Stimulation of Prostaglandin Accumulation in Preovulatory Rat Follicles by Adenosine 3′,5′-Monophosphate*

Martin R. Clark, John M. Marsh, William J. LeMaire
In: Endocrinology · 1978 · vol. 102(1) , pp. 39–44 · doi:10.1210/endo-102-1-39 · W2026786947
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Adenosine 3′,5′-monophosphate (cAMP) and its analogs stimulate prostaglandin E accumulation in rat preovulatory follicles, suggesting cAMP mediates the LH-induced prostaglandin response.

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LH stimulates an increase in prostaglandins in vitro in preovulatory follicles from rats pretreated with PMS gonadotropin. The role of cAMP in this action of LH was examined by incubating preovulatory follicles with various substances and determining the resultant prostaglandin (PG) E accumulation by radioimmunoassay. LH (5 μg/ml) increased PGE accumulation to approximately 4 times the control (181 ± 23 to 886 ± 83 pg/follicle). The addition of 20 mM cAMP also stimulated PGE accumulation, and the addition of 20 mM cAMP in the presence of 0.5 mM 1- methyl-3-isobutylxanthine was as effective as LH. Other nucleotides such as ATP, ADP, 3′-AMP, 5′-AMP, cGMP, and O2-monobutyryl-cAMP did not stimulate PGE accumulation. On the other hand, (Bu)2cAMP, 8- bromo-cAMP, and N6-monobutyryl-cAMP produced an increase in PGE accumulation similar to that observed with LH. In addition, 10 μg/ml cholera toxin was shown to increase both cAMP and PGE accumulation in preovulatory follicles. These results indicate that the prostaglandin response of follicles is specific for cAMP-like nucleotides or substances capable of increasing intracellular cAMP. The data support the concept that cAMP mediates the effect of LH on PGE accumulation in preovulatory follicles in the rat. (Endocrinology102: 39,1978)

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