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Pereira de Moraes F, Amaral D'Avila C, Caetano de Oliveira F, Ávila de Castro N, Diniz Vieira A, Schneider A, Machado Pfeifer LF, Cantarelli Pegoraro LM, Ferreira R, Germano Ferst J, Tomazele Rovani M, Nunes Correa M, Dias Gonçalves PB, Lucia T, Garziera Gasperin B. Prostaglandin F2α regulation and function during ovulation and luteinization in cows. Theriogenology 2021; 171:30-37. [PMID: 34004368 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2021.05.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2020] [Revised: 05/05/2021] [Accepted: 05/06/2021] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Although prostaglandins are important in the ovulation process, a precise role for prostaglandin F2α (PGF) has not been elucidated. This study aimed to evaluate the regulation of PGF receptor mRNA (PTGFR) in granulosa cells and the local effect of PGF on ovulation and luteinization. In Experiment 1, using samples collected in vivo before (Day 2), during (Day 3) and after (Day 4) follicular deviation, expression of PTGFR in bovine granulosa cells was more abundant in the dominant follicle after deviation than in subordinates (P < 0.05). However, the expression of PTGFR was not regulated (P = 0.1) in preovulatory follicles at different time-points (0, 3, 6, 12 and 24 h) after ovulation induction with GnRH. In Experiment 2, to assess the role of systemic PGF treatment on luteinization and vascularization of preovulatory follicles, flunixin meglumine (FM), a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug, was used to inhibit endogenous prostaglandin synthesis. Cows with preovulatory follicles were induced to ovulate with GnRH (0 h) and allocated to three groups: Control, with no further treatment; FM, treated with 2.2 mg/kg FM im 17 h after GnRH treatment; and FM + PGF, treated with FM 17 h after GnRH, followed by 25 mg dinoprost tromethamine (PGF) 23 h after GnRH treatment. FM injection was able to reduce the concentration of PGF in the follicular fluid (FF) (P < 0.001). However, contrary to our hypothesis, color Doppler ultrasound evaluations revealed decreased vascular flow in FM + PGF group (P < 0.05), and no effect of the treatments on intrafollicular P4 and E2 concentrations 24 h after GnRH. The prostaglandin metabolite (PGFM) concentrations in the FF were greater in cows receiving systemic PGF (P < 0.001), which prompted us to further check its role on ovulation. Therefore, in Experiment 3, in a final attempt to demonstrate the local effect of PGF on ovulation, cows with preovulatory follicles received an intrafollicular injection (IFI) of PBS (Control) or 100 ng/mL purified PGF (PGF group). PGF treatment did not affect the time of ovulation after IFI (66 ± 6.4 and 63 ± 8.5 h for control and PGF, respectively; P > 0.05), further suggesting that it has no direct effect in the ovulatory process. Based on our findings, we concluded that FM decreased PGF synthesis within the follicle, whereas PGF treatment decreased follicular vascularization. In addition, the in vivo model of intrafollicular injection evidenced that PGF alone is not able to locally induce ovulation.
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Science, Santa Catarina State University, Chapecó, SC, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil
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- Department of Animal Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Porto Alegre, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brazil; Molecular and Integrative Physiology of Reproduction Laboratory, MINT, Federal University of Pampa, Uruguaiana, RS, Brazil
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- Graduate Program in Veterinary Medicine, Federal University of Pelotas, Capão do Leão, RS, Brazil
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Oliveira M, Ayres H, Oliveira L, Oba E, Kridli R, Bartlewski P, Fonseca J, Bicudo S, Vicente W. Follicular wave emergence in Santa Inês ewes subjected to long-term, progesterone-based estrous synchronization protocols at different times of the year. Anim Reprod Sci 2016; 174:80-86. [DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2016.09.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2016] [Revised: 09/06/2016] [Accepted: 09/08/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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Alavez-Ramírez A, Montes-Pérez R, Aguilar-Caballero AJ, Ortega-Pacheco A. Effect of the combination of male effect with PGF2α on estrus synchronization of hair sheep in Mexican tropic. Trop Anim Health Prod 2015; 48:655-8. [PMID: 26701832 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-015-0977-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2015] [Accepted: 12/08/2015] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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The aim of this study was to evaluate the "male effect" at the end of protocol with prostaglandins (PG) on estrus synchronization of hair sheep during breeding season (November-December) in Yucatan, Mexico. Twenty female Pelibuey sheep (weighting 38.2 ± 1.6 kg and body condition score of 2.5 ± 0.5) were randomly distributed in two groups (n = 10). Group T1 (control, PG), two doses of 50 μg of cloprostenol with 12 days between applications were applied; in the second group T2 (PG-ME), ewes received the same PG protocol plus the introduction of a male at the end of treatment. The interval of end treatment-onset of estrus was analyzed using survival test; the number of sheep with presence/absence of estrus was analyzed using Fisher's exact test. Ewes in estrus for groups T1 and T2 were 5 vs. 8, respectively. No significant differences were found as regards the interval end of treatment-onset of estrus (P > 0.05), as well as in total proportion of ewes with estrus and likewise in the duration of it (P > 0.05). We conclude that the protocol based on double dose of PGF2α with interval of 12 days combined with the male effect is efficient to induce luteolysis and estrus synchronization in hair sheep.
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- Alejandro Alavez-Ramírez
- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km 15.5, Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apartado postal 4-116, 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km 15.5, Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apartado postal 4-116, 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km 15.5, Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apartado postal 4-116, 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
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- Facultad de Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia, Campus de Ciencias Biológicas y Agropecuarias, Universidad Autónoma de Yucatán, Km 15.5, Carretera Mérida-Xmatkuil, Apartado postal 4-116, 97100, Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico
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Fierro S, Gil J, Viñoles C, Olivera-Muzante J. The use of prostaglandins in controlling estrous cycle of the ewe: a review. Theriogenology 2012; 79:399-408. [PMID: 23219520 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2012.10.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/09/2011] [Revised: 08/17/2012] [Accepted: 10/28/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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This review considers the use of prostaglandin F(2α) and its synthetic analogues (PG) for controlling the estrous cycle of the ewe. Aspects such as phase of the estrus cycle, PG analogues, PG doses, ovarian follicle development pattern, CL formation, progesterone synthesis, ovulation rate, sperm transport, embryo quality, and fertility rates after PG administration are reviewed. Furthermore, protocols for estrus synchronization and their success in timed AI programs are discussed. Based on available information, the ovine CL is refractory to PG treatment for up to 2 days after ovulation. All PG analogues are effective when an appropriate dose is given; in that regard, there is a positive association between the dose administered and the proportion of ewes detected in estrus. Follicular response after PG is dependent on the phase of the estrous cycle at treatment. Altered sperm transport and low pregnancy rates are generally reported. However, reports on alteration of the steroidogenic capacity of preovulatory follicles, ovulation rate, embryo quality, recovery rates, and prolificacy, are controversial. Although various PG-based protocols can be used for estrus synchronization, a second PG injection improves estrus response when the stage of the estrous cycle at the first injection is unknown. The estrus cycle after PG administration has a normal length. Prostaglandin-based protocols for timed AI achieved poor reproductive outcomes, but increasing the interval between PG injections might increase pregnancy rates. Attempts to improve reproductive outcomes have been directed to provide a synchronized LH surge: use of different routes of AI (cervical or intrauterine), different PG doses, and increased intervals between PG injections. Finally we present our point of view regarding future perspectives on the use of PG in programs of controlled sheep reproduction.
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- Sergio Fierro
- Departamento de Salud en los Sistemas Pecuarios-Área de Producción y Sanidad Ovina-Instituto de Producción Animal-Facultad de Veterinaria, Paysandú, Uruguay.
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Duggavathi R, Bartlewski PM, Barrett DMW, Bagu E, Rawlings NC. Short- and long-term effects of unilateral ovariectomy in sheep: causative mechanisms. Biol Reprod 2007; 78:490-6. [PMID: 18046013 DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.107.064188] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/01/2022] Open
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The mechanisms of ovulatory compensation following unilateral ovariectomy (ULO) are still not understood. In the present study, we investigated the short- and long-term effects of ULO in sheep using transrectal ovarian ultrasonography and hormone estimations made during the estrous cycle in which surgery was done, the estrous cycle 2 mo after surgery, and the 17-day period during the subsequent anestrus. The ULOs were done when a follicle in the first follicular wave of the cycle reached a diameter > or =5 mm, leaving at least one corpus luteum and one ovulatory-sized follicle in the remaining ovary. Ovulation rate per ewe was 50% higher in the ULO ewes compared with the control ewes at the end of the cycle during which surgery was performed, but it did not differ between groups at the end of the cycle, 2 mo later. This compensation of ovulation rate in ULO ewes was due to ovulation of follicles from the penultimate follicular wave in addition to those from the final wave of the cycle. Ovulation from multiple follicular waves appeared to be due to a prolongation of the static phase of the largest follicle of the penultimate wave of the cycle. Interestingly, the length of the static phase of waves was prolonged in ULO ewes compared with control ewes in every instance where the length of the static phase could be determined. Changes in follicular dynamics due to ULO were not associated with alterations in FSH and LH secretion. In conclusion, ovulatory compensation in ULO sheep involves ovulation from multiple follicular waves due to the lengthened static phase of ovulatory-sized follicles. These altered antral follicular dynamics do not appear to be FSH or LH dependent. Further studies are required to examine the potential role of the nervous system in the enhancement of the life span of the ovulatory-sized follicles leading to ovulatory compensation by the unpaired ovary in ULO sheep.
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- R Duggavathi
- Department of Veterinary Biomedical Sciences, Western College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada
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Liu X, Dai Q, Hart EJ, Duggavathi R, Barrett DMW, Rawlings NC, Bartlewski PM. Ovarian and endocrine responses to prostaglandin F2α (PGF2α) given at the expected time of the endogenous FSH peak at mid-cycle in ewes. Theriogenology 2006; 66:811-21. [PMID: 16530258 DOI: 10.1016/j.theriogenology.2006.01.057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2005] [Accepted: 01/24/2006] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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In the ewe, a rise in circulating concentrations of FSH preceding follicular wave emergence begins in the presence of growing follicles from a previous wave. We hypothesized that prostaglandin F(2alpha) (PGF(2alpha)) given at the time of an endogenous FSH peak in cyclic ewes would result in synchronous ovulation of follicles from two consecutive waves, increasing ovulation rate. Twelve Western White Face (WWF) ewes received a single i.m. injection of PGF(2alpha) (15 mg/ewe) at the expected time of a peak in FSH secretion, from Days 9 to 12 after ovulation. The mean ovulation rate after PGF(2alpha) treatment (2.3+/-0.3) did not differ (P>0.05) from the pre-treatment ovulation rate (1.7+/-0.1). Five ewes ovulated follicles from follicular waves emerging before and after PGF(2alpha) injection (3.0+/-0.6 ovulations/ewe) and seven ewes ovulated follicles only from a wave(s) emerging before PGF(2alpha) treatment (2.0+/-0.3 ovulations/ewe; P>0.05). The mean interval from PGF(2alpha) to emergence of the next follicular wave (1.0+/-0.4 and 4.0+/-0.0 d, respectively; P<0.001) and the interval from PGF(2alpha) treatment to the next FSH peak (0 and 3.5+/-0.4d, respectively; P<0.05) differed between the two groups. Six ewes ovulated after the onset of behavioral estrus, with a mean ovulation rate of 1.7+/-0.2, and six ewes ovulated both before and after the onset of estrus (3.0+/-0.5 ovulations/ewe; P<0.05). None of the ovulations that occurred before estrus resulted in corpora lutea (CL) with a full life span. At 24h before ovulation, follicles ovulating before or after the onset of estrus differed in size (4.1+/-0.3 or 5.5+/-0.4mm, respectively; P<0.05) and had distinctive echotextural characteristics. In conclusion, the administration of PGF(2alpha) at the expected time of an FSH peak at mid-cycle in ewes may alter the endogenous rhythm of FSH secretion and was not consistently followed by ovulation of follicles from two follicular waves. In non-prolific WWF ewes, PGF(2alpha)-induced luteolysis disrupted the normal distribution of the source of ovulatory follicles and may be associated with untimely follicular rupture and luteal inadequacy.
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- Xinyu Liu
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph, Guelph, Ont. N1G 2W1, Canada
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