 120 mg DFMO/kg were injected at 13.00, 15.00 or 17.00 h and groups of animals killed at 19.00 h. Only the injection at 15.00 h was effective in causing a significant reduction in plasma concentrations of LH and prolactin at 19.00 h. Pituitary content of the hormones was found to be unaffected by the administration of DFMO at the times and doses tested.

These results suggest that DFMO has a selective inhibitory effect on enhanced LH and prolactin secretion on the afternoon of pro-oestrus in the rat, whilst not affecting FSH release. There seems to be a limited time (after 13.00 but before 17.00 h) during which its administration is effective.

Journal of Endocrinology (1989) 121, 495–499

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Print ISSN:
0022-0795
Online ISSN:
1479-6805
Page(s):
5
Article Type:
Research Article
Print Publication Date:
01 Jan 1989
Online Publication Date:
Jun 1989