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ABSTRACT
Mating induces a surge of both LH and FSH in the blood of female rabbits, followed 10–12 h later by a surge of FSH only, which begins at the time of ovulation. We have studied the effect of suppression of ovulation on the post-ovulatory surge of FSH. In the first experiment, follicular fluid and oocytes were withdrawn from the largest follicles 8 h after coitus. In the second experiment, ovulation was inhibited by injecting the rabbits with 25 mg indomethacin/kg body weight 7·5 h after mating. Levels of serum FSH and LH were measured for 24-48 h after mating. Control rabbits ovulated normally in both experiments. The treatments did not significantly affect the levels of serum FSH in either experiment, although the second surge of FSH was slightly higher after fluid had been aspirated from the preovulatory follicles. These observations show that the post-ovulatory surge of serum FSH is not dependent upon the completion of ovulation and that it is programmed before 7·5–8 h post coitum.
J. Endocr. (1987) 112, 57–61
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The effect of glucocorticoids on the expression of intestinal cholecystokinin (CCK) was investigated both in vivo and in cell culture systems. In vivo, 2-day administration of methylprednisolone to adult male rats induced a decrease in CCK-like immunoreactivity (CCK-LI) and CCK mRNA levels in mucosal extracts. In two CCK-producing cell lines, RIN 1056E and STC-1 of pancreatic and intestinal origin respectively, dexamethasone induced dose-dependent decreases in both CCK-LI and steady-state CCK mRNA levels. The decrease in CCK mRNA was totally prevented by incubation of cells with an excess of RU 38486, a competitive inhibitor for the binding of glucocorticoids to their receptor. Actinomycin D, used to prevent RNA synthesis, did not modify CCK mRNA stability in dexamethasone-pretreated cells as compared with cells not exposed to dexamethasone. When cells were first incubated with actinomycin D, subsequent addition of dexamethasone left the steady-state CCK mRNA levels unaltered in both cell lines. Nuclear run-on assays performed in RIN 1056E cells showed that glucocorticoids decreased the rate of transcription of the CCK gene. In addition, cycloheximide, used to prevent protein synthesis, abolished the inhibitory effects of dexamethasone on steady-state CCK mRNA levels. These results demonstrate that glucocorticoids down-regulate CCK gene expression in the rat intestinal mucosa and in two CCK-producing cell lines. The effect is blocked by a glucocorticoid receptor antagonist. Inhibition of CCK gene expression may result from a decrease in the transcription rate, and probably involves one or several steps that depend on protein synthesis.
Journal of Endocrinology (1996) 151, 137–145
